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Vitaterna Appointed to National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) Committee
CSCB Deputy Director Martha Vitaterna has joined the NASEM Committee on Biological and Physical Sciences in Space. The Committee’s mission is to support scientific progress in space research in the biological, medical, and physical sciences and assist the federal government in integrating and planning programs in these fields.
CSCB Professor Ken Paller's ground-breaking research is highlighted in a new Scientific American article
Stimulating the sleeping brain may ease suffering from memory loss, stroke or mental health problems.
Vertical electrochemical transistor pushes wearable electronics forward
Biomedical sensing is one application of efficient, low-cost transistors
What We Do
The Center is home to ground-breaking discoveries in the mechanisms underlying and health impact of sleep and circadian rhythms. The Center creates an environment that fosters collaborations between researchers in different disciplines who have mutual research interests in the study of circadian rhythms and sleep. Founded in 1995 as the Center for Circadian Biology and Medicine, the Center was renamed in 2000 in recognition of the increasing emphasis on sleep research by Center Members.
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About
The Center for Sleep & Circadian Biology (CSCB) is a University Research Center that integrates basic, clinical, and translational research on sleep and circadian rhythms into a unified program at Northwestern University.
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Researchers at the Center for Sleep & Circadian Biology have been at the forefront not only of understanding the “clock” mechanism but of its medical relevance.
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The Center for Sleep and Circadian Biology has, since its founding, been home to ground-breaking scientific discoveries.