UMCUniversity of Massachusetts Chan Medical School · Neuroscience
Emery Circadian Lab
Patrick Emery · Worcester, Massachusetts
Research Focus
Dr. Patrick Emery's lab studies how circadian rhythms and sleep are regulated at a molecular level using fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster). The lab focuses on understanding the genetic and cellular mechanisms that control these biological rhythms, especially how they adapt to changes in the environment. Insights from this research could have significant implications for human health, particularly regarding diseases linked to disrupted sleep patterns.
circadian rhythmsDrosophilasleep regulationmolecular clocksglial transporters
Research Aims
3AIM 01Determine how post-transcriptional regulatory mechanisms control circadian rhythms.
AIM 02Investigate how temperature compensation works in circadian clocks.
AIM 03Uncover glial mechanisms regulating sleep in Drosophila.
Skills the Lab Values
molecular biology techniquesgenetic manipulationDrosophila husbandrysleep assayRNA extractionpost-translational modification analysisbehavioral assaysdata analysis in Rmolecular cloning
Output against the department
Publications89bottom 28% of dept.483rd of 671
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Citations5.9kbottom 41% of dept.393rd of 671
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