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Speaker:
Prof Russell Foster
Professor of Circadian Neuroscience, Chair of the Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Director of the Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute
Venue:
Basement Seminar Room, NDM Research Building (TDI), Old Road Campus
Date and Time:
Wednesday 29th January 2014
Russell is Professor of Circadian Neuroscience at the University of Oxford, Chair of the Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Director of the Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute (SCNi), Fellow of Brasenose College and was elected to the Royal Society in 2008 and the Academy of Medical Sciences in 2013. His research considers the mechanisms that regulate and generate circadian rhythms and sleep; and what happens when these systems are disrupted in brain disease. He has over 180 publications and co-authored “Rhythms of Life”; “Seasons of Life” and most recently “Sleep a very short introduction” for OUP. He is Chair of the Cheltenham Science Festival; Member of Council for BBSRC; Member of the Governing Council, The Sainsbury-Wellcome Centre; In March 2012 he was awarded BBSRC Social Innovator of the Year.