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Endogenous clocks control
the daily timing of a multitude of biological
processes, ranging from prokaryotic gene
expression to human behavior. These timing
systems are central features of biological
organization and critical for human health.
Recent research has led to rapid advances
in our understanding of biological clock
mechanisms, making this a particularly
exciting time in this research area.
The laboratories of
the University of Houston Biological
Clocks Program study cellular and molecular
clock mechanisms in animal nervous systems.
The research is multidisciplinary, including
behavioral, physiological, biochemical,
genetic, and molecular studies of invertebrates
and vertebrates. Collaborative research
among the laboratories focuses diverse
strengths on important issues.
In addition to the
principal investigators, a large group
of postdoctoral, graduate and undergraduate
trainees are now conducting research
on biological clocks at the University
of Houston. This research is funded by
grants from the National Institute of
Mental Health, the National Institute
of Neurological Diseases and Stroke and
the National Science Foundation.
Regularly Scheduled
UH Clock Program Events
- A graduate course
on basic concepts and current advances
in biological clock research is team-taught
by the faculty.
- A weekly journal
club is devoted to discussion of current
literature on biological clocks.
- Each year, a meeting
of the Southeast and Central Texas
Society for Clocks brings together
biological rhythm researchers from
eleven laboratories in Houston, College
Station, Lubbock and Dallas to discuss
current research.
For more information,
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