CURRICULUM VITAE
Name: | Johanna Hendrika Meijer |
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E-mail J.H.Meijer@lumc.nl
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Personal:
Born: 26 March, 1959, The Hague, The Netherlands
Three children: born in 1991, 1992 and 1995
Education:
1978-1985
Doctoral exam in ‘Neurophysiology and Neuropharmacology’ cum laude. 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, cum laude.
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.
- 2013-present: Visiting Professorship Oxford Univ, Nuffield Lab of Ophalmology and Clinical Neuroscience, Oxford, GB.
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.
- 2012 Research highlight in Nature Neuroscience of our paper: van Oosterhout et al, Current Biol. 2012.
- 2013 Editorial on deBoer et al, Sleep 2013, by A. Luthi, entitled ‘The Adenosine Story Goes Ionic: Ca(V)2.1-type Ca(2+) Channels Identified as Effectors of Adenosine's Somnogenic Actions.’
- 2013 Editorial on Coomans et al, Diabetes 2013
- 2013 Cover paper by Coomans et al in FASEB J 2013
- 2013-present: Visiting professorship Oxford University.
- 2014-present: Member of the Koninklijke Hollandse Maatschappij der Wetenschappen (Royal Dutch Society of Sciences)
- 2014 Highlight in Nature of Meijer and Robbers, Proc Royal Acad Science
- 2016 Aschoff and Honma Prize in Biological Rhythm Research (International Selection Committee, chaired by Dr. Takao Kondo)
Research Support:
- 2018-2022 ALW grant, NWO
- Title: An Ancient Clock Facing Modern Times; an Investigation in a Diurnal Species
- Pi: J.H. Meijer / co-Pi: JHT Rohling
- Amount of money received: 282.000
- 2018-2022 Velux Stiftung – PhD and postdoc position
- Title: The circadian clock in day-active species: preserving our health in modern society
- Pi: J.H. Meijer / co-Pi:, C. Coomans
- Amount of money received: 392.000
- 2018-2022 IDEX-doctorant 2018 – PhD position
- Title: Circadian system of diurnal/nocturnal rodents: role of arousal systems
- Pi: J.H. Meijer, Sylvie Raison, Leiden Univ/Strasbourg Univ
- Amount of money received: +/- 300.00
- 2018-2019 Leiden University Program, position electronic engineer
- Title: Light emitting device for stimulation within the fMRI 7 Tesla set up
- PI: J.H. Meijer / PI: T. van Osch
- Amount of money received: 54:000
- 2017-2020 Velix Stiftung postdoc position
- Aging of the circadian system
- Pi: S. Michel/ co-Pi: J.H. Meijer, T. deBoer, JHT Rohling
- Amount of money received:
275.000
- 2014-2018 Diabetes Fonds postdoc position
- The effect of dysregulation of the central clock on the development of obesity ans insulin resistance
- Pi: C. Coomans/ co-Pi: J.H. Meijer
- Amount of money received: 275.000
- 2013-2014: EFSD
- Targeting brown adipose tissue activity as therapy for obesity and diabetes resulting from circadian dysregulation
- PI Coomans
- Received: € 100.000
- 2012- 2016 NWO grant, PhD position for school teachers
- Title:'Seasonal Fluctuations in Circadian Rhythms of Natural Populations of Mice
- 'PI: candidate, drs Y Robbers/ promoter: JH Meijer PI: JH Meijer.
- Amount of money received: Received: 185.000
- 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)
- Meijer received: 527.000
- 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.
- Meijer received: 400.000
- 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.
- Received: 185.000
- 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.
- Received: 185.000
- Role: PI
- 2000-2002 NWO , The Netherlands (Dutch Hungarian research collaboration)
- Title: Circadian rhythms and sleep.
- Received: 50.000
- 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.
- Received: 400.000
- Role: co-PI
- 1997 NWO , The Netherlands
- Title: Circadian Rhythms and Sleep. 3-months visiting grant for Dr. L Detari, Budapest, Hungary.
- Received: 30.000
- Role: PI
- 1995-1997 NWO , The Netherlands
- Title: 2-year visiting grant for Dr. K. Watanabe, Dokkyo Univ. School of Medicine, Japan.
- Received: 50.000
- Role: PI
- 1990-1994 NWO , The Netherlands (grant for PhD positions)
- Title: Photic entrainment of the circadian pacemaker in rodents.
- Received: 185.000
- Role: PI
- 1989-1992 Royal Academy of Sciences, The Netherlands, KNAW fellowship
- Title: Electrophysiological characteristics of the circadian pacemaker of the suprachiasmatic nuclei.
- Received: 250.000
- 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 9th 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 7th 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 23rd Conference of European Comparative Endocrinologists, Manchester, England
- 2006 Lecture at the Institut de Neurobiologie, Alfred Fessard bat., Paris, France
- 2007 Lecture at the 7th 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
- 2012 Plenary Avant Diner lecture at the SFC (French society for circadian rhythms), Tours, France
- 2013 Lecture at the Gordon Research Conference, Rhode Island, USA.
- 2013 Invited plenary lecture and chair at the EBRS conference, Munchen, Germany
- 2013 Lecture at the Lorentz Center Meeting: Clinical relevance of circadian rhythms
- 2013 Plenary lecture at Workshop Neurex: The mysterious world of clocks, Strassbourg, France
- 2014 SRBR San Diego
- 2014 organization session and lecture at the Society for Research on Biological Rhythms, SRBR, Montana, USA
- 2014 lecture at Summerschool Chronobiology, Oxford University
- 2015 Lecture at the Gordon Conference on Chronobiology, Barcelona, Spain
- 2015 session at Summerschool Chronobiology, Oxford University
- 2015: Named Ariens Kappers lecture, European Society for Rhythm Research, Manchester
- 2016 plenary lecture at International Complexity Conference, Amsterdam; Emerging properties in the neuronal network of the circadian pacemaker
- 2016: session at summerschool Chronobiology, Oxford University
- 2016: ESRS (European Sleep Research Society), Bologna. Plenary lecture
- 2016: Prize winning lecture at Sapporo, Japan, Asschof-Honma prize
- 2016: Lecture at the Japanese Chronobiology Conference, Nagoya, Japan
- 2017 San Diego conference “From Clock to Clinic”. The neuronal network of the SCN clock; An Ancient clock in Modern Times
- 2017: lecture at the Gordon Conference on Chronobiology, Vermont, USA
- 2017: Summerschool Oxford
- 2017: Complexity Summerschool, Lipari, Italy. Emergent properties in the neuronal network of the brain’s clock
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
- 2012 Lecture at the Public Science day, Museum Boerhaave, Leiden ('Wijzer over DNA: de klok bepaalt, zondag 4 nov 2012)
- 2012 Lecture at student organization Prometheus
- 2013 lecture at KNAW-Complexity meeting, Amsterdam, Dec 17 2013
- 2014 lecture at student Union Crea, Amsterdam, Feb 2014
- 2014 Symposium The Biological Clock, LUMC, Leiden, 2014
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 GeneralCoordinator 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’)
- 2012 Organization of the Honours class “The metabolic syndrome, a global problem.”
- 2012-2016 Main organizer of the Honors class “The metabolic syndrome, a global problem.” In collaboration with The Dept of Life Sciences, Prof. H. de Groot
- 2013-present Organization of 1 week within Minors program “Translational Neurosciences”, entitled Çlinical relevance of circadian rhythms.
- 2017-present Main organizer of the Honors class “Complexity Theory”, in collaboration with the Institue for Mathematics, Prof . F den Hollander
Organisation of Scientific Meetings:
- 2000 Organizer of 4th Endo-Neuro meeting, satellite symposium ‘Neurobiology of Circadian Rhythms’
- 2001 Organizer of 5th 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)
- 2012 Organizing committee of the Complexity Winterschool, NWO program complexity, Zandvoort
- 2013 Organization Lorentz Center Meeting “Clinical relevance of circadian rhythms”. Co-organizers: Swaab (Amsterdam, NIN), Foster (Oxford), Colwell (UCLA).
- 2016 - under development: winterschool for Chronobiology in Tromso, Norway, together with Prof S. Brown, Prof. D Hazzlerig and Dr. R Hut.
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 (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)
- 2011-present member of selection committee Honours program courses, University Leiden
- 2012-present Construction International Lab, with Strassbourg, NIN, Amsterdam, and Leiden group
- 2013-present Member of NWO Program Committee ‘Complexity’
- 2013-present Member of the Managing team of the LIBC (Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition)
- 2013-present Member of the GMT “Translational Neurosciences, LUMC”
Editorial
Memberships in Scientific Societies:
- Society for Research on Biological Rhythms
- European Biological Rhythm Society
Other activities
- Member Comemius program (mentor-mentee coaching)
- Mentor excellent students
- NFU-project DIALOOG: Advisor of the project "fitter door de nacht" (fit throught the night) LUMC
(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 (Cum laude).
- 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.
- 2012 Floor van Oosterhout: Photic and non-photic modulation of the mammalian circadian clock.
- 2013 Thijs Houben: Regulation of behavioural activity by the suprachiasmatic nuclei.
- 2015 Sahar Farajnia: Neuroplasticity in the mammalian clock: the effect of aging and seasons.
- 2015 Hester van Diepen Retinal and Neuronal Mechanisms of Circadian Photoreception.
- 2016 Eliane Lucassen: Circadian timekeeping: from basic clock function to implications for health.
- 2016 Ashna Ramkisoensing: Interplay of Neuronal Networks Modulates Mammalian Circadian Rhythms.
- 2017 Laura Kervezee: Mind the time: 24-hour rhythms in drug exposure and effect
Current PhD’s:
- Yuri Robbers: Environmental and social factors in circadian timing
- Maria Panagiotou: Sleep depression and aging affect the circadian system
- Renate Buijnk: Metabolomics of the circadian clock
- Anneke Olde-Engerink: Neurophysiological studies of the plasticity of the SCN clock
Habilitation committee
Dr. J. Mendoza, Strasbourg, 2011
Dr. A. Grenada, Berlin, 2011
Invited book chapters:
- Meijer, JH. The mammalian circadian pacemaker: an adaptive timekeeper for an ever changing environment. (Ed. K-I Honma.) In press. Sapporro Univ press.
- Michel S, Block GD, Meijer JH. The aging clock. In: Circadian Medicine. Ed: Colwell CS. Wiley, Blackwell, Hoboken, New Jersey (2015) 321-335.
- Van Diepen, H., Meijer, J.H., Peirson, S., and Foster, R., Circadian photoreception: from phototransduction to behavior, The retina and circadian rhythms ed: Tosini, G., Springer, 2013, in press
- Meijer, JH, Hatter, S and Takahashi, JS, Meijer, J.H., 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 (2013).
- Takahiro J, Michel S, Block GD, Colwell CS, Neural circuits underlying circadian oscillations in mammals: Clocks in a dish. In: Isolated central nervous system circuits (series Neuromethods Vol. 73) ed: Klaus Ballanyi, Humana Press (Springer), New York, in press .
- Deboer T, Krauchi K. Thermoregulatory changes. In: Kushida CA (Ed) The encyclopedia of sleep. Elsevier. In press.
- Krauchi K, Deboer T. Thermoregulation and sleep. In: Kushida CA (Ed) The encyclopedia of sleep. Elsevier. In press.
- 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
- 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.
- Meijer, J.H. (contributor), Chronobiology: Biological Timekeeping, eds. Dunlap, J.C., Loros, J.J., Decoursey, P.J. (2004) Sinauer Associates, Sunderland.
- 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.
- 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 Lecture in De Rode Hoed, Amsterdam
- 2011 Noorderlicht, VPRO, radio interview
- 2012 Labyrinth, VPRO televisie, 10 okt 2012, topic: the biological clock
- 2012 Volkskrant april “Biologische klok fnuikt de slaap
- 2012 NRC Juli: “Muizen slapen slechter na het slikken van ritalin
- 2012 radio interview Radio West
- 2012 radio interview Radio Simone
- 2012 Interview: "De wintertijd speelt vooral jonge ouders parten". In de volgende kranten: De Telegraaf, Haarlems Dagblad, Nu.nl, De Volkskrant, De Standaard, Mijn Kind, Nationale onderwijsgids
- 2014 Wild mice use running wheels: highlighted and discussed in : The New York Times, USA Today, Der Spiegel, NRC, Scientific American, Nu.nl, the Guardian (and in many other journals)
- 2015, NRC 12 Jan Opinie stuk in de NRC op uitnodiging. Titel: Latere schooltijen zinloos voor pubers
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