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"We are studying the development of the mammalian circadian pacemaker with the ultimate goal of understanding how a specific neural function, the generation and entrainment of circadian oscillations, is related to the organization of the nervous system. By studying the development of circadian rhythms and the development of the SCN we hope to identify the stages of neural development that are critical for the initiation of pacemaker function."

Prof. Fred Davis

Faculty Research in the News	Professor Fred Davis nATIONAL INSTITUTES OF MENTAL HEALTH GRANT: In July, Professor Fred Davis received notification of a four-year grant from the National Institutes of Mental Health to study the regulation of circadian rhythms. The goal of the project is to understand how a circadian clock in the hypothalamus communicates with other parts of the brain to regulate activity/rest cycles. --> Go to lab website
	Nature publication: Storch, K-F., Lipan, O., Leykin, I., Viswanathan, N., Davis, F.C., and Weitz, C.J. Extensive and divergent circadian gene expression in liver and heart. Nature 417: 78-83, 2002. --> Download PDF
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Development initiators & regulators Faculty & Labs

• Erin Cram
• Donald Cheney
• Fred Davis
• William Detrich

• Edward Jarroll
• Donald O'Malley
• Jacqueline Piret

• Michail Sitkovsky
• Wendy Smith
• Carol Warner

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