James A. Coffman, Ph.D., Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory (IMAGE)

MDI Biological Laboratory

James A. Coffman, Ph.D., Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory

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Scientists have long known that chronic exposure to psychosocial stress early in life can lead to an increased vulnerability later in life to diseases linked to immune dysfunction and chronic inflammation. Developmental biologist James A. Coffman, Ph.D., of the MDI Biological Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine, and his team are beginning to elucidate the mechanisms underlying this phenomenon.

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