Milena Girotti, PhD

Education

• 1992 - PhD - Biochemistry/Molecular Biology - Bristol University
• 1988 - BS - Biological Science (Summa cum laude) - University of Bologna

Training

• 2008 - Post-doctoral research associate - Neuroscience - UT Health at San Antonio
• 2003 - Research associate - Neuroscience - University of Colorado, Boulder
• 2000 - Post-doctoral fellowship - Molecular endocrinology - McGill University
• 1996 - Post-doctoral research officer - Cell Biology - University of Queensland
• 1992 - Post-doctoral fellow - Cell Biology - Bristol University

Appointments

• 2014 - Assistant Professor Research - The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Pharmacology, San Antonio
• 2011 - Instructor - UT Health at San Antonio

Ciliary neurotrophic factor signaling in the rat orbitofrontal cortex ameliorates stress-induced deficits in reversal learning

Prefrontal cortex executive processes affected by stress in health and disease.

Ketamine Corrects Stress-Induced Cognitive Dysfunction through JAK2/STAT3 Signaling in the Orbitofrontal Cortex

Interleukin-6 attenuates serotonin 2a receptor signaling by activating the JAK-STAT pathway.

A novel role for brain interleukin-6: facilitation of cognitive flexibility in rat orbitofrontal cortex