About
Since 1989 the Biobehavioral Laboratory (BBL) at the UNC School of Nursing has sought to improve public health and research by providing services and training in quality non-invasive measures and data science to advance biobehavioral sciences. Our 3800 sq ft facility in ITS Manning includes our 1500 sq ft molecular biology (BSL-2) lab and over 1000 sq ft of exam and observational spaces. Our spaces support research across several domains, including exercise/physical activity, nutrition, cardiometabolic health, vascular aging, brain health, maternal health, infant and child development,genetics, epigenetics and more.
The BBL has a strong emphasis on biomarker discovery via molecular diagnostic tools. We have a number of non-invasive portable instruments and/or wearables for the monitoring of physiologic parameters such as electrical brain activity, cardiac output, oxygenation, physical activity and sleep, body composition, and heart rate responses. For more information, see our Services and Facilities pages or contact us by phone at 919.966.7598 or email us at sonbbl@unc.edu.
Rose Mary Xavier, PhD, MS, RN, PMHNP-BC, FAAN, FAANP
Director, Biobehavioral Lab
rxavier@email.unc.edu
Chongben Zhang, PhD
Research Specialist, Biobehavioral Lab
zcb@email.unc.edu
Contact Us!
Email: sonbbl@unc.eduPhone: 919.966.7598
Our Address:
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Biobehavioral Laboratory
ITS Manning, Campus Box #7460
Room 1200
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7460
The BBL has a designated parking space in the ITS Manning parking lot for subjects to park in during lab visits.