Dr. Đorđe Miljković

Đorđe Miljković is a research professor (from 2008) at the Institute for Biological Research „Siniša Stanković“, University of Belgrade, where he is the head of the Department of Immunology (appointed in 2015) and leader of the Group for Neuroimmunology (from 2010). He obtained his PhD in immunology at the Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade in 2002. His main research interest is in autoimmunity, multiple sclerosis in particular. His current lines of investigation include gut immune cells and their role in autoimmunity, tolerogenic dendritic cells in the treatment of autoimmunity, physiological and pharmacological modulation of autoimmunity.

Past and ongoing projects:
• Cellular and molecular mechanisms of recovery of rats from experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis
• Characterization of cell death mechanisms in the central nervous system of rats suffering from experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis
• Human gut microbiota transfer for novel insights into central nervous system autoimmunity pathogenesis
• The role of gut microbiota and gut immune cells in the CNS-directed autoimmunity induced in rats without the use of the complete Freund’s adjuvant
• Modulation of gut ILC3 by a FFAR2 agonist for the treatment of autoimmune diseases