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Welcome to the
Michigan PNI Lab

What We Research

Mental health

Immune function

Immune-related disorders

Lab Achievements

Rachel Upjohn Clinical Scholars Award

Project title: “Targeting Inflammation and Depression in Cancer Patients Receiving CAR-T cell Immunotherapy”

Oct 2025

2025 John A. Swets Memorial Award

Project title: “MultimOdal eXploration of psychological challenges in Interactive Environments (MOXIE study)

May 2025

Bold Challenges’ 2025 Boost cohort

Project title: “Harnessing mind-body interactions using wearable technologies and data science to improve cancer outcomes”

Sep 2025

Rogel Discovery Award

Project title: “Using mobile technology and wearable devices to characterize psychological stress and its dynamics in patients awaiting biopsy results: Toward improved interventions to relieve distress”

Aug 2025

Brain and Behavior Research Foundation Young Investigator Award

Project title: “Response to Uncertainty and Social Threat: Impact on Mental Health (RUSH Study)”

Aug 2025

Scientific Communication

Read about our research in the news!

Our Values

In the Michigan PNI Lab, all are welcome. We recognize that the current psychological science is skewed due to systemic injustice that privileged white participants and investigators above others, resulting in data collection procedures fraught with unexamined -isms of the past. The best work comes from the most diverse teams, in which individuals feel safe to ideate and collaborate. It is an explicit, orienting principle that all members of the lab will humbly work to identify and overwrite biases, create a welcoming and inclusive environment, and uplift one another in their learning and research endeavors, recognizing that success is not a zero-sum game.

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