Fred W Turek

Professor, Neurobiology
Morrison Professor, Neurobiology
Professor, Neurology
Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Core, Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences PhD Program
Core, Medical Scientist Training Program
Core, Northwestern University Interdepartmental Neuroscience PhD Program (NUIN)
Affiliate, Psychology PhD Program
Director, Center for Sleep & Circadian Biology, Center for Sleep and Circadian Biology

Phone847/467-6512
Emailfturek@northwestern.edu

19066 Citations

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Education/Academic qualification

Biological Sciences, PhD, Stanford University

… → 1973

Biology, BS, Michigan State University

… → 1969

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Project 3 - Turek

Turek, F. W. & Zee, P. C.

National Institute on Aging

9/15/17 → 5/31/22

Project: Research project

Sleep

Bass

Metabolic Diseases

Circadian Rhythm

Molecular Biology

Alterations of Sleep and Circadian Timing in Aging

Abbott, S. M., Allada, R., Bass, J., Bien, C., Braun, R. I., Grimaldi, D., Hong, H., Jiang, P., Ramsey, K. M., Reid, K. J., Spring, B., Turek, F. W., Vitaterna, M. H. & Zee, P. C.

National Institute on Aging

9/15/17 → 5/31/22

Project: Research project

Sleep

Bass

Metabolic Diseases

Circadian Rhythm

Molecular Biology

Integration of Feeding Time and Glucose Metabolism by the Circadian Gene Network

Bass, J., Ramsey, K. M. & Turek, F. W.

National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases

6/1/16 → 3/31/21

Project: Research project

Gene Regulatory Networks

Glucose

Organized Financing

Obesity

Insulin

The microbiome and responsiveness to stress: Countermeasure strategies for improving resilience to sleep and circadian disruption.

Jiang, P., Turek, F. W. & Vitaterna, M. H.

University of Colorado, Office of Naval Research

9/1/15 → 8/31/20

Project: Research project

Microbiota

Sleep

Metabolome

Sleep Deprivation

Individuality

Effects of Spaceflight on Gastrointestinal Microbiota in Mice: Mechanisms and Impact on Multi-System Physiology

Jiang, P., Turek, F. W. & Vitaterna, M. H.

NASA Ames Research Center

6/1/15 → 5/31/19

Project: Research project

Space Flight

Dysbiosis

Microbiota

Gene Expression

Social Adjustment

Research Output 1971 2019

Parkinson’s Disease is Associated with Dysregulations of a Dopamine-Modulated Gene Network Relevant to Sleep and Affective Neurobehaviors in the Striatum

Jiang, P., Scarpa, J. R., Gao, V. D., Vitaterna, M. H., Kasarskis, A. & Turek, F. W., Dec 1 2019, In : Scientific Reports. 9, 1, 4808.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

Gene Regulatory Networks

Parkinson Disease

Dopamine

Sleep

Corpus Striatum

Cross-species systems analysis identifies gene networks differentially altered by sleep loss and depression

Scarpa, J. R., Jiang, P., Gao, V. D., Fitzpatrick, K., Millstein, J., Olker, C., Gotter, A., Winrow, C. J., Renger, J. J., Kasarskis, A., Turek, F. W. & Vitaterna, M. H., Jul 25 2018, In : Science Advances. 4, 7, eaat1294.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Gene Regulatory Networks

Systems Analysis

Sleep

Depression

Major Depressive Disorder

Session 2 Discussion: Clocks, Hormones and the Environment

Turek, F. W., Almoosawi, S., Woods, S., Kanoski, S. & Gwin, J., Sep 1 2018, In : Physiology and Behavior. 193, p. 232-233 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate

Hormones

2 Citations (Scopus)

The endogenous circadian clock programs animals to eat at certain times of the 24-hour day: What if we ignore the clock?

Jiang, P. & Turek, F. W., Sep 1 2018, In : Physiology and Behavior. 193, p. 211-217 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Circadian Clocks

Biological Phenomena

Precision Medicine

Energy Metabolism

Biomedical Research

38 Citations (Scopus)

Health consequences of electric lighting practices in the modern world: A report on the National Toxicology Program's workshop on shift work at night, artificial light at night, and circadian disruption

Lunn, R. M., Blask, D. E., Coogan, A. N., Figueiro, M. G., Gorman, M. R., Hall, J. E., Hansen, J., Nelson, R. J., Panda, S., Smolensky, M. H., Stevens, R. G., Turek, F. W., Vermeulen, R., Carreón, T., Caruso, C. C., Lawson, C. C., Thayer, K. A., Twery, M. J., Ewens, A. D., Garner, S. C. & 2 othersSchwingl, P. J. & Boyd, W. A., Dec 31 2017, In : Science of the Total Environment. 607-608, p. 1073-1084 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article

Electric lighting

toxicology

Health

sleep

Health hazards