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Society for Light, Rhythms, and Circadian Health @slrch-society.bsky.social · 4d

✨How much light exposure do we need for healthy circadian rhythms?✨

☀️Healthy light exposure means brighter days and dimmer evenings!🌙

❓Want to know more? Check out the paper by Brown et al. 2022: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35298459/

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Rebecca Cox @rebecca-cox.bsky.social · 27d

I will be recruiting at least 1 PhD student for the Sleep, Circadian Rhythms, and Psychopathology (SCRAP) Lab at WashU in STL this application cycle! ☀️⏰😴 Read more about our current projects here: sites.wustl.edu/scraplab/

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Society for Light, Rhythms, and Circadian Health @slrch-society.bsky.social · Sep 5

We are saddened to share that Dr. Jacqueline Lane passed on August 26, 2025. Dr. Lane conducted impactful research on the genetics of sleep and circadian rhythms and will be missed by our scientific community. We invite you to read her obituary (www.solimine.com/obituaries/J...).

Obituary information for Jacqueline M. Lane

View Jacqueline M. Lane's obituary, contribute to their memorial, see their funeral service details, and more.

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Michael Antle PhD 🇨🇦 @drmikeantle.bsky.social · Aug 20

A fun and whimsical analysis of circadian and time aspects of songs and lives of #TheBeatles. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

A Hard Day’s Night: The Circadian Beatles - Diego A. Golombek, 2025

journals.sagepub.com

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Society for Light, Rhythms, and Circadian Health @slrch-society.bsky.social · Jun 24

Missing your daily dose of ⏰circadian science⏰ after SLRCH 2025? Then check out the FREE hybrid Colorado Sleep and Circadian Summer school! ☀️💡 www.colorado.edu/iphy/researc...

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Society for Light, Rhythms, and Circadian Health @slrch-society.bsky.social · Jun 17

That’s a wrap on #SLRCH2025! This board is grateful to our speakers, attendees, and sponsors for a great conference 🤗 Stay tuned for updates about next years meeting and the curriculum coming in 2026! #light #circadian #science

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Society for Light, Rhythms, and Circadian Health @slrch-society.bsky.social · Jun 16

In an exciting new addition to the Year in Review, Dr. Melissa St. Hilaire highlighted important advances in modeling 📈 and technology 📲 #SLRCH2025

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Society for Light, Rhythms, and Circadian Health @slrch-society.bsky.social · Jun 16

Dr. Milena Pavlova then took us through recent advances in the application of ⏰chronobiology ⏰ to clinical practice 🥼🩺 #SLRCH2025

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Society for Light, Rhythms, and Circadian Health @slrch-society.bsky.social · Jun 16

Next in Year in Review, Dr. Frank Scheer took us through exciting developments in translational research ⏰💡#SLRCH2025

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Society for Light, Rhythms, and Circadian Health @slrch-society.bsky.social · Jun 16

Our Year in Review session began with an energizing overview of the basic literature from Dr. Jonathan Lipton #SLRCH2025

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Society for Light, Rhythms, and Circadian Health @slrch-society.bsky.social · Jun 16

The final day of SLRCH began with an exciting lineup of talks selected from basic, translational, and clinical abstracts with methods ranging from gene knockout models to Apple Watches 🔥🔥 #SLRCH2025

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Society for Light, Rhythms, and Circadian Health @slrch-society.bsky.social · Jun 15

Incredible keynote address by Dr. Charles Czeisler on the impact of light on human health. A wonderful review of the past, present, and future of our field! ⏰💡☀️ #SLRCH2025

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Society for Light, Rhythms, and Circadian Health @slrch-society.bsky.social · Jun 15

The Basic session of selected talks covered exciting topics including diurnal protein rhythmicity, neuronal clock control of behavior, and effects of circadian rhythm disruption on neurodevelopment 🧠⏰ #SLRCH2025

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Society for Light, Rhythms, and Circadian Health @slrch-society.bsky.social · Jun 15

Dr. Marta Garaulet finished the clinical session presenting on food timing, siesta, and obesity #SLRCH2025

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Society for Light, Rhythms, and Circadian Health @slrch-society.bsky.social · Jun 15

Next up is Dr. Stephanie Crowley presenting data on ⏰circadian photoentrainment ☀️in teens #SLRCH2025

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Society for Light, Rhythms, and Circadian Health @slrch-society.bsky.social · Jun 15

The clinical session kicks off with a talk by Dr. Jessica Lunsford-Avery on the role of 💡light irregularity 💡in ADHD #SLRCH2025

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Society for Light, Rhythms, and Circadian Health @slrch-society.bsky.social · Jun 15

Dr. Jacqueline Lane concludes the session by discussing the genetics of sleep & circadian rhythms and exciting findings tracking key genes across different species - from GWAS to model organisms and back to humans! #SLRCH2025

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Society for Light, Rhythms, and Circadian Health @slrch-society.bsky.social · Jun 15

Dr. Jeanne Duffy is up next with an excellent presentation on changes to sleep & circadian rhythms in aging. #SLRCH2025

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Society for Light, Rhythms, and Circadian Health @slrch-society.bsky.social · Jun 15

Dr. Andrew McHill kicks off our invited symposium in translational research with his work on circadian timing in the college years, including daily app-based tracking of meal timing & content 🍕🍔🌯

Side note: fire alarms are not a standard scale unit!

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Society for Light, Rhythms, and Circadian Health @slrch-society.bsky.social · Jun 15

Another fantastic group of selected talks today! From the ISS to the science museum, our members show their creative approaches to studying light and its effects on human health ☀️ #SLRCH2025

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Society for Light, Rhythms, and Circadian Health @slrch-society.bsky.social · Jun 14

⏰☀️Fabulous presentations at the data blitz from trained thru senior profs! The state of the light and circadian science is strong! #SLRCH2025

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Society for Light, Rhythms, and Circadian Health @slrch-society.bsky.social · Jun 14

✨✨Congrats to Pablo Bonilla Villamil for winning the J. Christian Gillin early career award for his work on the effects of blue light at night on anxiety behavior!✨✨ #SLRCH2025

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Society for Light, Rhythms, and Circadian Health @slrch-society.bsky.social · Jun 14

We had a great discussion about how scientists and industry can interface to promote circadian health. Thanks to our industry sponsors for supporting #SLRCH25! 💡💡💡

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Society for Light, Rhythms, and Circadian Health @slrch-society.bsky.social · Jun 14

This afternoon we have a super collection of selected talks focused on clinical research and circadian health, including work in adolescents, aging, shift workers, and individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder or schizophrenia.

Many great topics to continue the discussion over coffee ☕

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Society for Light, Rhythms, and Circadian Health @slrch-society.bsky.social · Jun 14

Rounding out the Basic Invited session, Ashley Ingiosi @ashleyingiosi.bsky.social describes the role of astrocytes 🧠 in 💤sleep-wake💤 regulation #SLRCH2025

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