Genes Controlling Sleep and Circadian Rhythms

Michael W. Young, Ph.D.

2017 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine
Laboratory of Genetics
Richard and Jeanne Fisher Professor
Rockefeller University

Location:

Masur Auditorium Clinical Center (Building 10)
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland

Start Date:

10/17/2018 3:00 PM

End Date:

10/17/2018 4:00 PM

 

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Research Summary

The Young lab studies 24-hour circadian clocks, which regulate the recurring, daily activities observed in most organisms. The lab’s findings have implications for sleep and mood disorders as well as for dysfunctions related to the timing of gene activities underlying visual functions, locomotion, metabolism, immunity, learning, and memory.

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Rockefeller University