Welcome to
A research laboratory in the Department of Biology at
the University of Kentucky focused on circadian rhythms
We are currently recruiting graduate students. To learn more, email tackenberglab [at] gmail [dot] com.
Lab News
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New review article published
Our new review article, authored in collaboration with Dr. Jeff Jones (Texas A&M University), Dr. Maria Luísa Jabbur (John Innes Centre), and fellow UK Biology faculty Dr. Vinnie Cassone, is now available online. The article, titled “Reconsidering Mammalian Circadian Organization,” explores how we can modernize our thinking of how circadian clocks are organized within an…
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CASH-KY Pilot Award received!
The Tackenberg Lab received a 2025 Circadian and Sleep Health for a Healthy Kentucky (CASH-KY) pilot award funding our work developing an optogenetic system to regulate circadian gene transcription.