Douglas A. Granger, Ph.D., is engaged in multi-institution research focused on the discovery, measurement, and application of analytes (e.g., enzymes, hormones, antibodies, chemicals, elements, cytokines) in saliva. He is a Chancellor's Professor at UC Irvine,and holds adjunct faculty positions at Johns Hopkins University and University of Nebraska. His studies have been instrumental in the conceptualization and analysis of biosocial relationships involving child well-being, parent-child and family relationships, as well as how these biosocial links moderate and mediate the effects of adversity and stress on health and development.

Marcus K. Taylor, Ph.D., is a Faculty Affiliate at UC Irvine and a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine. He previously held faculty positions at Duke University and San Diego State University. His program of research focuses on stress physiology in extreme environments, blast exposure, and gene-environment interactions. His recent work appears in Journal of Special Operations Medicine, Psychoneuroendocrinology, and Psychiatry Research.

The first comprehensive overview of salivary bioscience and its use in basic, applied, and clinical research

Focuses on basic salivary gland anatomy, diagnostic methods and data interpretation

Covers the use of saliva in both medical and non-medical fields, from public health to sociology and precision medicine

Part 1: What is Salivary Bioscience, Why is it Important, and How Do We Study It?.- Chapter 1: Foundations of Interdisciplinary Salivary Bioscience: An Introduction (Granger et al.).- Chapter 2: Salivary Gland Anatomy and Physiology (Hernández et al.).- Chapter 3: Saliva Collection, Handing, Transport, and Storage: Special Considerations and Best Practices for Interdisciplinary Salivary Bioscience(Padilla et al.).- Chapter 4: Analytical Strategies and Tactics in Salivary Bioscience (Riis et al.).- Part 2: Physiology and Development Research and Applications (Part 2 Editor: Dr. Jenna Riis).- Chapter 5: Salivary Bioscience, Human Stress, and the Hypothalamic Pituitary Adrenal Axis (Clow et al.).- Chapter 6: The Use of Saliva for Genetics and Epigenetics Research (Nemoda et al.).- Chapter 7: Saliva as a Window Into the Human Oral Microbiome and Metabolome(Whiteson et al.).- Chapter 8: Salivaomics, saliva Exo-somics, and Saliva Liquid Biopsy (Wong et al.).- Chapter 9: Salivary Bioscience, Immunity, and Inflammation (Riis et al.).- Chapter 10:Salivary Bioscience and Human Development (Hibel et al.).- Part 3: Biomedical Research and Related Applications (Part 3 Editor: Dr. Elizabeth Thomas).- Chapter 11: Biomedical Research and Related Applications:Current Assay Methods and Quality Requirements in Oral Fluid Diagnostics Applications (Granger S. et al.).- Chapter 12: Salivary Biomarkers and Neurodegenerative Conditions (Thomas et al.).- Chapter 13: The Use of Antibodies in Saliva to Measure PathogenExposure and Infection(Heaney et al.).- Chapter 14: Salivary Bioscience and Pain (Payne et al.).- Chapter 15: Salivary Bioscience and Environmental Exposure Assessment (Panuwet et al.).- Chapter 16: Saliva and Drugs of Abuse (Navazesh et al.).- Chapter 17: Therapeutic Drug Monitoring in Saliva (Thomas).- Chapter 18: Salivary Bioscience and Periodontal Medicine (Freire et al.).- Chapter 19: Salivary Bioscience and Cancer (Navazesh et al.).- Part 4: Psychosocial Research and Applications(Part 4 Editor: Dr. Kate Ryan Kuhlman).- Chapter 20: Salivary Bioscience in Clinical Psychologyand Psychiatry(Kuhlman).- Chapter 21: Salivary Bioscience Research in Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine (Hoyt et al.).- chapter 22: The Neuroscience of Human Social Behavior: A Review of How Testosterone and Cortisol Underpin Competition and Affiliation Dynamics (Kornienko et al.).- chapter 23: Salivary Studies of the Social Neuroscience of Human-animal Interaction (Pendry et al.).- Part 5: Population Health Research and Applications(Part 5 Editor: Dr. Marcus Taylor).- Chapter 24: Salivary Bioscience and Military, Space, and OperationalResearch(Roma et al.).- Chapter 25: Salivary Bioscience Research Related to Prenatal Adversity (Eiden et al.).- Chapter 26: Salivary Bioscience and Pediatrics (Johnson et al.).- Chapter 27: Use of saliva to better understand the experience of adulthood and aging(Almeida et al.).- Chapter 28: Salivary Bioscience and Research on Animal Welfare and Conservation Science(Staley et al.).- Part 6: The Way Forward: Future Directions for the Science and Practice of Salivary Bioscience.- Chapter 29:Applications of Salivary Bioscience to Precision Medicine (Kuhlman).- Chapter 30:Public Health and IndustryApplications of Salivary Bioscience (Riis et al.).- Chapter 31: Envisioning the Future of Interdisciplinary Salivary Bioscience (Granger et al.).