We study circadian rhythms.
Rhythms are regularly recurring sequences of events, actions, or processes.
Biological rhythms are rhythms in biological phenomena.
Circadian rhythms are biological rhythms that meet certain criteria:
- They are innate (unlearned), endogenous (generated from within), and near-24 hours in period.
- They are entrainable to environmental rhythms.
- They are temperature compensated.
Research in the Tackenberg Lab focuses on several questions about circadian rhythms:
Phase
How does the molecular clock generate outputs with various phases?
Period
How is the period of the molecular clock set?
Coupling
How is phase communicated between cells and tissues?
Methods
How can we analyze circadian data better?
Do you want to know the answer to these questions?
The Tackenberg Lab is currently recruiting technicians, graduate students, and post-docs to work on these important chronobiological questions.
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