Christopher Coe

Christopher Coe is the W.B. Cannon Professor of BioPsychology at the University of Wisconsin. He is a leader in the field of psychoneuroimmunolgy, and investigates the relationship between early life events, emotions, and immunity. Dr. Coe's research program encompasses animal models, which focus on the antecedents of disease beginning in fetal life, and also includes human studies on several illnesses. For example, his group has investigated the influence of school stress on immune responses in asthmatic students, and currently is evaluating the biological correlates of pain in women with fibromyalgia. His presentation will review immune alterations associated with childhood and adult trauma. Dr. Coe was the President of the PsychoNeuroImmunology Research Society during 2001, and is a faculty investigator in the UW Mind/Body Center, Institute on Aging, and Women's Health Center.