H Craig Heller
Academic Appointments
- Professor, Biology (School of Humanities and Sciences)
- Member, Bio-X
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Administrative Appointments
- Curriculum Committee, BioEngineering (2007 - present)
- K-12 Steering Committee, School of Education (2007 - present)
- Executive Committee, Human Biology (2006 - present)
- Chair, Curriculum Committee, Human Biology (2006 - present)
- Chair, Wallenberg Global Learning Network Steering Committee (2001 - present) View All 7administrative appointments of H Craig Heller
Honors and Awards
- William and Lynde Steere University Fellow, University (2004-2009)
- Lorry I. Lokey Business Wire Professor, Biology/Human Biology (1993-present)
- Bing Professor of Human Biology, Human Biology (1987-1993)
Professional Education
| PhD: | Yale University, Biology (1970) |
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Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
Neurobiology of sleep, circadian rhythms, regulation of body temperature, mammalian hibernation, and human exercise physiology. We study neural mechanisms controlling arousal states and arousal state transitions, the function of sleep, and the neural mechanisms of circadian rhythms. Research on human exercise physiology focuses on the effects of body temperature on physical conditioning and performance.
Publications
- Circadian locomotor rhythms are normal in Ts65Dn "down syndrome" mice and unaffected by pentylenetetrazole. J Biol Rhythms. 2010; (1): 63-6
- Heat loss through the glabrous skin surfaces of heavily insulated, heat-stressed individuals. J Biomech Eng. 2009; (7): 071005
- Hippocampal-dependent learning requires a functional circadian system. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008; (40): 15593-8
- A non-circadian role for clock-genes in sleep homeostasis: a strain comparison. BMC Neurosci. 2007: 87
- Synaptic protein dynamics in hibernation. J Neurosci. 2007; (1): 84-92
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