Sleep has a huge impact on well-being. In this short expert lecture, Professor of Sleep and Physiology Derk-Jan Dijk explains what affects sleep quality - including gender and night shift work - and how circadian rhythms can change gene expression.
Professor Derk-Jan Dijk FMedSci is Professor of Sleep and Physiology at the University of Surrey.
Professor Dijk gave this presentation ‘The why and how of human sleep research’ as part of the Academy of Medical Sciences New Fellow's Admissions Day 2018, held on 27 June. On this day, the Academy welcomed newly elected Fellows for their formal admission.
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