James Josh Snodgrass, Department of Anthropology, University of Oregon

The Human Biology Research Laboratory is directed by Dr. Josh Snodgrass and focuses on the development and
application of minimally invasive techniques (e.g., dried blood spots and saliva) for assessing health and physiology
in population-based research. Our primary research in the lab involves the use of biomarkers, such as cortisol and Epstein-Barr virus antibodies, to better understand how psychosocial stress contributes to the development and progression of cardiovascular disease.

The laboratory is located in the Center for Medical Education and Research building on the campus of the Sacred
Heart Medical Center in Eugene, Oregon (1 block west of UO). The lab is equipped to support immunoassay analysis
of human blood, saliva, and urine samples and, additionally, provides facilities for data analysis. Click here for directions
to the lab.

The laboratory also houses portable metabolic equipment, including a MedGraphics VO2000 unit, which allows the measurement of energy expenditure in lab or field conditions. Additional equipment is available for assessment of
physical activity (e.g., Actical and Actigraph activity monitors and Polar heart rate monitors), body composition
(e.g., bioelectrical impedance analysis instruments), body temperature (Vitalsense telemetric physiological
monitoring systems), and cardiovascular/metabolic health (e.g., blood pressure monitors, Cardiochek PA, Cholestech
LDX & GDX, and Hemocue instruments).

The lab is connected to, and shares resources with, several human physiology labs, including the Eye-Hand Laboratory
and the Cardiopulmonary and Respiratory Physiology Lab.

For more information on the types of biomarker analyses performed in my lab click here. This publication also
contains information on the biomarkers that can be measured from dried blood spot samples.

Current Lab members:
Erica Midttveit (PhD student)
Julia Ridgeway-Diaz (MS student)

Former lab members:
Aaron Blackwell (now in a postdoctoral fellowship at UC Santa Barbara)
Heather Shattuck-Faegre (now in a PhD program at Harvard)