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Overview

Jillian J. Kril is affiliated with the University of Sydney in Australia and has a research focus that spans medicine and neuroscience. Their work includes a significant number of publications in the fields of neurology, physiology, and molecular biology, exploring various aspects of cellular and molecular neuroscience and pharmacology.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of neurodegenerative diseases, with a notable emphasis on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis research and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments. Additional areas of focus include Parkinson's disease mechanisms and treatments, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, cholinesterase and neurodegenerative diseases, as well as studies involving S100 proteins and annexins.

Jillian J. Kril's recent papers include:

  • "Altered serum protein levels in frontotemporal dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis indicate calcium and immunity dysregulation" (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • "Defining early changes in Alzheimer's disease from RNA sequencing of brain regions differentially affected by pathology" (2021, Scientific Reports)
  • "Biomarker discovery and development for frontotemporal dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis" (2022, Brain)
  • "Distribution Patterns of Astrocyte Populations in the Human Cortex" (2022, Neurochemical Research)
  • "Association Between Globular Glial Tauopathies and Frontotemporal Dementia-Expanding the Spectrum of Gliocentric Disorders" (2021, JAMA Neurology)

They have published frequently in the following venues:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Brain
  • Acta Neuropathologica
  • Neurochemical Research
  • Neuron

Collaborations are an important aspect of their work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Glenda M. Halliday
  • Heather McCann
  • Claire E. Shepherd
  • Matthew C. Kiernan
  • Shelley L. Forrest

Jillian J. Kril's research contributes to understanding the pathological and molecular bases of neurodegenerative diseases, with a particular interest in the biomolecular markers and immunological components involved in disorders such as frontotemporal dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Their interdisciplinary approach combines clinical neurology with molecular neuroscience techniques.

Best Publications

  • Nomenclature and nosology for neuropathologic subtypes of frontotemporal lobar degeneration: an update

    Ian R. A. Mackenzie;Manuela Neumann;Eileen H. Bigio;Nigel J. Cairns

  • Clinicopathological correlates in frontotemporal dementia.

    John R. Hodges;John R. Hodges;R. Rhys Davies;John H. Xuereb;Barney Casey

  • Common variants at 7p21 are associated with frontotemporal lobar degeneration with TDP-43 inclusions

    Vivianna M. Van Deerlin;Patrick M A Sleiman;Maria Martinez-Lage;Maria Martinez-Lage;Alice Chen-Plotkin

  • The cerebral cortex is damaged in chronic alcoholics

    J.J Kril;G.M Halliday;G.M Halliday;M.D Svoboda;H Cartwright

  • Operational criteria for the classification of chronic alcoholics: identification of Wernicke's encephalopathy.

    D Caine;G M Halliday;J J Kril;C G Harper

  • Aging-related tau astrogliopathy (ARTAG): harmonized evaluation strategy

    Gabor G. Kovacs;Isidro Ferrer;Lea T. Grinberg;Lea T. Grinberg;Irina Alafuzoff

  • Survival in frontotemporal dementia

    J.R. Hodges;R. Davies;J. Xuereb;J. Kril

  • Degeneration of anterior thalamic nuclei differentiates alcoholics with amnesia.

    Antony Harding;Glenda Halliday;Diana Caine;Jillian Kril

  • Nomenclature for neuropathologic subtypes of frontotemporal lobar degeneration : consensus recommendations

    Ian R. A. Mackenzie;Manuela Neumann;Eileen H. Bigio;Nigel J. Cairns

  • Human alcohol-related neuropathology

    Suzanne M. de la Monte;Jillian J. Kril

  • Neuropathologic correlates of white matter hyperintensities

    Vanessa G. Young;Glenda M. Halliday;Jillian J. Kril

  • The Pathological Basis of Semantic Dementia

    R. Rhys Davies;John R. Hodges;Jillian J. Kril;Karalyn Patterson

  • The frontotemporal dementia-motor neuron disease continuum.

    James R Burrell;James R Burrell;Glenda M Halliday;Glenda M Halliday;Jillian J Kril;Lars M Ittner;Lars M Ittner

  • Language-associated Cortical Regions Are Proportionally Larger in the Female Brain

    Jenny Harasty;Kay L. Double;Glenda M. Halliday;Jillian J. Kril

  • Are we drinking our neurones away

    Clive Harper;Jillian Kril;John Daly

  • FUS pathology defines the majority of tau- and TDP-43-negative frontotemporal lobar degeneration.

    Hazel Urwin;Keith A. Josephs;Jonathan D. Rohrer;Ian R. MacKenzie

  • Sodium selenate mitigates tau pathology, neurodegeneration, and functional deficits in Alzheimer's disease models

    Janet van Eersel;Yazi D. Ke;Xin Liu;Fabien Delerue

  • Staging disease severity in pathologically confirmed cases of frontotemporal dementia

    M. Broe;J.R. Hodges;E. Schofield;C.E. Shepherd

  • Brain shrinkage in chronic alcoholics: a pathological study.

    C G Harper;J J Kril;R L Holloway

  • Alzheimer's disease and inflammation: A review of cellular and therapeutic mechanisms

    Glenda Halliday;Stephen R Robinson;Claire Shepherd;Jillian Kril

Frequent Co-Authors

Glenda M. Halliday
Glenda M. Halliday University of Sydney
John R. Hodges
John R. Hodges University of Sydney
John B.J. Kwok
John B.J. Kwok University of Sydney
Olivier Piguet
Olivier Piguet University of Sydney
Lars M. Ittner
Lars M. Ittner Macquarie University
Matthew C. Kiernan
Matthew C. Kiernan Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Peter R. Schofield
Peter R. Schofield Neuroscience Research Australia
Catriona McLean
Catriona McLean The Alfred Hospital
Jürgen Götz
Jürgen Götz University of Queensland
Ian R. Mackenzie
Ian R. Mackenzie University of British Columbia

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