Molecular & Cellular Clock Mechanisms
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Stuart Brody
Professor Emeritus
Molecular Biology, UC San Diego
Research areas: Metabolism and circadian rhythms in Neurospora
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Joanne Chory
Professor
Plant Molecular & Cellular Biology, Salk Institute
Research areas: Regulation of plant growth and flowering
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Susan Golden
Distinguished Professor and Director
Molecular Biology & Center for Circadian Biology, UC San Diego
Research areas: Circadian rhythms in cyanobacteria
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Nan Hao
Assistant Professor
Molecular Biology, UC San Diego
Research areas: Molecular oscillations during cell aging -
Jose Pruneda-Paz
Assistant Professor
Cell and Developmental Biology, UC San Diego
Research areas: Regulation of plant defense responses
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Gurol Suel
Professor
Molecular Biology, UC San Diego
Research areas: Quantitative approaches to emergent dynamics in microbial systems
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Gabriele Sulli
Assistant Professor
Scintillon Institute and School of Medicine, UC San Diego
Research areas: Role of the circadian clock in cancer
Vision, Signaling, & Circuits
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Mark Ellisman
Professor
Neurosciences - School of Medicine, UC San Diego
Research areas: Neurobiological and clinical research -
Ronald Evans
Professor
Gene Expression & Cellular Biology, Salk Institute
Research areas: Circadian links to hormone receptors and metabolism -
Donald MacLeod
Professor
Psychology, UC San Diego
Research areas: How we see: Neural mechanisms in retina or brain -
Marc Montminy
Professor
Peptide & Cellular Biology, Salk Institute
Research areas: CREB signaling and the clock -
Satchidananda Panda
Professor
Regulatory & Cellular Biology, Salk Institute
Research areas: Melanopsin-based circadian entrainmentDr. Panda's Research:
Watch Dr. Panda's talk for TEDxBeaconStreet held at the Kennedy Library November 2017.
Oscillator Networks
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William Bechtel
Professor
Philosophy, UC San Diego
Research areas: Philosophy and history of science
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Jeff Hasty
Professor
Molecular Biology & Bioengineering, UC San Diego
Research areas: Synthetic gene networks in microorganisms
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Terence Hwa
Professor
Physics & Molecular Biology, UC San Diego
Research areas: Genetic circuits and metabolic control
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Nikolai Rulkov
Research Scientist
BioCircuits Institute, UC San Diego
Research areas: Oscillations and synchronization in neurobiological networks
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Terry Sejnowski
Professor, Computational Neurobiology Laboratory, Salk Institute
Distinguished Professor, Neurobiology & Engineering, UC San Diego
Neurobiology & Engineering, UC San Diego
Research areas: Thalamocortical rhythms -
Benjamin Smarr
Assistant Professor
Bioengineering and Halicioglu Data Science Institute, UC San Diego
Research areas: Mapping and mining biological timeseries -
Lev Tsimring
Research Scientist
BioCircuits Institute, UC San Diego
Research areas: Spatio-temporal dynamics of biological networks and circuits
Behavior, Metabolism, & Reproduction
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Pieter Dorrestein
Professor
Pharmacology and Pediatrics, UC San Diego
Research areas: Circadian rhythms in the microbiome and chemical crosstalk among microorganisms -
Jeff Elliott
Project Scientist
Center for Circadian Biology, UC San Diego
Research areas: Circadian and photic regulation of behavior and melatonin
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Michael Gorman
Professor
Psychology, UC San Diego
Research areas: Photoperiodism in mammalian clocks
Dr. Gorman's Research:
Watch an interview with Dr. Gorman about his research, produced by members of the BioClock Studio Winter 2017 at UC San Diego.
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Ralph Greenspan
Professor
Neurobiology, UC San Diego
Research areas: Sleep and circadian rhythms in Drosophila and Paramecium -
Alexander Kauffman
Associate Professor
Reproductive Medicine - School of Medicine, UC San Diego
Research areas: Circadian and seasonal regulation of reproduction
Dr. Kauffman's Research:
Watch an interview with Dr. Kauffman about his research, produced by members of the BioClock Studio Winter 2017 at UC San Diego.
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Rob Knight
Professor
Pediatrics and Computer Science & Engineering, UC San Diego
Research areas: Circadian rhythms in microbiome -
Katja Lamia
Associate Professor
Molecular Medicine, Scripps Research
Research areas: Circadian rhythms and metabolism in mammals
Dr. Lamia's Research:
Watch an interview with Dr. Lamia about her research, produced by members of the BioClock Studio Winter 2017 at UC San Diego.
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Pamela Mellon
Distinguished Professor
Reproductive Medicine - School of Medicine, UC San Diego
Research areas: Rhythms in mammalian reproduction
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Dorothy D. Sears
Professor
Endocrinology and Metabolism - School of Medicine, UC San Diego
Research Areas: Eating behaviors, obesity & chronic disease risk
Dr. Sears' Research:
Watch an interview with Dr. Sears about her research, produced by members of the BioClock Studio Winter 2017 at UC San Diego.
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Nicholas Webster
Professor
Endocrinology and Metabolism - School of Medicine, UC San Diego
Research Areas: Neuroendocrinology of metabolism and obesity, and its impact on cancer -
Amir Zarrinpar
Assistant Professor
Medicine - School of Medicine, UC San Diego
Research Areas: Circadian rhythms, gut microbiome, and metabolism
Sleep & Cognition
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Sonia Ancoli-Israel
Professor Emeritus
Psychiatry - School of Medicine, UC San Diego
Research areas: Sleep and circadian rhythms in chronic illness
Dr. Ancoli-Israel's Research:
Watch an interview with Dr. Ancoli-Israel about her research, produced by members of the BioClock Studio Winter 2017 at UC San Diego.
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Paula Desplats
Associate Professor
Neurosciences, UC San Diego
Research areas: Epigenetic regulation of circadian clock genes in dementia
Dr. Desplats' Research:
Watch an interview with Dr. Desplats about her research, produced by members of the BioClock Studio Winter 2017 at UC San Diego.
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William Joiner
Associate Professor
Pharmacology, UC San Diego
Research areas: Sleep and anesthesia sensitivity in Drosophila
Dr. Joiner's Research:
Watch an interview with Dr. Joiner about his research, produced by members of the BioClock Studio Winter 2017 at UC San Diego.
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Atul Malhotra
Professor
Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine - School of Medicine, UC San Diego
Research areas: Sleep apnea pathogenesis and pathophysiology -
Timothy Rickard
Associate Professor
Psychology, UC San Diego
Research areas: Effects of circadian rhythms and sleeping on learning
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Robert Owens
Assistant Clinical Professor
Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine - School of Medicine, UC San Diego
Research areas: Sleep apnea and lung disease, Sleep and delirium in ICU
Mood
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Davide Dulcis
Associate Professor
Psychiatry - School of Medicine, UC San Diego
Research areas: Light, neurotransmitter plasticity, and moodDr. Dulcis' Research:
Watch an interview with Dr. Dulcis about his research, produced by members of the BioClock Studio Winter 2017 at UC San Diego.
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John Kelsoe
Professor
Psychiatry - School of Medicine, UC San Diego
Research areas: Circadian Clock Genes in Bipolar Disorder -
Daniel Kripke
Professor Emeritus
Psychiatry - School of Medicine, UC San Diego
Research areas: Bright light treatment and human circadian genes -
Michael McCarthy
Associate Professor
Psychiatry - School of Medicine, UC San Diego
Research areas: Circadian clock abnormalities in psychiatric disorders -
Caroline Nievergelt
Associate Professor
Psychiatry - School of Medicine, UC San Diego
Research areas: Role of circadian genes in human sleep & mood disorders -
Barbara Parry
Professor
Psychiatry - School of Medicine, UC San Diego
Research areas: Chronobiology of mood disorders in women -
Nick Spitzer
Distinguished Professor
Neurobiology, UC San Diego
Research areas: Neurotransmitter respecification and behavior -
David Welsh
Associate Professor
Psychiatry - School of Medicine, UC San Diego
Research areas: Circadian rhythms in single mammalian cells -
Jared Young
Assistant Professor
Psychiatry - School of Medicine, UC San Diego
Research areas: Neuropsychopharmacology of cognitive/behavioral/mood disorders
Associate Members
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Christopher Colwell
Professor
Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA
Research areas: Circadian dysfunction in diseases of the nervous system -
Gena Glickman
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Neuroscience
Uniformed Services University
Research areas: Circadian rhythms & biological effects of light in mammals
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Liz Harrison
Research Scientist
Naval Health Research Center
Research areas: Circadian rhythms and shiftwork and link my research gate profile -
Andy LiWang
Professor
Quantitative and Systems Biology, UC Merced
Research areas: Circadian mechanisms in cyanobacteriaDr. LiWang's Research:
Watch an interview with Dr. LiWang about his research, produced by members of the BioClock Studio Winter 2017 at UC San Diego.
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Carrie Partch
Associate Professor
Chemistry and Biochemistry, UC Santa Cruz
Research areas: Structural and mechanic studies of mammalian clock proteins
Dr. Partch's Research:
Watch an interview with Dr. Partch about her research, produced by members of the BioClock Studio Winter 2017 at UC San Diego.
Affiliate Members
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Susan Cohen
Assistant Professor
Biological Sciences, California State University, Los Angeles
Research areas: Circadian rhythms in cyanobacteria -
Todd C. Holmes
Professor
Physiology & Biophysics - School of Medicine, UC Irvine
Research areas: Neural circuits and behavior; circadian and visual circuits
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Steve Kay
Provost Professor
Neurology, Biomedical Engineering and Biological Sciences, USC
Research Areas: Composition and architecture of complex regulatory networks in plants and animals -
Sara Mednick
Associate Professor
Cognitive Science, UC Irvine
Research areas: Role of sleep in human memory consolidation
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Ketema Paul
Associate Professor
Integrative Biology and Physiology, UC Los Angeles
Research areas: Circadian regulation of sleep -
Gina R. Poe
Professor
Departments of Integrative Biology & Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA
Research areas: Sleep traits for memory consolidation and mental health