2020 News
Dec 18, 2020
Wearable devices can predict COVID-19 before symptoms
CCB’s Benjamin Smarr, lead author of a new paper in the journal Scientific Report. An ongoing study indicates wearable devices with temperature sensors have been found to provide early COVID-19 warning signs, even for patients with no symptoms.
Nov 20, 2020
CCB Fall Workshop on Biological Timing (webinar)
130 attendees and 8 speakers enjoyed this successful virtual event. Speakers included faculty, postdocs, and senior graduate students.
Nov 17, 2020
Satchin Panda explains when to eat, sleep, and exercise
UC San Diego Centers presents (virtual) an interview of Dr. Satchin Panda by Dr. Amir Zarrinpar on the topic of “When to eat, sleep, and exercise to achieve peak performance.”
Oct 26, 2020
Coping with time changes during a pandemic
Once again, we “fall back” 1 hour from Daylight Savings Time. Principles of chronobiology can help people adjust to the Fall and Spring time switches, and shorter days of winter. CCB members David Welsh, Michael McCarthy, and Satchin Panda are quoted in this Wall Street Journal article.
Sep 3, 2020
Circadian rhythm disruption affects people with bipolar disorder
People with bipolar disorder suffer depressive and manic mood episodes and commonly report disturbances in the daily routines in sleep, activity, and motivation. Psychiatrist and CCB member Michael McCarthy addressed the International Bipolar Foundation to review the chronobiology of bipolar disorder.
July 2020
Remembering Paolo Sassone-Corsi
Paolo Sassone-Corsi was an Italian molecular biologist, epigeneticist, and researcher. Best known for his contributions in the areas of transcriptional regulation, epigenetics, circadian biology, and metabolic regulation, and pioneered the discovery of key links between these disciplines (Cell PDF).
June 2020
Katja Lamia: Top 10 reasons to attend virtual SRBR 2020
Dr. Katja Lamia, a member of the CCB Executive Committee and the Program Chair for the SRBR 2020 biennial conference, shares her Top 10 Reasons you should attend the first ever virtual meeting.
May 26, 2020
2020 Chronobiology Summer School (Virtual)
Students and postdocs take note! The 2020 Chronobiology Summer School will move online, and the registration fee will be waived for anyone who is a member of SRBR or one of the international rhythms societies.
May 26, 2020
Circadian rhythm during this time of social distancing
In this webinar Satchin Panda shares circadian rhythms through the lens of the COVID-19 pandemic. Good practices for prevention, treatment, and recovery.
May 14, 2020
How to get sleep in uneasy times
Sonia Ancoli-Israel and other specialists responds to questions about sleep during COVID-19 on NPR’s All Things Considered. Two segments aired 5/14/20 and 5/15/20. Insomnia has become even more common, sleep specialists say, with the rise of "collective social anxiety."
April 2020
CCB faculty work on wearable device to track COVID-19
Circadian researchers working with physicians and data scientists around the country on wearable device to monitor early signs of the coronavirus.
Apr 28, 2020
Dr. Terence Hwa Elected to National Academy of Sciences
CCB member Dr. Terry Hwa has been elected to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors in science. Dr. Hwa, Distinguished Professor and Presidential Chair of Physics, and an appointment in Molecular Biology, UC San Diego. His studies include the dynamics and regulation of gene circuits and bacterial growth.
Apr 20, 2020
CCB welcomes newest member, Benjamin Smarr
Ben Smarr recently started a position as an Assistant Professor of Bioengineering and the Halicioglu Data Science Institute, and joined the CCB membership. He’s already making UC news, putting his time-series analysis skills to work on tracking COVID-19.
April 2020
Satchin Panda: fight Covid-19 with circadian clock-boosting behaviors
In an article in The Conversation, CCB member Satchin Panda explains how to keep your circadian clock aligned internally and with the environment to maintain your virus-fighting immune system in tip-top shape.
March 2020
Congratulations! 2020 CCB Symposium poster prize recipients
First Place winner: Alessandra Porcu (Postdoc, Welsh Lab, UC San Diego); 3 outstanding poster awards: Joydeep De (Postdoc, Joiner Lab, UC San Diego); Ernst Dustin (Postdoc, Golden Lab, UC San Diego); and Alanna Chan (Graduate Student, Lamia Lab, Scripps Research).
