Program studying the interactions between the brain and the immune system. We focus on depression, schizophrenia, and cancer, among other medical ailments.

Atlanta, GA
Joined December 2018
Emory Behavioral Immunology Program retweeted
#ThisWeekInNPP This🔥Hot Topic🔥 from Ebrahim Haroon & Andrew Miller of @BIEmory covers recent findings using advanced neuroimaging techniques to investigate inflammation-related depression & how they may lead to more effective treatments nature.com/articles/s41386-0…
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Proud of @ElbasheirAziz for his @npp_journal 🚨 showing inflammation as a mechanism through which racial trauma can affect neural networks--an impactful collaboration with @BIEmory leader Dr. Felger and #gradytraumaproject team! @EmoryBrain
Super excited about my first 1st author publication examining the role of CRP in the association between racial discrimination and vmPFC activation during attention to threat in a Black American women! rdcu.be/dm4WU @NegarFani @NateurNeuro @DrSCarter1 @vas_phd
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Delighted to contribute to this Biology of Fatigue workshop organised by @ResearchSleep and Neurobiology of Fatigue Working Group of the NIH Blueprint Neuroscience Research Program academic.oup.com/sleep/artic…
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Huda Akil celebrates the life and legacy of Bruce McEwen at Rockefeller University…A scientific giant and a loving man @BIEmory
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Here I am with my friend @ParianteLab in a moment of rest between sessions
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Fabulous talk by @MondelliValeria on the bidirectional relationships between obesity, depression, and inflammation! 👏 #PNIRS2022
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We now have the third confirmed speaker for the Presidential Symposium on the first day of the 2021 online @ispne Conference, September 7-9 2021: Jennifer Felger from @BIEmory! The conference is free for member - so go to the society website to register! ispne.net/
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Delighted to be here in Berlin with Andy Miller @BIEmory for his talk, and to celebrate him receiving the Anna-Monika Foundation Award for his outstanding research on #depression.
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How chronic inflammation may drive down dopamine and motivation “If our theory is correct, then it could have a tremendous impact on treating cases of depression and other behavioral disorders that may be driven by inflammation,” Miller says. neurosciencenews.com/inflamm…
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Great to meet friends from @BIEmory here @SOBP #SOBP2019
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Can’t or Won’t? Immunometabolic Constraints on Dopaminergic Drive new Review by Michael Treadway, Jessica Cooper, & Andrew Miller cell.com/trends/cognitive-sc…
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To fight infection, an #immune cell that acts as the body's first line of defense quickly expands its numbers, @TheCrick scientists found, using a colorful cell tagging method in mice. #Dendriticcell fcld.ly/wuo5fyz
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“Women may not be aware that breastfeeding can lower their risk of breast cancer.” Dr. Lisa Richardson, Director of CDC’s Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, explains why. cdc.gov/cancer/breast/basic_… #CancerPreventionMonth #WednesdayWisdom
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LADIES' NIGHT OUT: Emory Johns Creek Hospital is hosting its annual women’s wellness event this Thurs., Feb. 28, 6-8 p.m. Free health screenings will be offered to women including: glucose, cholesterol, blood pressure & body mass index. emry.link/E9vBKt @emoryhealthcare
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Jennifer Felger of @EmoryMedicine highlights the inflammation hypothesis of depression in line with her previous #nppjournal pubs: nature.com/articles/npp20161… nature.com/articles/npp20161… nature.com/articles/npp20162… Figure from bit.ly/2C7lDIW #acnp2018 #inflammation #depression
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