The lab

Our Institute has a longstanding expertise in experimental pain and stress research. In our research, we combine experimental methods from the fields of neuroscience, psychoneuroimmunology, and medical psychology.

The research laboratory of the Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Immunobiology covers a wide spectrum of state-of-the art methods in immunology, molecular biology, and endocrinology.

The Essen University Hospital Essen comprises of a behavioral phenotyping unit, providing the conduction of several behavioral tests validated for analyzing aspects of neurological, neurodegenerative, and neuropsychiatric diseases.