Amita Sehgal
@amitaseh
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Researcher studying circadian rhythms and sleep
Philadelphia, PA
Joined October 2017
RT @chronosleepinst: “We are recruiting! The CSI seeks to recruit a junior faculty member in the area of chronobiology and sleep. Interes….
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Congratulations to the newly tenured faculty in the Chronobiology and Sleep Institute--@KayserLab and @ak_reddy!
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In-person @_WorldSleep with @PhyllisZee @TillRoen @MajaBucan @AncoliSonia @EWinnebeck. Great to really “see” everybody again!
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Our very own Carrie Partch is this year's recipient of the NAS Award in Molecular Biology. Huge congrats to Carrie for this very well-deserved honor! @SRBR_Outreach @partchlab.
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The link between global health policy and healthy sleep
penntoday.upenn.edu
A new study from LDI senior fellow Heather Schofield explores the relation between government policymaking and healthy sleep.
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RT @Jess_E_Schwarz: So excited to (finally!) share my first paper 🎉. We find that hugin+ neurons integrate circadian and sleep signals to….
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Yes!! Don't know that I completely agree with "if its alive, it sleeps", but but glad to see small animal sleep recognized!!.
science.org
Sleep’s benefits may extend far beyond the brain, with role for muscles, immune system, and gut
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Halloween fun in the lab! Upside down bobbing @yongjun_l, @dmiascone, @Jess_E_Schwarz, @paulahyns
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Something I feel strongly about— patronizing attitude of the western media.
Western media in May: People in India say this new COVID variant is scary, but really other factors like lack of social distancing are causing the surge of cases in India. Western media now: Breaking news! This new variant is scary!.
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Sleep Evolved Before Brains. Hydras Are Living Proof. via @QuantaMagazine.
quantamagazine.org
Studies of sleep are usually neurological. But some of nature’s simplest animals suggest that sleep evolved for metabolic reasons, long before brains even existed.
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Brings back memories.
#ThrowbackThursday to 1994, @amitaseh, Jeff Price, Bernice Man and Michael Young identify the #clock #gene tim (timeless) using a forward genetic screen in @ScienceMagazine . #flyclock #TST .
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Yes! This makes a lot more sense.
All the posts about the NatureComms paper keep reminding me of @natschluter's findings: "In-gender mentorship correlates with future.success. Female NLP researchers who take a.male supervisor will have greater difficulty in.becoming a mentor. ".
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awesome gift from Annika Barber. She created this masterpiece (in needlepoint). Thanks Annika! Identify the mutant!
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RT @chronosleepinst: Individual Circadian Clocks Might Be the Next Frontier of Personalized Medicine--
time.com
New research is challenging the assumption that sleep is a one-size-fits-all phenomenon
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.@SenToomey Please sign on as co-sponsor for #S3451 the #FASTER Act that will require that sesame be labeled as a food allergen and direct the government to study the growing epidemic of food allergies.
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.@SenBobCasey Please sign on as co-sponsor for #S3451 the #FASTER Act that will require that sesame be labeled as a food allergen and direct the government to study the growing epidemic of food allergies.
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RT @BrielleRyan: Get ready for all of this Black excellence coming your way during #BlackInNeuroWeek, July 27th-August 2nd. If you don't….
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