Trudy Milne
Research Fellow
Department of Oral Sciences
University of Otago
New Zealand
Biography
Dr Trudy Milne is the Research Fellow in Department of Oral Rehabilitation at University of Otago, New Zealand. Dr Milne's interest continues in the area of gene expression with the goal of furthering our understanding of the immunopathogenesis of periodontal disease and the relationship between periodontal and systemic diseases. The effect of environmental factors, such as smoking, and disease susceptibility is being investigated with the determination of the DNA methylation status of a number of oseteogenic and angiogenic genes in gingival tissues. The development of a muiltiplex qPCR assay for the relative quantitation of pathogenic bacteria has seen involvement with a number of clinical trials. She the author of a large number of articles published in several reputed journals.
Research Interest
Dr Milne's interest continues in the area of gene expression with the goal of furthering our understanding of the immunopathogenesis of periodontal disease and the relationship between periodontal and systemic diseases. The effect of environmental factors, such as smoking, and disease susceptibility is being investigated with the determination of the DNA methylation status of a number of oseteogenic and angiogenic genes in gingival tissues. The development of a muiltiplex qPCR assay for the relative quantitation of pathogenic bacteria has seen involvement with a number of clinical trials.
