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Executive Committee

Executive Committee

Front row (from left): Katja Lamia, Stu Brody, Paula Desplats, Sonia Ancoli-Israel, Susan Golden, Satchin Panda, Karen Tonsfeldt, Christian Harding. Back row (from left): Atul Malhotra, Michael McCarthy, Amir Zarrinpar, William Joiner, David Welsh, Dorothy Sears, and Benjamin Smarr. Not pictured: Jose Pruneda-Paz.

  • Stu Brody

    Stu Brody

    Professor Emeritus
    Molecular Biology, UC San Diego
    Research areas: Metabolism and circadian rhythms in Neurospora

  • Paula Desplats

    Paula Desplats

    Associate Professor
    Neurosciences, UC San Diego
    Research areas: Epigenetic regulation of circadian clock genes in dementia
  • Gabriela Franca

    Gabriela Franca

    Graduate Student
    Neurosciences
    Gabriela is interested in better understanding neurodegeneration, specifically using neuroimaging tools for basic and predictive research of Alzheimer's Disease and other dementias. She is most interested in bridging behavioral risk factors with disease and pathology. One risk factor she has experience in and would like to further pursue is sleep health. She has experience in fMRI and DWI for data processing and would like to learn more in the realm of neuroimaging tools for assessment and prevention of disease.

  • William Joiner

    William Joiner

    Associate Professor
    Pharmacology, UC San Diego
    Research areas: Sleep and anesthesia sensitivity in Drosophila
  • Michael Lam

    Michael Lam

    Assistant Professor
    Medicine - School of Medicine, UC San Diego
    Research areas: Studying how sleep disruption affects immune response
  • Atul Malhotra

    Atul Malhotra

    Professor
    Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine - School of Medicine, UC San Diego
    Research areas: Sleep apnea pathogenesis and pathophysiology
  • Emily Manoogian

    Emily Manoogian

    Staff Scientist
    Clinical Research, Salk Institute for Biological Studies
    Research areas: Time-restricted eating, shift work

  • Michael McCarthy

    Michael McCarthy

    Professor
    Psychiatry - School of Medicine, UC San Diego
    Research areas: Circadian clock abnormalities in psychiatric disorders

  • Alan Moazzam, MD

    Alan Moazzam, MD

    Associate  Clinical Professor
    Hospital Medicine - Department of Medicine - UC San Diego
    Research Areas: Night shift work, wearables, nocturnist inpatient care

  • Satchin Panda

    Satchin Panda

    Professor
    Regulatory & Cellular Biology, Salk Institute
    Research areas: Melanopsin-based circadian entrainment

  • Jose Pruneda-Paz

    Jose Pruneda-Paz

    Associate Professor
    Cell and Developmental Biology, UC San Diego
    Research areas: Regulation of plant defense responses
  • Dorothy D. Sears

    Dorothy D. Sears

    Professor
    College of Health Solutions, Arizona State University
    Research areas: Eating behaviors, obesity & chronic disease risk
  • Benjamin Smarr

    Benjamin Smarr

    Assistant Professor
    Bioengineering and Halicioglu Data Science Institute, UC San Diego
    Research areas: Mapping and mining biological timeseries
  • Amir Zarrinpar

    Amir Zarrinpar

    Associate Professor
    Medicine - School of Medicine, UC San Diego
    Research Areas: Circadian rhythms, gut microbiome, and metabolism