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Satchin Panda

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Satchin Panda, Ph.D., is a leading expert in the field of circadian rhythm research. He is a professor at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and a founding executive member of the Center for Circadian Biology at the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Panda is a Pew Biomedical Scholar and a recipient of the Julie Martin Mid-Career Award in Aging Research. 

After completing M.S. in Biotechnology and working in Tamilnadu, he moved to the USA for higher studies. His research at the Salk Institute in San Diego has focused on circadian rhythms. Dr. Panda’s research findings can have an immediate impact on public health by improving the mental and metabolic health of millions of people. He discovered that blue-light-sensing nerve cells in our retina mediate the diverse effects of light on the mood, sleep, and hormones. This discovery is fueling a new revolution in the lighting industry to re-engineer lighting to reduce depression, support sleep, and improve brain health. He also discovered that irrespective of what we eat, maintaining a consistent period of eating and fasting– now popularized as intermittent fasting – can help prevent, manage, and reverse metabolic diseases.

As a recognition of the impact of his work regarding circadian rhythms and diabetes, Dr. Panda has been invited to speak at conferences around the world, including Diabetes UK, the American Diabetes Association, the Danish Diabetes Association, and the respective professional diabetes societies of Europe and Australia.

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The Circadian Code

Rhonda Patrick
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