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Miss Lidija Milicic

Lecturer

Staff Member Details
Email: l.milicic@ecu.edu.au

Miss Lidija MILICIC is a Research assistant in the School of Medical and Health Sciences.

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Edith Cowan University, 2024.
  • Bachelor of Science (Laboratory Medicine), Curtin University of Technology, 2015.

Research Outputs

2024

Journal Articles

  • Marston, K., De Frutos-Lucas, J., Porter, T., Milicic, L., Vacher, M., Sewell, K., Peiffer, J., Laws, S., Brown, B. (2024). Exploration of Alzheimer's disease-related gene expression following high-intensity and moderate-intensity exercise interventions. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 2024(Article in press), 6 pages. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2024.07.017.

2023

Journal Articles

  • Schäfer Hackenhaar, F., Josefsson, M., Nordin Adolfsson, A., Landfors, M., Kauppi, K., Porter, T., Milicic, L., Laws, S., Hultdin, M., Adolfsson, R., Degerman, S., Pudas, S. (2023). Sixteen-Year Longitudinal Evaluation of Blood-Based DNA Methylation Biomarkers for Early Prediction of Alzheimer's Disease. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 94(4), 1443-1464. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-230039.
  • Milicic, L., Porter, T., Vacher, M., Laws, S. (2023). Utility of DNA Methylation as a Biomarker in Ageing and Alzheimer’s Disease. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease Reports, 7(1), 475-503. https://doi.org/10.3233/ADR-220109.

2022

Journal Articles

  • Vacher, M., Dore, V., Porter, T., Milicic, L., Villemagne, V., Bourgeat, P., Burnham, S., Cox, T., Masters, C., Rowe, C., Fripp, J., Doecke, J., Laws, S. (2022). Assessment of a polygenic hazard score for the onset of pre-clinical Alzheimer’s disease. BMC Genomics, 23(1), Article 401. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-022-08617-2.
  • Vacher, M., Porter, T., Milicic, L., Bourgeat, P., Dore, V., Villemagne, V., Laws, S., Doecke, J. (2022). A Targeted Association Study of Blood-Brain Barrier Gene SNPs and Brain Atrophy. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 86(4), 1817-1829. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-210644.

2021

Journal Articles

  • Roe, J., Vidal-Piñeiro, D., Sørensen, ., Brandmaier, A., Düzel, S., Gonzalez, H., Kievit, R., Knights, E., Kühn, S., Lindenberger, U., Mowinckel, A., Nyberg, L., Park, D., Pudas, S., Rundle, M., Walhovd, K., Fjell, A., Westerhausen, R., Masters, C., Bush, A., Fowler, C., Darby, D., Pertile, K., Restrepo, C., Roberts, B., Robertson, J., Rumble, R., Ryan, T., Collins, S., Thai, C., Trounson, B., Lennon, K., Li, Q., Ugarte, F., Volitakis, I., Vovos, M., Williams, R., Baker, J., Russell, A., Peretti, M., Milicic, L., Lim, L., Rodrigues, M., Taddei, K., Taddei, T., Hone, E., Lim, F., Fernandez, S., Rainey-Smith, S., Pedrini, S., Martins, R., Doecke, J., Bourgeat, P., Fripp, J., Gibson, S., Leroux, H., Hanson, D., Dore, V., Zhang, P., Burnham, S., Rowe, C., Villemagne, V., Yates, P., Pejoska, S., Jones, G., Ames, D., Cyarto, E., Lautenschlager, N., Barnham, K., Cheng, L., Hill, A., Killeen, N., Maruff, P., Silbert, B., Brown, B., Sohrabi, H., Savage, G., Vacher, M. (2021). Asymmetric thinning of the cerebral cortex across the adult lifespan is accelerated in Alzheimer’s disease. Nature Communications, 12(1), Article number 721. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21057-y.
  • Tan, S., Porter, T., Bucks, R., Weinborn, M., Milicic, L., Brown, A., Rainey-Smith, S., Taddei, K., Ames, D., Masters, C., Maruff, P., Savage, G., Rowe, C., Villemagne, V., Brown, B., Sohrabi, H., Laws, S., Martins, R. (2021). Androgen receptor CAG repeat length as a moderator of the relationship between free testosterone levels and cognition. Hormones and Behaviour, 131(May 2021), Article number 104966. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2021.104966.
  • Fowler, C., Rainey-Smith, S., Bird, S., Bomke, J., Bourgeat, P., Brown, B., Burnham, S., Bush, A., Chadunow, C., Collins, S., Doecke, J., Dore, V., Ellis, K., Evered, L., Fazlollahi, A., Fripp, J., Kirby, S., Gibson, S., Grenfell, R., Harrison, E., Head, R., Jin, L., Kamer, A., Lamb, F., Lautenschlager, N., Laws, S., Li, Q., Lim, L., Lim, Yy., Louey, A., Macaulay, L., Mackintosh, L., Martins, R., Maruff, P., Masters, C., McBride, S., Milicic, L., Peretti, M., Pertile, K., Porter, T., Radler, M., Rembach, A., Robertson, J., Rodriguez, M., Rowe, C., Rumble, R., Salvado, O., Savage, G., Silbert, B., Soh, M., Sohrabi, H., Taddei, K., Taddei, T., Thai, C., Trounson, B., Tyrell, R., Vacher, M., Varghese, S., Villemagne, V., Weinborn, M., Woodward, M., Xia, Y., Ames, D. (2021). Fifteen years of the Australian Imaging, Biomarkers and Lifestyle (AIBL) Study: Progress and observations from 2,359 older adults spanning the spectrum from cognitive normality to Alzheimer's disease. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease Reports, 5(1), 443-468. https://doi.org/10.3233/ADR-210005.
  • Fernandez, S., Burnham, S., Milicic, L., Savage, G., Maruff, P., Peretti, M., Sohrabi, H., Lam, YY., Weinborn, M., Ames, D., Masters, C., Martins, R., Rainey-Smith, S., Rowe, C., Salvado, O., Groth, D., Verdile, G., Villemagne, V., Porter, T., Laws, S. (2021). SPON1 Is Associated with Amyloid-β and APOE ε4-Related Cognitive Decline in Cognitively Normal Adults. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease Reports, 5(1), 111-120. https://doi.org/10.3233/ADR-200246.

2019

Journal Articles

  • Porter, T., Burnham, S., Milicic, L., Savage, G., Maruff, P., Sohrabi, H., Peretti, M., Lim, YY., Weinborn, M., Ames, D., Masters, C., Martins, R., Rainey-Smith, S., Rowe, C., Salvado, O., Groth, D., Verdile, G., Villemagne, V., Laws, S. (2019). COMT val158met is not associated with Aβ-amyloid and APOE ε4 related cognitive decline in cognitively normal older adults. IBRO Reports, 6(June 2019), 147-152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibror.2019.05.001.
  • Porter, T., Burnham, S., Milicic, L., Savage, G., Maruff, P., Lim, YY., Ames, D., Masters, C., Martins, R., Rainey-Smith, S., Rowe, C., Salvado, O., Groth, D., Verdile, G., Villemagne, V., Laws, S. (2019). Klotho allele status is not associated with Ab and APOE ε4erelated cognitive decline in preclinical Alzheimer’s disease. Neurobiology of Aging, 76(April 2019), 162-165. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2018.12.014.
  • Vacher, M., Porter, T., Villemagne, V., Milicic, L., Peretti, M., Fowler, C., Martins, R., Rainey-Smith, S., Ames, D., Masters, C., Rowe, C., Doecke, J., Laws, S. (2019). Validation of a priori candidate Alzheimer’s disease SNPs with brain amyloid-beta deposition. Scientific Reports, 9(2019), Article number 17069. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-53604-5.

2018

Journal Articles

  • Porter, T., Burnham, S., Savage, G., Lim, YY., Maruff, P., Milicic, L., Peretti, M., Ames, D., Masters, C., Martins, R., Rainey-Smith, S., Rowe, C., Salvado, O., Taddei, K., Groth, D., Verdile, G., Villemagne, V., Laws, S. (2018). A polygenic risk score derived from episodic memory weighted genetic variants is associated with cognitive decline in preclinical Alzheimer's disease. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 10(Dec 2018), Article number 423. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2018.00423.
  • Porter, T., Burnham, S., Dore, V., Savage, G., Bourgeat, P., Begemann, K., Milicic, L., Ames, D., Bush, A., Maruff, P., Masters, C., Rowe, C., Rainey-Smith, S., Martins, R., Groth, D., Verdile, G., Villemagne, V., Laws, S. (2018). KIBRA is associated with accelerated cognitive decline and hippocampal atrophy in APOE ε4- positive cognitively normal adults with high Aβ-amyloid burden. Scientific Reports, 8(1), Article no.2034. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-20513-y.
  • Porter, T., Burnham, S., Milicic, L., Savage, G., Maruff, P., Lim, YY., Li, Q., Ames, D., Masters, C., Rainey-Smith, S., Rowe, C., Salvado, O., Groth, D., Verdile, G., Villemagne, V., Laws, S. (2018). Utility of an Alzheimer’s Disease Risk-Weighted Polygenic Risk Score for Predicting Rates of Cognitive Decline in Preclinical Alzheimer’s Disease: A Prospective Longitudinal Study. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 66(3), 1193-1211. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-180713.
  • Porter, T., Villemagne, V., Savage, G., Milicic, L., Lim, YY., Maruff, P., Masters, C., Ames, D., Bush, A., Martins, R., Rainey-Smith, S., Rowe, C., Taddei, K., Groth, D., Verdile, G., Burnham, S., Laws, S. (2018). Cognitive gene risk profile for the prediction of cognitive decline in presymptomatic Alzheimer’s disease. Personalized Medicine in Psychiatry, 7-8(2018), 14-20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmip.2018.03.001.

2017

Journal Articles

  • Pietrzak, RH., Laws, S., Lim, YY., Bender, SJ., Porter, T., Doecke, J., Ames, DJ., Fowler, CJ., Masters, CL., Milicic, L., Rainey-Smith, S., Villemagne, VL., Rowe, CC., Martins, R., Maruff, P. (2017). Plasma Cortisol,Brain Amyloid-β, and Cognitive Decline in Preclinical Alzheimer’s Disease: A 6-Year Prospective Cohort Study. Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, 2(1), 45-52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpsc.2016.08.006.

Research Projects

  • Investigating changes in DNA Methylation age in Alzheimer’s disease , Australian Alzheimer's Research Foundation, Scholarships to support Industry Engagement PhD Projects, 2019 ‑ 2022, $17,500.
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