CV Joke Meijer

CURRICULUM VITAE

Name:	Johanna Hendrika Meijer
Address:
Office Visiting address:	Einthovenweg 20
	Building 2, room T-05-003
Postal address:	Department of Neurophysiology
	Leiden University Medical Center
	P.O.BOX 9600
	Postzone S1-P
	2300 RC Leiden
	The Netherlands
	Phone +31 71 5269760
	E-mail J.H.Meijer@lumc.nl
Home:	Rijnsburgerweg 106
	2333 AE Leiden
	Phone +31 71 5176680

Personal:

Born: 26 March, 1959, The Hague, The Netherlands

Married state: married

Three children: born in 1991, 1992 and 1995

Education:

1978-1985 Doctoral exam in ‘Neurophysiology and Neuropharmacology’ (with honors). This free study-direction was followed at the Biology, Physics and Medical departments, Leiden, at the Pharmacology department, Nottingham University, England, and at the Psychology department, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada

Additional specialization:	1.) Philosophy of Science
	2.) Scientific Correspondence

1985-1989 Ph.D. in Medical Sciences (with honors).

Work was carried out in collaboration with:

• Dr. G.A. Groos and Prof. W.J. Rietveld at the department of Physiology, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.
• Prof. B. Rusak and Dr. M. Harrington at the department of Psychology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada.
• Dr. R. Mason at the department of Pharmacology, Nottingham University, England.
• Prof. S. Daan and Prof. P. Luiten at the Biological Center, Kerklaan 30, Haren, The Netherlands.

Postdoctoral Training:

1989-1992 Fellowship of the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences (KNAW grant).

Work address: Department of Neurophysiology, Leiden and Biological Center,
Kerklaan 30, Haren, The Netherlands.

Work Experience:

• 1992-2001 Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, LUMC, Leiden, The Netherlands.
• 2001-2007 Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, LUMC, Leiden, The Netherlands.
• 2007-present Full Professor, Department of Physiology, LUMC, Leiden, The Netherlands.

Honors and Awards:

• 1985 Doctoral exam, with honors.
• 1989 PhD, with honors.
• 1989 Fellowship of the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences.
• 1993 “Aschoff’s rule, a prize for eminent contributions in Chronobiology supporting the interdisciplinary spirit of the field”.
• 1999 ‘Best teacher’ award for the period 1994-1999 of the study “BioPharmaceutical Sciences”.
• 2003 Nature Neuroscience, News and Views ‘Sleep and circadian rhythms: do sleep centers talk back to the clock?’ by C. Colwell and S. Michel. This paper was written to highlight our publication of deBoer et al, Nat. Neurosci. 2003.
• 2005 Current Biology, Commentary. Circadian biology: clocks within clocks, by A Loudon and H.D. Piggins. This paper was written to highlight our publication of Albus et al, Current Biology 2005.
• 2008 Science selects Hampp et al, Current Biology 18, 2008, as the most interesting publication in the Neurosciences, and highlighted it with a commentary.
• 2009 Article entitled ‘Ticking Clocks in Leiden’, LabTimes (2009). Highlight of our publication in PLoSONE 2009.

• 2012 Elected Member at Large of the Society for Biological Rhythm Research

Research Support:

• 2012- 2016 Promotiebeurs voor Leraren 2011
• Title:'Seasonal Fluctuations in Circadian Rhythms of Natural Populations of Mice
• 'PI: candidate, drs Y Robbers/ promoter: JH Meijer
• Amount of money received:
• 2011-2016 STW grant, NWO
  • Title: ONTIME: How to fix a (broken) circadian clockPI: M.Merrow. Total budget 6.300.000,- euro
  • Role: co-PI. Leiden receives 1.2900.000 euro
• 2011-2015 Top Go grant, NWO.
• Title: Function and Failure of the circadian system
• (749.100,00 euro)
• PI: JH Meijer, co-PI: van der Horst and Michel
• 2011-2016 STW grant, NWO
• Title: ONTIME: How to fix a (broken) circadian clock
• PI: M.Merrow. Total budget 6.300.000,- euro
• Role: co-PI. Leiden receives 1.2900.000 euro
• 2011-2015 Top Go grant, NWO.
• Title: Function and Failure of the circadian system
• (749.100,00 euro)
• PI: JH Meijer, co-PI: van der Horst and Michel
• 2010-2014 Compexity grant, NWO,
  • Title: The neuronal network organization of the biological clock.
  • (361.270,00 euro; 1 PhD position, 0.6 postdoc position)
  • PI: JH Meijer, co-PI: J.H.T.Rohling and S. Gielen
• 2010-2014 Welcome Trust grant, England.
  • Title: Melanopsin signaling: phototransduction, behavioral regulation and clinical relevance.
  • (1.799.448,00 pound)
  • PI R. Foster, participant,
  • Role: co-PI. 1 PhD position for Meijer
• 2009-2011 Productschap Zuivel, afdeling dierengezondheid en welzijn, (MV08LU27)
  • Title: De invloed van stalverlichting op gezondheid, welzijn en melkproductie van de koe.
  • (334.000 euro, including 2-year postdoc position)
  • Role: PI
• 2009-2012 NWO, ALW,
  • Title: Sleep deprivation and the ticking of the clock.
  • (195.355. euro, 3-year post doc position)
  • Role: co-PI
• 2008-2009
  • Title: A chronopharmacological approach to investigate whether cytochrome P450 enzymes, which have a major function in drug metabolism, show circadian rhythmicity
  • (100.000 euro, including postdoc and technician, granted by LUMC funding).
  • Role: PI
• 2005-2010 EU, Integrated Project, Sixth framework programme, Priority LSH-2004-1.1.5-4, Life Science and Health
  • Title: 'Entrainment of the circadian clock-EUCLOCK', proposal 018741 (grant includes one PhD and one postdoc position)
  • Role: Workpackage leader and participant
  • (PI: Prof. Dr. T. Roenneberg, Munich, Germany)
• 2004-2008 NWO, The Netherlands programme grant (extended grant for 2 PhD positions)
  • Title: ‘From Molecule to Cell’ Analysis and modelling of the circadian pacemaker at the cellular level.
  • Role: PI
• 2002-2006 NWO, The Netherlands (grant for PhD positions)
  • Title: Role of the opioid receptor for the circadian timing system of the hamster.
  • Role: PI
• 2001-2005 NWO, Aspasia programm, awarded by LUMC, The Netherlands (PhD included)
  • Title: The circadian timing system: organization and function in rodents.
  • Role: PI
• 2001-2005 Virginia University, Charlottesville, VA, USA
  • Title: Yearly support of 50.000 euro for in vitro electrophysiology in SCN slices.
  • Role: PI
• 2000-2004 NWO, The Netherlands (grant for 4-year post-doc position)
  • Title: Control of behaviour by the suprachiasmatic nucleus.
  • Role: PI
• 2000-2002 NWO, The Netherlands (Dutch Hungarian research collaboration)
  • Title: Circadian rhythms and sleep.
  • Role: PI
• 1997-2001 NWO, The Netherlands, programme grant (extended grant for 2 PhD positions, and one postdoc)
  • Title: Neurons of the mammalian Circadian Pacemaker: Cellular and Network Properties.
  • Collaborative project with Dr. M. Gerkema, Biological Center, Haren.
  • Role: co-PI
• 1997 NWO, The Netherlands
  • Title: Circadian Rhythms and Sleep. 3-months visiting grant for Dr. L Detari, Budapest, Hungary.
  • Role: PI
• 1995-1997 NWO, The Netherlands
  • Title: 2-year visiting grant for Dr. K. Watanabe, Dokkyo Univ. School of Medicine, Japan.
  • Role: PI
• 1990-1994 NWO, The Netherlands (grant for PhD positions)
  • Title: Photic entrainment of the circadian pacemaker in rodents.
  • Role: PI
• 1989-1992 Royal Academy of Sciences, The Netherlands, KNAW fellowship
  • Title: Electrophysiological characteristics of the circadian pacemaker of the suprachiasmatic nuclei.
  • Role: PI

Invited Lectures (International)

• 1988 Lecture at the International Society Pharmacology, Munchen, Germany.
• 1989 Lecture at the NICHD Conference on ‘Suprachiasmatic Nucleus: The Mind’s Clock’, Washington, USA.
• 1989 Lecture at the Gordon Research Conference Chronobiology, Plymouth, NH, USA.
• 1990 Lecture at Second Meeting of the Society Research Biological Rhythms, SRBR Amelia Island, FL, USA.
• 1991 Plenary lecture at the conference Philippe Laudat ‘Neurobiology of circadian and seasonal rhythms, Animal and Clinical Studies’, Strasbourg, France.
• 1991 Lecture at the Gordon Research Conference: Chronobiology, Irsee, Germany.
• 1992 Lecture at the ERASMUS European Chronobiology course, Frankfurt, Germany.
• 1995 Lecture Summerschool Brain Research Institute NIH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
• 1995 Lecture European Neuroscience Association (ENA), Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
• 1996 Lecture at the 7th International Conference on Chronopharmacology and Chronotherapeutics, Heidelberg, Germany.
• 1998 Lecture at the FASEB conference on Circadian Timing Systems in Mammals, Snowmass, USA.
• 2001 Lecture at the Gordon Conference on Chronobiology, Salva Regina University, Newport, RI, USA.
• 2003 Lecture at the University of Virginia, Center for Biological Timing, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
• 2003 Lecture at the Gordon Research Conference, Barga (Lucca), Italy.
• 2003 Lecture at the First World Congress of Chronobiology, Sapporo, Japan.
• 2004 Lecture at the Associated Professional Sleep Society, Philadelphia, USA.
• 2004 Plenary lecture at the Swiss Society for Sleep Research, Sleep Medicine and Chronobiology, Basel, Swiss.
• 2005 Lecture at the 9^th Berlin Colloquium of the Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz Foundation, Berlin, Germany.
• 2005 Lecture at the Gordon Research Conference, Rhode Island, USA.
• 2005 Lecture at the SOCRATES Summer School for Chronobiology, Groningen, The Netherlands.
• 2005 Chair Summerschool Brain Research Institute NIH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
• 2005 Lecture at the EBRS conference, Frankfurt, Germany.
• 2005 Lecture of the 7^th International Congress of Polish Neuroscience Society, Krakow, Poland.
• 2005 Lecture at the Department of Neurohumoral Regulations, Institute of Physiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic.
• 2006 Lecture at the European Society for Human Genetics ESHG , Amsterdam
• 2006 Lecture at the Institute for Theoretical Biology, Charité Medical Center, Berlin Germany
• 2006 Lecture at the Second Meeting of the Society Research Biological Rhythms, SRBR, Conference at Sandestin, Florida, USA
• 2006 Lecture at the 23^rd Conference of European Comparative Endocrinologists, Manchester, England
• 2006 Lecture at the Institut de Neurobiologie, Alfred Fessard bat., Paris, France
• 2007 Lecture at the 7^th meeting of the German Neuroscience Society, Goettingen, Germany
• 2007 Lecture at the Gordon Research Conference, Centre Paul Langevin, France
• 2008 Lecture at the Institute of Physiology Academy of Sciences, in the honour of the retirement of Prof. H. Illnerova, Director of the Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
• 2008 Lecture at the Society for Research on Biological Rhythms, SRBR, Florida, USA
• 2009 Plenary lecture at the EBRS conference, Strasbourg, France
• 2010 Lecture at the “Lorentz Center Meeting, Leiden, the Netherlands.
• 2011 Lecture at the Symposium Strasbourg, France
• 2011 Lecture the the Gordon conference on Chronobiology, Italy
• 2011 Invited plenary lecture at the EBRS conference, Oxford, England

Special National Lectures (selected from over 70 lectures):

• 2000 Lecture ‘Opening Wetenschapsweek’ Nemo Museum Amsterdam.
• 2001 Lecture ‘Publieksdag Hersenen en Veroudering’.
• 2003 Lecture at the Physiol. Soc. Netherlands, Papendal Symposium ‘Physiology in the Genomics Era’.
• 2004 Lecture at the Studium Generale Leiden ‘De Tijd’.
• 2006 Lecture at the Boerhaavecursus "Ontwikkelingen in de geriatrie".
• 2006 Lecture at Vereniging 'Het Nederlandsch Natuur- en Geneeskundig Congres, Amsterdam
• 2006 Lecture at the Boerhaavecursus "Ontwikkelingen in de geriatrie".
• 2006 Plenary lecture at the Psychiatry Society, Krasnapolski, Amsterdam
• 2008 Lecture at the Boerhaavecursus "Aging".
• 2009 Lezing voor het genootschap van ingenieurs Kivi Niria “De mechanismen van de biologische klok”
• 2009 Van Leeuwenhoek lecture on BioScience, BioScience Initiative of the Faculty W&N (mathematics and physics), Leiden
• 2010 This week’s discoveries, Faculty W&N, Leiden
• 2010 LIBC symposium Sleep(less) in Leiden
• 2011 Lecture at “De Rode Hoed’, Amsterdam
• 2012 Lecture at the Complexity meeting, KNAW, Amsterdam

Teaching:

• 1993-2000 Curriculum course Neurophysiology, BioPharmaceutical Sciences, Leiden
• 1998-2000 Curriculum course general and animal Physiology for BioPharmaceutical Sciences
• 1996-2001 Yearly interdepartmental course ‘Chronobiology’
• 1999-2005 Yearly interdepartmental course ‘Cognitive Neurosciences’
• 2000-2002 Lecturer in ‘How to write a Research Proposal’, Biomedical Sciences
• 2001-2003 Curriculum course Neurosciences for Life Science and Technology, Leiden/Delft
• 1998-2004 Lecturer in the LUMC Course Laboratory Animal Science
• 2000-2005 Lecturer in the Course Neurosciences, Prof. J. Bolhuis. Dept Biology, Utrecht
• 2006-present Lecturer in 'Introduction in the Neurosciences',Biomedical Sciences, Leiden
• 2006-present Lecturer in 'Sturing en Regeling', Medical School, Leiden
• 2006-2010 Lecturer in master course Biomedical Sciences, ‘The special senses’
• 2007-present Lecturer in Frontiers of Science (FOS) course ‘Advances in the Neurosciences’
• 2007-2010 Lecturer in “Zenuwstelsel”, neurophysiology teaching, first year Medical course
• 2008-present PreUniversity teaching
• 2009-present Lecturer in “Mechanisms of Ageing of the Leyden Academy”
• 2009-present Lecturer in the course for Honours students, LUMC Leiden
• 2009-present Mentoring of excellent students

Organisation of Teaching:

• 1994-1999 Coordinator, and reorganization of the Neurophysiology and Animal Physiology for BioPharmaceutical Sciences, LACDR. Elected as best teacher of LACDR for 1994-1999.
• 1996-2001 Coordinator and development of the yearly course on ‘Chronobiology’
• 1999-2004 Coordinator and development of the master course ‘Cognitive Neurosciences’
• 2000-present Coordinator, development and organization of the curriculum: ‘How to write a Research Proposal’
• 2005 Coordinator of Boerhaave professorship with master course ‘Introduction to the Biology of sleep and sleep disorders’
• 2005-present General Coordinator Physiology education for the Biomedical Sciences and Medical School
• 2006-present Coordinator of 'Sturing en Regeling', Medical School, Leiden
• 2006-present Course Committee of ‘The special senses’ master course Biomedical Sciences.
• 2006-present Course Committee 'Introduction in the Neurosciences', Biomedical Sciences, Leiden
• 2009-present LUMC representative in the Honours Council University Leiden (‘a titre personel’)

Organisation of Scientific Meetings:

• 2000 Organizer of 4^th Endo-Neuro meeting, satellite symposium ‘Neurobiology of Circadian Rhythms’
• 2001 Organizer of 5^th Endo-Neuro meeting, satellite symposium ‘Neurobiology of Circadian Rhythms’
• 2002 Organizer of the Symposium ‘The Circadian Clock’, In honour of the superannuation of Prof. W.J. Rietveld, Leiden.
• 2004 Co-organizer on the Studium Generale Leiden “Time”
• 2006 Member of the programme committee of the Society for Research on Biological Rhythms (SRBR), Canada.
• 2009 Member of the programme committee of the Leiden International Medical Student Conference (LIMSC)
• 2010 Organizer of the “Lorentz Center Meeting: Assembling a Multi-Cellular Circadian Pacemaker: Seeking Principles of Neural Circuit Organization
• 2010 Across Invertebrate and Vertebrate Brains, August 16 - 20
• 2011 Member of the programme committee of the Leiden International Medical Student Conference (LIMSC)

• 2012 Member at Large of the Society for Biological Rhythm Research (SRBR)

Organisation general

• 2008-2011 Establishment and organisational member of the LUMC network for female scientists and clinicians (‘Vitaal’)
• 2008-present member C.J.Kok-prize committee (LUMC)
• 2009-present member advisory committee van Walree foundation, Royal Academy of Sciences (KNAW), Department Natural Sciences.
• 2009-present member VIDI committee NWO, ALW
• 2009-present LUMC representative at the Bioscience Inititive (BSI), Faculty of Sciences, including van Leeuwenhoek lecture organization ( http://bsi.science.leidenuniv.nl)
• 2009-present LUMC representative in the Honours Council University Leiden
• 2009-present member of various “wenselijkheidcommissies” LUMC
• 2010-present member of selection committee excellent students and MD-PhD trajectory
• 2011-present board member of the Leiden Center for Translational Neuroscience (LCTN)

Memberships in Scientific Societies:

• Society for Research on Biological Rhythms
• European Biological Rhythm Society

(Co-) promotor thesis

• 1995 Martin de Vries: Pharmacological intervention of the mammalian circadian clock.
• 2002 Jeroen Schaap: Neurons of the mammalian circadian pacemaker: Cellular and network properties
• 2006 Mariska van Steensel: Hierarchical organization of the circadian timing system
• 2009 Jos Rohling: Network properties of the mammalian circadian clock
• 2010 Henk Tjebbe van der Leest: Photoperiodic encoding by the neuronal network of the suprachiasmatic nucleus.
• 2011 Floor van Oosterhout: Photic and non-photic modulation of the mammalian circadian clock.
• 2011 (planned) Thijs Houben:

Habilitation committee

Dr. J. Mendoza, Strasbourg, 2011

Dr. A. Grenada, Berlin, 2011

Peer-reviewed publications (in reverse chronological order):

1. Meijer, J.H., Colwell, C.S., Rohling, J.H.T., vanderLeest, H.T., Houben, T., and Michel, S., Dynamic neuronal network organization of the circadian clock, and possible deterioration in disease. Neurobiology of circadian timing (the Volume), ed: Kalsbeek, A, Foster, R.G., Roenneberg, T., and Merrow, M., Progress in Brain research (2012) in press.
2. Hu, K., Meijer, J.H., Shea, S.A., vanderLeest, H.T., Houben, T., van Oosterhout, F., and Scheer, F.A.J.L., Fractal patterns of neuronal activity exist within the suprachiasmatic nucleus and require extrinsic network interactions, J. Physiol, submitted.
3. Tom Deboer, Hester C van Diepen, Michel D Ferrari, Arn MJM Van den Maagdenberg, Johanna H Meijer, Low adenosinergic sensitivity in Cacna1a R192Q mutant mice reveals a link between migraine and sleep. under revision
4. Michael Antle, PhD; Hester C van Diepen; Tom Deboer; Pardis Pedram; RodRodrigues Pereira; Johanna H Meijer, Methylphenidate Modifies the Motion of the Circadian Clock, Neuropsychopharmacology, under revision
5. Van Oosterhout, F, Fisher, SP, van Diepen, H., Houben, T., VanderLeest, HT, Thompson, S., Peirson, SN, Foster, RG, and Meijer, JH, Persistent responsiveness of the circadian system to UV light in the absence of melanopsin, Current Biol., in press.
6. Farajnia, S., Michel, S., Deboer, T., Houben, T., vanderLeest, H.T., Rohling, J.H.T., Ramkisoensing, A., Yasenkov, R., and Meijer, J.H., Evidence for neuronal desynchrony in the aged SCN clock, , J. Neurosci, vol nr 32, jaar 2012, pp 5891-5899.
7. Lucassen, E.A., van Diepen, H., Michel, S., Houben, T., Colwell, C.S. and Meijer, J.H., Role of VIP in seasonal encoding by the SCN clock., Eur. J. Neurosci, (2012) 1-9.
8. Van Oosterhout, F., Lucassen, E.A., Houben, T., vanderLeest, H.T., Antle, M.C., and Meijer, J.H., Amplitude of the SCN clock enhanced by behavioral activity, PLoSONE, accepted, minor revision.
9. Rohling, JHT, vanderLeest, HT, Michel, S., Vansteensel, MJ, and Meijer, JH, Phase resetting of the mammalian circadian clock relies on a rapid shift of a small population of pacemaker neurons, PLoS ONE 6 (2011) e25437.
10. van Kempen GT, vanderLeest HT, van den Berg RJ, Eilers P, Westerink RH. Three distinct modes of exocytosis revealed by amperometry in neuroendocrine cells. Biophys J. 100 (2011) 968-77.
11. Meijer, J.H., Michel S, Vanderleest HT, Rohling JH, Daily and seasonal adaptation of the circadian clock requires plasticity of the SCN neuronal network, Eur J Neurosci. (2010) 2143-2151.
12. Houben, T., Deboer, T, van Oosterhout, F, and Meijer, JH, Correlation with behavioral activity and rest implies circadian regulation by SCN neuronal activity levels, J. Biol. Rhythms, (2009) 477-487.
13. vanderLeest HT, Rohling JHT, Michel S, Meijer JH. Phase shifting capacity of the circadian pacemaker determined by the SCN neuronal network organization. PLoS ONE 4(3) (2009) e4976.
14. vanderLeest HT, Vansteensel, MJ, Duindam, H, Michel S, Meijer JH., Phase of the electrical activity rhythm in the SCN in vitro not influenced by preparation time, Chronobiol. Int., 26 (2009) 1075-1089
15. Zhang J, Fang Z, Jud C, Vansteensel MJ, Kaasik K, Lee CC, Albrecht U, Tamanini F, Meijer JH, Oostra BA, Nelson DL. Fragile X-related proteins regulate mammalian circadian behavioral rhythms. Am J Hum Genet. 83 (2008) 43-52.
16. van Oosterhout, F., Michel, S., Deboer, T., Houben, T., van de Ven, R.C.G., Albus, H., Westerhout, J., Vansteensel, M.J., Ferrari, M., van den Maagdenberg, A.M.J.M., and Meijer, J.H., Enhanced circadian phase resetting in R192Q Cav2.1 calcium channel migraine mice, Ann Neurol 64 (2008) 315-324.
17. Hampp, G., Ripperger, J.A., Houben, T., Schmutz, I., Blex, C., Perreau-Lenz, S., Brunk, I., Spanagel, R., Ahnert-Hilger, G., Meijer, J.H. and Albrecht, U., Regulation of the murine Monoamine Oxidase A Gene by Circadian Clock Components Implies Clock Influence on Mood, Current Biol., 18 (2008) 678-83.
18. Vansteensel, M.J., Michel, S., and Meijer, J.J., Organization of cell and tissue circadian pacemakers: A comparison among species, Brain Res Rev. 58 (2008) 18-47.
19. Deboer, T., Ruijgrok, G. and Meijer, J.H., Short light-dark cycles affect sleep in mice Eur. J. Neuroscience , (2007) 1-6.
20. Rohling, J., Meijer, J.H., VanderLeest, H.T., and Admiraal, J., Phase differences in single unit electrical activity patterns underly photoperiodic encoding by the SCN, J. Neurophysiol.Paris, (2007) 261-270.
21. VanderLeest, H.T., Houben, T., Michel, S., Deboer,T., Albus, H., Vansteensel, M.J., Block, G.D. and Meijer, J.H., Seasonal encoding by the circadian pacemaker of the SCN, Current Biol. 17 (2007) 468-473.
22. J.H. Meijer, S. Michel, M.J. Vansteensel, Processing of daily and seasonal light information the mammalian circadian clock, (2007) General and Comparative Endocrinology 152 (2007) 159-164.
23. Deboer, T., Détari, L., Meijer, J.H., Long term effects of sleep deprivation on the mammalian circadian pacemaker. Sleep, 30 (3) (2007) 257-262.
24. Rohling, J., Wolters, L., Meijer, J.H., Simulation of day-length encoding in the SCN: from single-cell to tissue-level organization. J. Biol. Rhythms, 4 (2006) 301-13.
25. Itri, J.N., Michel, S., Vansteensel, M.J., Meijer, J.H., and Colwell, C.S., Fast delayed rectifier potassium current is required for circadian neural activity, Nature Neuroscience, 8(5) (2005) 650-656.
26. Albus, H., Vansteensel, M.J., Michel, S., Block, G.D. and Meijer, J.H., A GABAergic mechanism is necessary for coupling dissociable ventral and dorsal regional oscillators within the circadian clock., Current Biol., 15 (2005) 886-893.
27. Vansteensel, M.J., Magnone, M.C., van Oosterhout, F., Baeriswyl, F., Albrecht, U., Albus, H., Dahan, H. and Meijer, J.H. The opioid fentanyl affects light input, electrical activity and Per gene expression in the hamster suprachiasmatic nuclei, Eur. J. Neuroscience, 21 (2005) 2958-2966.
28. Schwartz, W.J., Meijer, J.H., Real-time imaging reveals spatiotemporal dynamics of cellular circadian clocks, TINS, 9 (2004) 513-6.
29. Deboer, T., Overeem, S., Visser, N.A., Duindam, H., Frolich, M., Lammers, G.J., Meijer, J.H., Convergence of circadian and sleep regulatory mechanisms on hypocretin-1., Neuroscience 129(3) (2004) 727-32.
30. Schaap, J., Albus, H., van der Leest, H.T., Eilers, P.H.C., Détari, L., Meijer, J.H., Heterogeneity of rhythmic suprachiasmatic nucleus neurons: implications for circadian waveform and photoperiodic encoding, PNAS, 26 (2003) 15994-15999.
31. Deboer, T., Vansteensel, M.J., Détari, L., Meijer, J.H., Sleep states alter activity of suprachiasmatic nucleus neurons, Nature Neuroscience, 10 (2003) 1086-1090.
32. Vansteensel, M.J., Yamazaki, S., Albus, H., Deboer, T., Block G.D., Meijer J.H., Dissociation between circadian Per1 and neuronal and behavioral rhythms following a shifted environmental cycle, Current Biol., 13 (2003) 1538-1542.
33. Schaap, J. Pennartz, C.M.A., Meijer, J.H., Electrophysiology of the circadian pacemaker in mammals, Chronobiol. Int., 2 (2003) 171-188.
34. Bonnefont, X., Albus, H., Meijer, J.H., van der Horst, G.T., Light signalling in cryptochrome-deficient mice, Novartis Found Symp. 253 (2003) 56-66.
35. Vansteensel, M.J., Deboer, T., Dahan, A. Meijer, J.H., Differential responses of circadian Activity Onset and Offset following GABA-ergic and opioid receptor activation, J. Biol. Rhythms, 4 (2003) 297-306.
36. Meijer, J.H., Schwartz, W.J., In search of the pathways for light-induced pacemaker resetting in the suprachiasmatic nucleus, J. Biol. Rhythms, 3 (2003) 235-249.
37. Albus, H., Bonnefont, X., Chaves, I. Yasui, A., Doczy, J., van der Horst, G.T.J., Meijer, J.H., Cryptochrome-deficient mice lack circadian electrical activity in the suprachiasmatic nuclei, Current Biology 12 (2002) 1130-1133.
38. Schaap, J., Meijer. J.H., Opposing effect of behavioural activity and light on neurons of the suprachiasmatic nucleus, Eur. J. of Neuroscience, 13 (2001) 1955-1962.
39. Schaap, J., Albus, H., Eilers, P.H.C., Detari, L. and Meijer, J.H., Phase differences in electrical discharge rhythms between neuronal populations of the left and right suprachiasmatic nuclei. Neuroscience 108 (2001) 359-363.
40. Meijer, J.H., Ruijs, A.C.J., Albus, H., van der Geest, B., Duindam, H., Zwinderman, A.H. and Dahan, A., Fentanyl, a mu-opioid receptor agonist, phase shifts the hamster circadian pacemaker, Brain Res. 868 (2000) 135-140.
41. Meijer, J.H., Ruis, A., Albus, H., and Dahan, A., Functional absence of extraocular photoreception in rodents, Brain Res. 831 (1999) 337-339.
42. Schaap, J., Bos, N.P.A., de Jeu, M.T.G., Geurtsen, A.M.S., Meijer, J.H. and Pennartz, C.M.A., Neurons of the rat suprachiasmatic nucleus show a circadian rhythm in membrane properties that is lost during prolonged whole‑cell recording, Brain Res. 19018 (1998) 154‑166.
43. Meijer, J.H., Watanabe, K., Schaap, J., Albus, H. and L. Détári, Light responsiveness of the suprachiasmatic nucleus: long‑term multiunit and single‑unit recordings in freely moving rats, J. Neurosci.18 (1998) 9078‑9087.
44. Meijer, J.H., Schaap, J., Watanabe, K. and Albus, H., Multiunit activity recordings in the suprachiasmatic nuclei: in vivo versus in vitro models, Brain Res. 753 (1997) 322‑327.
45. Meijer, J.H., Watanabe, K., Detari, L. and Schaap, J., Circadian rhythm in light response in suprachiasmatic nucleus neurons of freely moving rats, Brain Res. 741 (1,2) (1996) 352‑355.
46. Meijer, J.H., Watanabe, K., Detari, L., de Vries, M.J., Albus, H., Treep, J.A., Schaap, J., and Rietveld, W.J., Light entrainment of the mammalian biological clock, Progress in Brain Res. vol 111, "Hypothalamic integration of circadian rhythms" ed: R.M. Buijs, A. Kalsbeek, H.J. Romijn, C.M.A. Pennartz and M. Mirmiran, Elsevier, Amsterdam (1996) 175‑190.
47. Meijer, J.H. and De Vries, M.J., Light‑induced phase shifts in onset and offset of running‑wheel activity in the Syrian hamster, J. Biol. Rhythms, 1 (1995) 4‑16.
48. De Vries, M.J., Treep, J.A., De Pauw, E.S.D., and Meijer, J.H., The effects of electrical stimulation of the optic nerves and anterior optic chiasm on the circadian activity rhythm of the Syrian hamster: involvement of excitatory amino acids, Brain Res., 642 (1994) 206‑212.
49. De Vries, M.J., Nunes Cardozo, B., Van der Want, J., De Wolf, A., Meijer, J.H., Glutamate immunoreactivity in terminals of the retinohypothalamic tract of the brown Norwegian rat, Brain Res., 612 (1993) 231‑237.
50. Meijer, J.H., Albus, H., Weidema, F. and Ravesloot, J.H., The effects of glutamate on membrane potential and discharge rate of suprachiasmatic neurons, Brain Res., 603 (1993) 284‑288.
51. Meijer J.H. Entrainment of the circadian pacemaker by light. J. Int. Cycle Res., (1992) 152‑154.
52. Meijer, J.H., Rusak, B. and Gänshirt, G., The relation between light‑induced phase shifts in the suprachiasmatic nucleus and phase shifts of hamster circadian rhythms, Brain Res., 598 (1992) 257‑263.
53. De Vries, M.J., and Meijer, J.H., Aspartate injections into the suprachiasmatic region of the Syrian hamster do not mimic the effects of light on the circadian activity rhythm, Neurosci. Lett., 127 (1991) 215‑218.
54. Meijer, J.H., Physiological basis for photic entrainment, Eur. J. of Morphol., Vol. 28, no. 2‑4 (1990) 308‑316.
55. Meijer, J.H., Daan, S., Overkamp, G.J.F. and Hermann, P., The two‑oscillator circadian system of Tree shrews (Tupaja belangeri) and its response to light and dark pulses, J. Biol. Rhythms, 5 (1990) 1‑16.
56. Rusak, B., Meijer, J.H. and Harrington, M.E., Hamster circadian rhythms are phase‑shifted by electrical stimulation of the geniculo‑hypothalamic tract, Brain Res. 493 (1989) 283‑291.
57. Meijer, J.H., Rusak, B. and Harrington, M.E., Photically responsive neurons in the hypothalamus of a diurnal ground squirrel, Brain Res., 501 (1989) 315‑323.
58. Meijer, J.H. and Rietveld, W.J., The neurophysiology of the suprachiasmatic circadian pacemaker in rodents. Physiol. Rev., 69 (3) 671‑707, 1989.
59. Meijer, J.H., van der Zee, E.A. and Dietz, M., The effects of intraventricular carbachol injections on the freerunning activity rhythm of the hamster, J. Biol. Rhythms, 4 (1988) 1‑16.
60. Meijer, J.H., van der Zee, E.A. and Dietz, M., Glutamate phase shifts circadian activity rhythms in hamsters, Neurosci. Lett., 86 (1988) 177‑183.
61. Meijer, J.H. and Groos, G.A., Responsiveness of suprachiasmatic and ventral lateral geniculate neurons to serotonin and imipramine: a microiontophoretic study in normal and imipramine‑treated rats, Brain Res. Bull. 20 (1988) 89‑96.
62. Rietveld, W.J., Meijer, J.H. Ruis, J. and Buys, P., The effect of neonatal administration of monosodium glutamate on the control of food intake in the rat, J. Interdiscipl. Cycle Res. 17 (1986) 327‑334.
63. Meijer, J.H., Groos, G.A. and Rusak, B., Luminance coding in a circadian pacemaker: the suprachiasmatic nucleus of the rat and the hamster, Brain Res., 382 (1986) 109‑118.
64. Groos, G.A. and Meijer, J.H., Effects of illumination on suprachiasmatic nucleus electrical discharge. In R.J. Wurtman, M.J. Baum and J.T. Potts, Jr. (Eds.), The medical and biological effects of light, Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci., 453 (1985) 215‑230.
65. Ince, C., Leijh, P.C.J., Meijer, J.H, van Bavel, E. and Ypey, D.L., Oscillatory hyperpolarizations and resting membrane potentials of mouse fibroblast and macrophage cell lines, J. Physiol. (1984), 625‑635.
66. Groos, G.A., Mason, R. and Meijer J.H., Electrical and pharmacological properties of the suprachiasmatic nuclei, Fed. proc., 42 (1983) 2790‑2795.

Invited book chapters:

1. Hattar, S., Meijer, J.H. and Takahashi, J.S., The Visual Neurosciences 1 ed: Chalupa L.M., Werner J.S., The Mit Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts (2012), in preparation
2. Meijer, J.H., Takahashi, J.S., Light responsiveness and photic entrainment of the mammalian circadian clock, The Visual Neurosciences 1 ed: Chalupa L.M., Werner J.S., The Mit Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts (2004) 625-640.
3. Meijer, J.H. (contributor), Chronobiology: Biological Timekeeping, eds. Dunlap, J.C., Loros, J.J., Decoursey, P.J. (2004) Sinauer Associates, Sunderland.
4. Meijer, J.H., Photic entrainment in mammals, Handbook of Behavioral Neurobiology 'Circadian Clocks', ed. J.S. Takahashi, F.W. Turek and R.Y. Moore (2001) 183-210.
5. Meijer, J.H., Integration of visual information by the suprachiasmatic nucleus. In: D.C. Klein, R.Y. Moore and S.M. Reppert (Eds.), The Mind's Clock, (1991) Oxford University Press, pp 107‑119.

Communication to society

• Interviews for national and international newspapers
• Interview NRC 2002, rubriek Wetenschap en Onderwijs.
• April 2004 TELEAC (radio broadcast)
• Mai 2005 TELEAC (radio broadcast)
• July 2005 Deutsche Welle (television)
• August 2005 RTL Deutschland (television)
• Oktober 2005 Radio West (radio broadcast)
• September 2006 interview ‘Arts en Auto’
• September 2006 interview Algemeen Dagblad
• Cahier Boerhaave cursus 2006: J.H. Meijer: De biologische klok en ouder worden.
• Cahier 2006 Biowetenschappen en Maatschappij. W.J. Rietveld en J.H. Meijer.
• December 2006 Deutsche Welle (television)
• RTL Deutschland television 2006
• Noorderlicht VPRO radio 2007
• radio West 2008
• 2010 radio interview Frits Spits, KRO
• 2010 radio interview BNR
• 2010 radio interview radio Hilversum 538 met Edwin Evers
• 2010 radio interview “radio Gelderland”
• 2010 radio interview “radio Zeeland”
• 2010 radio interview “Simone FM”
• 2010 Interview Mare “Vroeg naar bed”
• 2010 Interview Trouw
• 2010 Interview Nu.nl
• 2010 Interview Telegraaf
• 2010 Interview Trouw ”Zomertijd: trek de gordijnen open”
• 2010 Interview Marrocan Community
• 2010 Interview Spits “Maandagochtenddip is geen aanstellerij”
• 2010 Interview Medical Facts “Licht is goed om de biologische klok te synchroniseren”
• 2010 Interview  www.gezondheidsnet.nl
• 2010 Interview “de Gelderlander Feeds”
• 2010 Interview “Reformatorisch Dagblad”
• 2010 Interview “Tiscali”
• 2011 Interview en publicatie in Bionieuws, “Voor ouderen is het eeuwig zomer”.
• 2011 Lezing in De Rode Hoed, Amsterdam
• 2011 Noorderlicht, VPRO, radio interview
• 2012 Labyrinth, VPRO televisie (in preparation)
• 2012 NTR televisie, De biologische klok