Department of Nutritional Sciences & Toxicology at the University of California, Berkeley
Project Title: Decoding the Brain-Liver Axis: Uncovering Mechanisms of Host Defense
Award Year: 2024
Biography
Dr. Joni Nikkanen studies how the brain responds to bacterial infections. His work focuses on the neural and molecular mechanisms that coordinate immune responses and sickness behaviors. Based at the University of California, Berkeley, his research bridges neuroscience and immunology to explore mechanisms of host defense.