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The Integrative Neural Immune Interest Group (INIIG) is the component of the NIMH Integrative Neural Immune Program (INIP), which provides a forum to bridge the fields of neurobiology and immunology through an on campus lecture series. Participation in the lecture series is open to all campus staff.

The INIP is designed to foster intramural interdisciplinary research in the field of neural-immune interactions, the biological basis of the so-called "Mind-Body" interaction. The Program's structure facilitates inter-institute, inter-agency, university, and private sector partnering to further its interdisciplinary goals. Subject areas include a broad range of research topics from the study of molecular, cellular and neuroanatomical mechanisms of neural immune interactions to systems level analysis of communications between the central nervous, endocrine and immune systems. This research has relevance to the role of the immune system in neuronal cell death and repair, neuronal development and plasticity, and the role of the nervous and neuroendocrine systems in susceptibility and resistance to autoimmune/inflammatory and allergic diseases. Basic research in this area has important clinical implications for understanding the pathogenesis and treatment of diseases such as multiple sclerosis, Alzheimers disease, neuro-AIDS, stroke and nerve trauma. This research will enhance our understanding of the relationship between depression and immune diseases, and the effects of stress and belief on immune-mediated diseases, such as arthritis, allergic and infectious diseases.


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