Happy 2025! Episode 27 of the Performance Around The Clock podcast is our last from the Society for Research on Biological Rhythms (SRBR) meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico. We are excited to have Dr. Till Roenneberg on the podcast. Dr. Roenneberg is emeritus professor of chronobiology at the Institute of Medical Psychology at Ludwig-Maximilian University (LMU) in Munich, Germany. He has dedicated most of his career to investigating the effects of light on circadian clocks, sleep, and health and is known for his seminal work with chronotypes and social jetlag. Hear all about his work on chronotypes and social jetlag in this episode. Thank you for listening. If you enjoy this episode or podcast, please like, subscribe or comment. Thank you.

Guest:

Dr. Till Roenneberg

Prizes and Awards:

1987 Harvard-Hoops Prize for Excellence in Teaching

1993 Honma Prize "Outstanding contributions to the field of chronobiology”

1998 "Aschoff's Ruler" Research Prize

2004 Silver Medal (University of Munich)

2011 Professional Lighting Design Recognition Award for Research and Education

2012-2015 President European Biological Rhythms Society

2013 Science Book Award of the British Medical Association Board

2016 Galileo Award Italian Science Book Prize

2018 Innovation in Academia Award (University of Kent)

2019 Ambassador of Sleep (German Sleep Foundation)

2024 Daylight Award for Daylight Research

Profile:

https://www.mcn.uni-muenchen.de/members/regular/roenneberg/index.html

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Episode 26 of the Performance Around The Clock podcast comes from the GSA (Gerontological Society of America) meeting in Seattle. We are delighted to host, Dr. Jamie Justice, who is the Executive Vice President of the Health Domain at XPRIZE Foundation and adjunct professor in Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine. We talk about her career in gerontology, expertise with biomarkers and XPRIZE Healthspan. Join us for an enlightening conversation about aging and learn about the big XPRIZE Healthspan initiative. Thank you for listening.

Guest:

Dr. Jamie Justice

Executive Vice President of the Health Domain at XPRIZE Foundation

Adjunct Professor in Internal Medicine Section on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, and Sticht Center on Healthy Aging and Alzheimer’s Prevention at Wake Forest University School of Medicine (WFUSM)

- Jarrahi Research Scholars Fund in Geroscience Innovation

- 2022 Vincent Cristofalo Rising Star in Aging Research

- 2022 NIA Nathan W Shock Awardee

XPRIXE profile:

https://www.xprize.org/about/people/jamie-justice-ph-d

XPRIZE Healthspan:

https://www.xprize.org/prizes/healthspan

TAME study:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30151729/

Host:

Dr. Satchin Panda

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We continue our series from the Society for Research on Biology Rhythms (SRBR) biennial meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico. In episode 25 of the Performance Around The Clock podcast, we have the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Phyllis Zee, one of the world’s experts on sleep. Dr. Zee is a Director of the Center of Circadian and Sleep Medicine at Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University. She is also the Chief of Sleep Medicine in the Department of Neurology and Benjamin and Virginia T. Boshes Professor of Neurology. In this episode, she talks about sleep disorders, using melanopsin as a chronobiotic, the interesting connection between melatonin and glucose metabolism and the establishment of circadian health clinics. Thanks for listening.

Guest:

Dr. Phyllis Zee

Director, Center for Circadian and Sleep Medicine

Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University

Chief of Sleep Medicine in the Department of Neurology

Benjamin and Virginia T. Boshes Professor of Neurology

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Profile:

https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/faculty-profiles/az/profile.html?xid=13785

International Association of Circadian Health Clinics

https://circadianhealthclinics.com/

Host:

Dr. Satchin Panda

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More science: https://mycircadianclock.org/