Adam J. Case

Adam J. Case, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and affiliated with the Department of Medical Physiology at Texas A&M University School of Medicine. His research focuses on the bidirectional interactions between the brain and immune system, particularly how psychological trauma like PTSD influences autoimmune disorders and cardiovascular diseases, and vice versa. He holds a BS in Biochemistry (2004) and a PhD in Free Radical and Radiation Biology (2011) from the University of Iowa, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (2012-2015).

Dr. Case’s work integrates redox biology, immunology, and physiology to explore trauma-induced inflammation and its systemic consequences. He has received the 2020 Distinguished Graduate Student Mentor Award from the University of Nebraska Medical Center. His teaching interests include Redox Biology, Immunology, and Scientific Communication.

His research highlights include investigations into IL-6’s role in trauma-cardiovascular links, beta-adrenergic signaling as an autoimmune therapeutic target, and hemoglobin’s redox-sensitive regulation of T-lymphocytes. He actively contributes to societies such as the Society for Biological Psychiatry and the American Physiological Society.

Dr. Case’s lab explores neuroimmune mechanisms underlying PTSD and seeks translational therapies. His recent articles emphasize mitochondrial ROS regulation, T-lymphocyte neurotransmission dynamics, and trauma-induced inflammatory pathways.