Chronic stress-mediated effects on the immune system: links to mental health
- ๐ค Speaker: Stacey Kigar, CRUK
- ๐ Date & Time: Thursday 02 October 2025, 15:30 - 16:30
- ๐ Venue: Lecture Theatre, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre, Cambridge Biomedical Campus
Abstract
Dr. Stacey Kigar is a research associate in the Department of Medicine and affiliate of the Department of Psychiatry at Cambridge. She obtained her PhD in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and did postdoctoral work at the National Institute of Mental Health in the United States before moving to Cambridge in September 2020. Dr. Kigar uses both preclinical animal models and clinical research samples to investigate biological mechanisms underlying mental health and neurological disorders. She is generously supported by the Cambridge BRC , Alzheimerโs Research UK, and the MindEd Charitable Trust.
Host: Dr Chrysa Kapeni, CRUK
Series This talk is part of the Cambridge Immunology Network Seminar Series series.
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Stacey Kigar, CRUK
Thursday 02 October 2025, 15:30-16:30