Project Overview
We aim to improve our understanding of circadian rhythms and sleep across species (e.g.Drosophila, Zebrafish, mouse, human, etc) and levels (e.g. molecular, membrane, metabolic, behavioural rhythms, etc and including computational models). We wish to provide mechanistic insight and improve monitoring, diagnosis andtreatment of circadian and sleep disorder during ageing, stress, disease, (social) jetlag, light pollution, etc. Together we wish to strengthen student teaching, early career researcher development and public engagement in circadian and sleep science activity. Finally, we will build a platform for optimal data analysis, standardisation and storage of circadian rhythm and sleep data.
| 0:30 - 11:00 | Coffee |
| 11:00 - 11:15 | Dr Sam Freeman (Prof Emma Raven lab) "Using the circadian clock to uncover fundamental heme biology" |
| 11:15 - 11:45 |
Dr Becky Conway-Campbell (Prof Stafford Lightman lab) "Out-of-phase glucocorticoid exposure induces circadian misalignment disorder, impacting on brain function and behaviour" |
| 11:45 - 12:30 | Dr Aarti Jagannath “Molecular mechanisms underlying photic entrainment” |
| 12:30 - 13:00 | Dr Kofan Chen “A novel sleep controlling visual pathway in Drosophila” |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 - 14:20 | Dr Lukasz Chrobok (Prof Hugh Piggins lab) "Circadian rhythmicity of the multicomponent hindbrain timekeeping centre" |
| 14:20 - 14:45 | Dr Edgar Buhl (Dr James Hodge lab) “The evolution of the membrane clock” |
| 14:45 - 15:15 | Jake Ahern (Prof Hugh Piggins lab) “How the SCN may regulate neuroendocrine dopaminergic activity using GRP and VIP” |
| 15:15 - 15:30 | Dr Mark Naven (Prof Paul Martin lab) "Circadian regulation of wound inflammation" |
| 15:30 - 15:50 | Tea |
| 15:50 - 16:05 | Dr Liz Coulthard “A hormonal circadian marker in dementia” |
| 16:05 - 16:50 | Prof Ralf Stanewsky “Drosophila circadian rhythms” |
| 16:50 - 17:30 | Pizza, snacks and drinks |