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Shin Yamazaki, Ph.D.

Shin Yamazaki, Ph.D.

Professor

School
Medical School
Department
Neuroscience
Graduate Programs
Neuroscience
  • Biography

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    1992-1993       Postdoctoral Fellow (Neuroscience): Mitsubishi Kasei Institute of Life Sciences, Tokyo, Japan.  (Mentor: Shin-Ichi T Inouye, Ph.D.)

    1993-1994       Postdoctoral Fellow (Neuroscience): Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Neuroscience, Tokyo, Japan.  (Mentor: Yoichiro Kuroda, Ph.D.)

    1994-1996       Research Associate (Chronobiology): Department of Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA. (Mentors: Michael Menaker, Ph.D. and Gene D Block, Ph.D.)

    1996-2002      Research Scientist: Department of Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville,VA.

    2000-2002       Center Investigator: NSF Center for Biological Timing

    2002-2006       Research Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.

    2006-2013       Member of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development

    2006-2013       Research Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.

  • Research Interest
    • Circadian Physiology
    • Feeding and Light Entrainment of the Circadian System
    • Live Cell/Tissue Real-Time Imaging
    • Mouse Models for Human Disorders Caused by Disruption/Disorganization/Misalignment of the Circadian System
    • Neural Circuit Controlling Feeding and Locomotor Activity Rhythms
    • Pacemaker Coupling
  • Publications

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    Poxvirus A51R Proteins Negatively Regulate Microtubule-Dependent Transport by Kinesin-1.
    Seo D, Yue Y, Yamazaki S, Verhey KJ, Gammon DB, Int J Mol Sci 2024 Jul 25 14
    Neuronal E93 is required for adaptation to adult metabolism and behavior.
    Yip C, Wyler SC, Liang K, Yamazaki S, Cobb T, Safdar M, Metai A, Merchant W, Wessells R, Rothenfluh A, Lee S, Elmquist J, You YJ, Mol Metab 2024 Apr 101939
  • Books

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    Extra-SCN Circadian Pacemakers.. In Biological Clocks with reference to suprachiasmatic nucleus Proceedings of the Sapporo Symposium on Biological Rhythm November 9-10, 2016. (Honma K and Honma S eds)

    Pendergast JS, Yamazaki S (2017). Sapporo, Japan, Hokkaido University Press