Jonathan Savitz

Jonathan Savitz, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Community Medicine at The University of Tulsa's Oxley College of Health Sciences and Principal Investigator at the Laureate Institute for Brain Research. His work bridges neuroscience, immunology, and psychiatry to investigate immune dysfunction's role in depression, with a focus on inflammation, adaptive immunity, and herpesvirus interactions.

• Education: Ph.D. in Molecular Genetics from the University of Cape Town, studying bipolar disorder in South African populations.
• Research Interests: Psychoneuroimmunology, immunopsychiatry, neuroimaging of depression, and the impact of herpesviruses (particularly CMV) on neuropsychiatric disorders.
• Article Trends: Recent work examines cortical thinning in adolescents linked to inflammation, concussion-related biomarkers in athletes, CMV's role in neuroinflammation, and computational models for brain geometry. His publications highlight interdisciplinary approaches combining genomics, neuroimaging, and immunology.
• Labs: Leads the Savitz Laboratory, which employs tools from neuroscience, immunology, and virology.