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We now offer the SARS-CoV-2, N-Protein Salivary IgG assay for COVID-19 Antibody surveillance testing. Click here for more information.

Please see information about Collecting Saliva During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

The IISBR Laboratory is OPEN. For additional information please contact: iisbr@uci.edu

WELCOME TO THE SALIVARY BIOSCIENCE COMMUNITY

Our Mission

The mission of IISBR is to:

  • Advance knowledge of biobehavioral processes for health and recovery from illness with a focus on the empirical, clinical, and applied potential of non-invasive biomarkers measured with high ecological validity.
  • Build and maintain collaborative scientific programs to evaluate and translate the value of biomarkers to improve individual and community health.
  • Provide specialized training, education, and consultation in the use and translation of Salivary Bioscience.
  • Enable access to laboratory services to the University of California and broader scientific community for the assessment of salivary and other complementary biomarkers.

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VSB Conference

Latest News


VSBC 2020 Announcement Coming Soon! The second Virtual Salivary Bioscience Conference (VSBC) is in development and official 2020 dates will be available this fall. Visit the Spring 2019 VSBC archive below.

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Essential Reading: “Salivary Bioscience: Foundations of interdisciplinary saliva research and applications". Learn More

Congratulations to IISBR's Jenna Riis, who recently received a 2020-21 Hellman Fellowship! Read More

Salivary Bioscience featured in this Special Issue of the International Journal of Behavioral Medicine Read More

Saliva as a Biospecimen in the Era of COVID-19. Read More

Salivary Bioscience Job Board

Postdoctoral Scholar at The Pennsylvania State University's Development, Risk, and Resilience Lab. Read More

Associate or Full Professor at UNC Greensboro with a Physiological Emphasis in Human Development and Family Studies. Read More

PhD Graduate Student Opportunity for Studying Mexican Origin Families with Young Children. Read More

Research Highlights

We’ve highlighted some of the more than 85 different projects ongoing at the Institute.

The minimally-invasive nature of saliva sample collection, and the broad range of potential measurements, enables oral fluids to be employed in a wide range of fields and disciplines. These features open a window of opportunity for researchers from traditionally non-biologically oriented fields such as economics, psychology, sociology, anthropology, gerontology, nursing, social work, preventive medicine, dentistry, medicine, occupational science, sports medicine, psychiatry, neuroscience, and more.

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Animal Responses of Salivary Cortisol and Alpha Amylase to Relocation
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Recent Publications

  • Kimonis, E. R., et al. (2018). Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and its ratio to cortisol moderate associations between maltreatment and psychopathology in male juvenile offenders. Psychoneuroendocrinology.
  • Gatzke-Kopp, L. M., et al. (2018). Magnitude and Chronicity of Environmental Smoke Exposure Across Infancy and Early Childhood in a Sample of Low-Income Children. Nicotine Tob Res.
  • Pisanic, N., et al. (2018). Minimally Invasive Saliva Testing to Monitor Norovirus Infection in Community Settings. J Infect Dis.
  • Affifi, T. D., et al. (2018). Testing the theory of resilience and relational load (TRRL) in families with type I diabetes. Health Commun.
  • Wheelock, M.D., et al. (2018). Psychosocial stress reactivity is associated with decreased whole brain network efficiency and increased amygdala centrality. Behav Neurosci.
  • Kornienko, O., et al. (2018). Associations Between Secretory Immunoglobulin A and Social Network Structure. Int J Behav Med.
  • Kuhlman, K. R., et al. (2018). Interparental conflict and child HPA-axis responses to acute stress: Insights using intensive repeated measures. J Fam Psychol.
  • Kuhlman, K. R., et al. (2018). HPA-Axis Activation as a Key Moderator of Childhood Trauma Exposure and Adolescent Mental Health. Journal of abnormal child psychology.
  • Corey-Bloom, J., et al. (2018). Salivary levels of total huntingtin are elevated in Huntington’s disease patients. Sci Rep.
  • Martinez, A. D., et al. (2018). Household fear of deportation in Mexican-origin families: Relation to body mass index percentiles and salivary uric acid. Am J Hum Biol.
  • Lucas, T., et al. (2018). Justice for all? Beliefs about justice for self and others and telomere length in African Americans. Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol.
  • Woerner, J., et al. (2018). Salivary uric acid: Associations with resting and reactive blood pressure response to social evaluative stress in healthy African Americans. Psychoneuroendocrinology.
  • Riis J.L., et al. (2018). The validity, stability, and utility of measuring uric acid in saliva. Biomark Med.

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