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Dr. Ravi Allada
Field:
Focus Areas:
Circadian Rhythms, Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease, Genetic Medicine and Health, Huntington's Disease, Jet Lag, Neurobiology, Neurodegenerative Disease
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Kristin Samuelson
Amanda Morris
Win Reynolds
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
Edgar C. Stuntz Distinguished Professor in Neuroscience
Chair, Department of Neurobiology
Associate Director, Center for Sleep and Circadian Biology
Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
Professor of Pathology
Feinberg School of Medicine
About
Areas of Focus
- Sleep and circadian rhythms
- Jet lag
- Genes that regulate sleep and circadian rhythms
- Health consequences of the disruption of daily rhythms
- Neurodegenerative disease and sleep
Work/Research
- Circadian regulation of sleep behavior using the fruit fly Drosophila
- Understanding the function of sleep at the molecular level
- Links between sleep and learning
- Links between circadian disruption and human neurodegenerative disease, such as Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s diseases
- Effects of jet lag on the performance of Major League Baseball players