Shin Yamazaki, Ph.D. - Faculty Profile

Biography

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

Publications

Featured Publications

The Mysterious Food-Entrainable Oscillator: Insights from Mutant and Engineered Mouse Models.: Pendergast JS, Yamazaki S J. Biol. Rhythms 2018 Jul 748730418789043
mPeriod2 (Brdm1) and other single Period mutant mice have normal food anticipatory activity.: Pendergast JS, Wendroth RH, Stenner RC, Keil CD, Yamazaki S Sci Rep 2017 Nov 7 1 15510
Period2 3'-UTR and microRNA-24 regulate circadian rhythms by repressing PERIOD2 protein accumulation.: Yoo SH, Kojima S, Shimomura K, Koike N, Buhr ED, Furukawa T, Ko CH, Gloston G, Ayoub C, Nohara K, Reyes BA, Tsuchiya Y, Yoo OJ, Yagita K, Lee C, Chen Z, Yamazaki S, Green CB, Takahashi JS Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2017 Oct
Period-independent novel circadian oscillators revealed by timed exercise and palatable meals.: Flôres DE, Bettilyon CN, Yamazaki S Sci Rep 2016 6 21945
The Running Wheel Enhances Food Anticipatory Activity: An Exploratory Study.: Flôres DE, Bettilyon CN, Jia L, Yamazaki S Front Behav Neurosci 2016 10 143
Effects of light, food, and methamphetamine on the circadian activity rhythm in mice.: Pendergast JS, Yamazaki S Physiol. Behav. 2014 Feb
Wheel-running activity modulates circadian organization and the daily rhythm of eating behavior.: Pendergast JS, Branecky KL, Huang R, Niswender KD, Yamazaki S Front Psychol 2014 5 177
The complex relationship between the light-entrainable and methamphetamine-sensitive circadian oscillators: evidence from behavioral studies of Period-mutant mice.: Pendergast JS, Niswender KD, Yamazaki S Eur. J. Neurosci. 2013 Jul
In vitro circadian period is associated with circadian/sleep preference.: Hida A, Kitamura S, Ohsawa Y, Enomoto M, Katayose Y, Motomura Y, Moriguchi Y, Nozaki K, Watanabe M, Aritake S, Higuchi S, Kato M, Kamei Y, Yamazaki S, Goto YI, Ikeda M, Mishima K Sci Rep 2013 Jun 3 2074
High-fat diet acutely affects circadian organisation and eating behavior.: Pendergast JS, Branecky KL, Yang W, Ellacott KL, Niswender KD, Yamazaki S Eur. J. Neurosci. 2013 Jan

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