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Dr Ayeisha Milligan Armstrong

Post Doctoral Research Fellow

Ayeisha is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Centre for Precision Health. Her research focusses on understanding the relationships between genetics x environment interactions and Alzheimer’s disease.

Research Areas and Interests

Ayeisha’s research focuses on understanding how genetics and environmental factors interact to influence the development and progression of Alzheimer's disease. Her key research areas include:

  • The impact of variations in stress-related genes and epigenetic changes on brain health, cognition, and inflammation
  • Gene × environment interactions
  • Polygenic risk assessment
  • Statistical genetics

Awards and Recognition

  • 2019 - Recipient of Dementia Collaborative Research Centres PhD stipend scholarship
  • 2020 & 2022 - Expert Panel Award Mark Liveris Research Student Seminar
  • 2021 - Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute Neurodegeneration and Chronic Pain Domain Publication Award (HDR Category)

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science with HOnours (Biomedical Science), Curtin University of Technology, 2016.
  • Bachelor of Science (Molecular Genetics & Biotechnology), Curtin University of Technology, 2015.

Research Outputs

Journal Articles

  • Milligan Armstrong, A., O'Brien, E., Porter, T., Dore, V., Bourgeat, P., Maruff, P., Rowe, C., Villemagne, V., Rainey-Smith, S., Laws, S. (2025). Exploring the relationship between melanopsin gene variants, sleep, and markers of brain health. Alzheimer's and Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment and Disease Monitoring, 17(1), Article number e70056. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/dad2.70056.

Research Student Supervision

Associate Supervisor

  • Master of Medical and Health Science by Research, Investigating the genetic relationship between Alzheimer's disease and physical activity.

Assistant Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Unveiling genomic signature of metabolic and inflammatory biomarkers in Alzheimer's disease
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Assessing the genetic relationship between Alzheimer's disease and inflammatory and autoimmune-related traits to identify potential drug targets.
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Investigating the genetic relationship of Alzheimer's Disease with Macronutrients and Micronutrients
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