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.

Sonia Ancoli-Israel

Sleep and circadian rhythms in normal aging, neurodegenerative disease and cancer
Stu Brody

Metabolism and circadian rhythms in Neurospora
Paula Desplats
Epigenetic regulation of circadian clock genes in dementia
Susan Golden

Circadian rhythms in cyanobacteria
William Joiner
Sleep and anesthesia sensitivity in Drosophila
Katja Lamia

Circadian rhythms and metabolism in mammals
Atul Malhotra
Sleep apnea pathogenesis and pathophysiology
Michael McCarthy

Circadian clock abnormalities in psychiatric disorders
Satchin Panda

Melanopsin-based circadian entrainment
Jose Pruneda-Paz
Regulation of plant defense responses
Dorothy D. Sears
Eating behaviors, obesity & chronic disease risk
Benjamin Smarr
Mapping and mining biological timeseries
Karen Tonsfeldt

Neuroendocrinology and suprachiasmatic nucleus function
Amir Zarrinpar
Circadian rhythms, gut microbiome, and metabolism
Christian Harding
Christian is the CCB Executive Committee Liaison, a voice for trainees within the CCB.
Department: Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine - School of Medicine
Research areas: Sleep apnea neurophysiology and Alzheimer's disease