Ayeisha Milligan Armstrong
PhD Candidate
Perth, Western Australia
Dementia Research Area
Discovery
Investigating the role of cortisol in Alzheimer's disease progression, in particular analysing the role of genetic variants within cortisol/stress related genes.
Investigating the role of cortisol in Alzheimer's disease progression, in particular analysing the role of genetic variants within cortisol/stress related genes.
Research Skills
Genetics, Molecular biology
Genetic and bioinformatic analysis; molecular biology skills including cell culture, CRISPR-cas9 gene editing, molecular cloning, DNA and RNA extractions.
Genetic and bioinformatic analysis; molecular biology skills including cell culture, CRISPR-cas9 gene editing, molecular cloning, DNA and RNA extractions.
Biography
Ayeisha Milligan Armstrong is a final year PhD candidate enrolled at Curtin University in Western Australia. She is also a part-time Research Assistant at Edith Cowan University. Her research is focussed on investigating genetic risk factors in Alzheimer's disease. Her PhD is directed towards understanding the link between chronic stress/cortisol and Alzheimer's disease progression, with a focus on how genetic factors may impact this risk. Ayeisha has utilised both bioinformatic/longitudinal genetic analyses and molecular biology wet lab techniques throughout her PhD.