Behavioral Immunology Lab of Tulsa
Stress & Immunity
BILT is currently investigating how major depressive disorder, childhood trauma, and low-grade chronic inflammation may impact the immune response to COVID-19 vaccinations and illness. Our long-term goals are to identify modifiable targets for the prevention or reduction of the negative health repercussions of adversity.
Early life adversity is associated with poor health and early death in adulthood. This is partly due to disruptions in immune function caused by chronic stress during development.