The BioClock Studio Proudly Presents...

The BioClock Studio and BioClock Workshop were courses at the University of Californa, San Diego in which undergraduate and graduate students drawn from diverse disciplines across the arts and the sciences, worked collaboratively to develop their scientific and communication skills and produced creative educational materials.

Understanding the Actogram

Learn how to read an actogram with Dr. Gorman

An Introduction to Chronobiology

Read our three-part introduction to basic concepts in chronobiology

Free-Running Periods

Learn about basic property of free-running periods of circadian oscillators

Healthy Light Exposure Infographic

Learn the do's and don'ts of light exposure that affect circadian rhythms and sleep

Mammalian Molecular Entrainment to Light and Networks

Learn how light information alters the molecular circadian clock to promote entrainment

Interview with Dr. Phyllis Zee

Hear Dr. Zee discuss research on sleep and circadian rhythms

Naming Conventions

Understand the terms used in circadian biology

Luciferase Reporters for Cyanobacteria in Circadian Research

Learn how luciferase reporters are used to study circadian rhythms in cyanobacteria

The Transcriptomic Motion Picture of Marine Microbes

A blog post about understanding daily rhythms in marine microbes.

Interview with Dr. Eve Van Cauter

Hear Dr. Van Cauter describe aspects of sleep research

Luciferase Reporters in Circadian Research

Learn how luciferase reporters are used in circadian biology

Photoperiodic Flowering Part 2

Part 2, the advanced mechanisms how plants measure night- and day-length to determine when to flower

Interviews with Circadian Researchers

Watch brief interviews with circadian biology researchers

The 2-Process Model of Sleep

Learn how a homeostatic drive and the circadian clock control the timing of sleep

Photoperiodic Flowering Part 1

Discover how plants measure night- and day-length to determine when to flower

Human Circadian Variation: Genetic Approaches

Learn how genetic manipulations in model organisms and in vitro establish circadian links to human variation in chronotype

Interview with Dr. Ketema Paul

Hear Dr. Paul describe research on sleep and circadian rhythms

Effects of Sleep Deprivation on Attention and Mood

Learn about the effects of sleep deprivation on attention and mood.

Interview with Dr. Amir Zarrinpar

Hear Dr. Zarrinpar discuss circadian rhythms and the gut microbiome

Links Between Mood Disorders and Circadian Rhythms

Learn about the behavioral assays and gene manipulations used in rodent models to explore links between circadian rhythms and mood disorders

Cyanobacterial Circadian Clock Output Mechanism

Discover how the core circadian oscillator in the cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus sends output to regulate timing

Interview with Dr. Carrie Partch

Hear Dr. Partch discuss the structural underpinnings of molecular clocks

Entrainment Simulator

Explore basic concepts of circadian entrainment, phase response curves, and phase shifts with our Entrainment Simulator

Fluence Response Curves and Action Spectra Series

Discover how action spectra are derived from fluence response curves

Cellular Oscillators

Learn about "clocks in a dish," and how in vitro mammalian clocks can be used to study circadian rhythms

Bioluminescent and Fluorescent Reporters in Circadian Rhythm Studies

Read about the biology, application, and experimental design of fluorescent reporters in circadian studies

Phase Response Curves

Understand phase response curves, an important - but tricky! - circadian concept

Mammalian Retina and Photoreceptors

Understand the biology behind photoreception in mammals

The Food Entrainable Oscillator

Learn about the discovery and characteristics of the non-canonical Food Entrainable Oscillator

School Start Time Infographic

Learn why school start times matter for adolescents
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