Professor
Department of Behavioral Sciences, Rush Medical College
Role: Researcher, Faculty
Joined Rush in 1983
I established the Biological Rhythms Research Lab in 1985. During my tenure, I have served as the PI on ten different NIH R01 grants, totaling fifty-eight years, and about $16,000,000 in funds. My work is currently supported by three NIH R01s (I serve as PI on one and co-investigator on two). For more information, please click on the green “Professor” link above.
I am an extreme night owl, so that got me interested in basic research on human circadian rhythms, with an emphasis on night owls, night shifts work and jet lag.
I had a couple of graduate students who were participants in the Neuroscience graduate program.
I like to watch old Star Trek episodes, especially the series Voyager because the captain is a woman who is both strong and competent, but she is also empathetic. The ship is full of people who work well together, just like a lab should be. The way she runs her ship is the way I’ve always tried to run my lab. She is my role model.