Contact
Primary Investigator/Lab Contact
Firdaus S. Dhabhar, Ph.D.
Professor, Departments of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and Microbiology & Immunology, Member Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami
Mailing Address
Firdaus Dhabhar Lab
c/o Department of Psychiatry
Soffer Clinical Research Building
1120 NW 14th Street
Miami, FL 33136
Our research explores the positive/protective effects of short-term stress and the harmful effects of long-term stress in the context of health and disease. We seek to uncover new ways to enhance health and healing.
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Stress, Psychosocial Factors, and Post-Surgical Recovery Following Cancer and Non-Cancer Related Surgery
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Effects of Chronic Stress and a High-Anxiety Phenotype on Skin Cancer
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Markers and Mechanisms of Resilience vs. Susceptibility to Chronic Stress and the Development of Anxiety- and Depression-Related Behaviors