- Departments and Centers
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Clinical Centers
- Brain and Spine Tumor Center
- Center for Cognitive and Memory Disorders
- Center for Movement Disorders
- Center for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Center for Psychiatry and Behavioral Health (Cinical Care)
- Comprehensive Epilepsy Center
- Ohio State Spine Care
- Comprehensive Stroke Center
- Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology Center
- Neuromuscular Disorders Center
- Nisonger Center
- Comprehensive Pain and Headache Center
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Research Centers
- Center for Brain and Spinal Cord Repair
- Center for Brain Health and Performance
- Spinal Cord Injury Resources, Rehabilitation and Research
- The Belford Center for Spinal Cord Injury
- Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research
- Nisonger Center
- Ohio Valley Center for Brain Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation
- Traumatic Brain Injury Network
The IBMR functions as an incubator to create and disseminate cutting edge mind-body research that will enhance individual and community health.
Established in 1996, the Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research (IBMR) is the cornerstone of a broad research program at The Ohio State University in the field of psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) – the study of how the brain interacts with the body's immune system. This field has evolved from a novel area of curiosity to an important scientific field, one that has meaningful implications for public health and great promise for enhancing medical treatments.
Our researchers represent expertise in the fields of immunology, virology, psychiatry, psychology, endocrinology, molecular biology, behavior, oncology and the neurosciences. Recent work by our researchers has shown that:
- Chronic stress can weaken the immune status of caregivers, thereby increasing their risk for certain diseases.
- High levels of psychological stress can impede wound healing, impairing recovery from minor procedures to major surgery.
- High levels of stress may interfere with the efficacy of bacterial and viral vaccines.
- Even among healthy, “happy” individuals, minor psychological stress can negatively impact health.

Our Team
At the Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, our multidisciplinary team collaborates to translate discoveries into life-changing treatments.
News

Relationship Problems? Try Getting More Sleep

How Lack of Sleep Can Ruin Your Marriage
Kids’ Weight Climbs, Healthy Fat Drops

Your Body May Be Ready for a Procedure, But Is Your Brain?
Study: Baby’s Sex Plays a Role in Pregnant Women’s Immunity

Chill Out: Stress Can Override Benefits Of Healthful Eating
Publications
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Our Research Programs and Labs
Education Programs
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CTOC Training Program
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Integrative Immunobiology Training Program
Affiliated Graduate Programs
Grants
The Institute has garnered more than $140 million in research grants in the last decade, including two major program project grants from the National Institutes of Health, making the IBMR one of the world's foremost centers for the study of mind-body interactions.
IBMR Events
Our Location
460 Medical Center Drive
Columbus, OH 43210
Business Office
Sara Wilson
Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, Rm 120
460 Medical Center Drive
Columbus, OH 43210
614-293-0178
Sara.Wilson@osumc.edu