Dr. Milka Perović

Scopus Author ID: 8944418500

Summary:
Principal Research Fellow in the Laboratory for Molecular Neurobiology and Behavior, with more than twenty years of research experience in molecular neurobiology. Author/coauthor of more than 30 peer-reviewed publications. Mentor of PhD and MSc students.

Research Focus:
The main focus of Dr. Perovic's research is on the molecular mechanisms underlying brain plasticity during aging and in age-related neurodegenerative disorders, particularly in Alzheimer’s disease (AD). By combining various biochemical, molecular, and histological approaches, she extensively studied the role of synaptic plasticity, inflammation, gliosis, cholesterol metabolism, stress-related, and BDNF signaling in age-related neurodegenerative changes. Her long-term goal is to understand how these mechanisms can be altered by different environmental and pharmacological interventions and to implement this knowledge into the search for novel and/or more effective AD therapies.

Education:
• B.Sc. in Molecular Biology and Physiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, 1998
• M.Sc. in Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, 2002
• Ph.D. in Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, 2011

Honors and Awards:
• Fellowships for Advanced Postgraduate Students, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia, 1999 - 2002
• German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst - DAAD) short-term fellowship, 2008
• High ranking scientist (A1), Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia, 2011 - 2024
• Best PhD Thesis in Molecular Biology Award in 2011 - Foundation ”Goran Ljubijankić”

Society memberships:
Serbian Neuroscience Society (SNS), FENS - Federation of European Neuroscience Societies, Serbian Society for Microscopy, European Microscopy Society, Serbian Biochemical Society, American Heart Association (AHA)