Haley Family Professor of Psychology & Neuroscience, Neurobiology, and Cell Biology at Duke University
Dr. Staci Bilbo is the Haley Family Professor of Psychology & Neuroscience at Duke University. She received her Ph.D. in Psychological and Brain Sciences from Johns Hopkins University in 2003, and continued her training with a postdoctoral fellowship in the Center for Neuroscience at the University of Colorado at Boulder. She directed the Developmental Neuroimmunology Laboratory in the Department of Neuroscience at Duke University from 2007-2016, until joining the faculty at HMS in 2016 as the Lurie Family Director of Research for the Lurie Center for Autism at Massachusetts General Hospital. She returned to Duke on July 1, 2019, but continues her work with the Lurie center and other groups in Boston.
I am generally interested in how diet influences brain development and behavior. Specifically how the high-fat western diet elicits an inflammatory response that reshapes developing neural circuits critical for social behavior and reward processing. By integrating neuroimmunology with electrophysiology, I will investigate how these inflammatory signals regulate microglia function to disrupt the neural circuits driving these behaviors. Contact me here
I am very interested in better understanding how neuroimmune interactions shape the developing nervous system. We know that inflammatory challenges either in utero or during early postnatal periods can have significant consequences later in life.
But, there is still much to learn about the precise timing, reasons, and mechanisms behind these long-lasting effects.
I am currently studying how microglia influence the development of the serotonergic system and how this is dysregulated during maternal high fat diet conditions. Contact me here
I am primarily interested in the neuroimmune interactions that shape brain development in both health and disease. I am currently investigating how early life immune challenge and microglial signaling perturbation affect interneuron circuit organization and regulation and how this could impact adult behavior. Contact me here.
Broadly, I am interested in how microglial function during development can impact the organization of neural circuits. To address this, I am currently investigating how microglial homeostatic signals could alter their functions in different brain regions, as well as observing the role of microglia in sculpting circuits important for social behavior. Contact me here.
I am very interested in how microglia may regulate the development of neuronal circuits, and how this may differ between sexes. More specifically I am interested in how microglia’s role in circuit formation may be differentially affected by drugs of abuse, such as opioids, and how this in turn may lead to altered behavioral outcomes related to addiction as well as social behavior. Contact me here.
I am interested in how peripheral inflammation in organ systems such as the gut or lungs can influence neural systems. Currently, I am exploring the link between chronic or early-life lung inflammation and anxiety. I am also active as a science communicator and queer advocate within STEM and biomedical communities. Contact me here.
I am a Ph.D. student in Neurobiology at Duke University. I have pursued the field of neuroimmunology for a while and now under mentorship of Dr. Staci, I want to tackle developmental aspects of microglial metabolism and its relationship with traditional “effector” functions as an immune cell such as cytokine production, synaptic pruning, and immune surveillance.
I am from a small town in Lima, Peru, and have been scientifically trained in Peru, Brazil, Mexico, and Chile. I am active on Twitter @ABrayanCampos, and I like to be politically active in education and science. I also co-lead a science outreach organization named H'amutay! Contact me here.
I am working on the cellular and molecular mechanisms by which psychological stressors can lead to changes in affective behaviors via impacts on microglia-neuron interactions. Contact me here
I am interested in how interactions between the immune and nervous systems contribute to the physiologic development of neural circuits, with the goal of understanding the pathogenesis of neurologic diseases that occur later in life. Contact me here.
My research interests lie at the intersection of neurobiology, immunology, and development. In the Bilbo lab, I will bridge these topics through my investigations of the early development of the lung-brain axis. Additionally, I am passionate about education and STEM accessibility so my professional development is also focused on outreach, mentorship and scientific communication.
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Generally, I am interested in the developmental role of microglia and the implications disturbances to development have on cellular anatomy and health in adulthood. I am particularly interested in examining a broad array of stressors, from social stress to alcohol consumption, and how they affect microglial-dependent brain development and health. Contact me here
Dr. Jaclyn Schwarz, currently Associate Professor at the University of Delaware
Dr. Lauren Williamson, currently Associate Professor at Northern Kentucky University
Dr. Susan Smith, currently Senior Director at Translational Science at Incyte
Dr. Ashley Kopec, previous Assoc. Professor at Albany Medical College, currently Scientific Review Officer at NIH
Dr. Phillip Rivera, currently Assistant Professor at Macalester College
Dr. Richa Hanamsagar, currently Senior Scientist at Astellas Pharma
Dr. Jessica Bolton, currently Assistant Professor at Georgia State University
Dr. Michael Lacagnina, currently Assistant Professor at University of Cincinnati
Dr. Carina Block, currently postdoctoral fellow at Duke University Medical School
Dr. Marcy Kingsbury, currently Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School
Dr. Evan Bordt, currently Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School
Dr. Caroline Smith, currently Assistant Professor at Boston College
Dr. Alexis Ceasrine, currently Scientist at Baebies
Dr. Danielle Rendina, currently Senior Scientist, Health & Biosciences, International Flavors and Fragrance
Dr. Jerome Moulden, currently Assistant Professor at North Carolina A&T
Dr. Lauren Green, currently Scientist at a Medical Writing firm
Dr. Trisha Vaidyanathan, currently Senior Director of Research at Defend our Health.
Bilbo Lab (the album cover…)
