Section: Research

William Schwartz, M.D.

Academic Role: Professor

Faculty Appointment(s) In:
   Neurology

Other Affiliation(s):
   Program in Neuroscience

Mammalian Circadian Clock

The research program of this laboratory is dedicated to understanding the structure and function of the endogenous biological clock located in the suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN) of the rodent hypothalamus. For this purpose, we have assembled a number of approaches -- including techniques to analyze SCN energy metabolism, immediate early gene regulation, immunoreactive protein expression, and hormonal and behavioral rhythms -- in order to study the cellular and molecular substrate responsible for the timing, generation, and overt expression of circadian rhythmicity.

Office: S5-745
Phone: 508-856-4147
E-mail: William.Schwartz@umassmed.edu
Keywords: Neurobiology, Suprachiasmatic Nucleus, Circadian Rhythms, Gene Expression, Organisms - Rodents

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