Janet M Mullington, PhD
Professor
Neurology
Contact Information
| Office: | DA-0779A |
| Phone: | 617-667-0434 |
| Fax: | 617-667-5210 |
| Email: | jmulling@bidmc.harvard.edu |
| Address: | 330 Brookline Ave; DA-0779A
Boston, MA 02215 |
Advanced Degree And Training
| Year | Institution | Area or Rank |
| 1994 | University of Ottawa | Psychology (Neuroscience) |
| 1993 | Max-Planck Institute of Psychiatry | Research Fellow |
| 1996 | University of Pennsylvania | Research Fellow |
| 1997 | BIDMC/HMS | AsstProfessor |
| 2005 | BIDMC/HMS | Associate Professor |
Research Lab Team Members
| Monika Haack PhD | Jennifer Scott-Sutherland |
Areas of Interest
| 2 Metabolic | 3 Neuroscience |
Major Research Theme
| My primary research focus has been on the role of sleep and sleep loss in human inflammatory homeostasis and early host defense mechanisms. It is commonly thought that sleep is important in protecting against infection and disease and that if we are ill or injured, sleep will help the healing process. My research has investigated sleep deprivation effects on circadian and sleep related hormones in human subjects. We also use a model of bacterial challenge to investigate the response of sleep to early immune system activation, and to investigate the effects of sleep loss on this response in terms of body temperature, hormonal, blood cell and cytokine changes. |
Publications
External Recognition
| 2008- Society for Sleep Research, Board of Directors Member 2007- Preceptor, Training Program in Sleep, Circadian and Neurobiology at Harvard Medical School. 2005-2008 Association of Professional Sleep Societies Program Committee Assignment 2002-2005 Sleep Research Society (National) Education Committee Assignment. |
Major Collaborative Activities
| - William Aird - Christos Mantzoros - Alvaro Pascual-Leone - Dan Press - Edwin Robertson - Jorge Serrador - Tom Scammell |
Investigator's Lab Web Site
| Research Lab URL | None listed |
| Harvard Catalyst Site: | Mullington Harvard Catalyst Web Site |
