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Clifford B Saper, MD,PhD

Physician
Neurology
Contact Information
Office:   CL-0710
Phone:   617-735-3230
Fax:   617-975-5161
Email:   csaper@bidmc.harvard.edu
Address:    330 Brookline Ave; CL-0710
 Boston, MA 02215
Advanced Degree And Training
Year Institution Area or Rank
1977 Washington University Neurobiology
1981 Washington University Associate Professor
1985 University of Chicago Professor
1992 BIDMC Professor
Research Lab Team Members
   Veronica van der Horst MD,PhD      
Areas of Interest
3 Neuroscience      
Major Research Theme
1.) Brain circuitry regulating wakefulness and sleep and circadian rhythms
2.) Brain circuitry regulating CNS response to immune stimuli
3.) Brain circuitry regulating feeding and body weight
4.) Disruption of brain circuitry in neurological degenerative disorders
External Recognition
McKnight Scholar Award
Javits Neuroscience Investigator, NINDS
Distinguished Alumnus Award, Washington Univ. Med. Sch.
Councilor, American Neurological Association
Chair, Program Committee, Society for Neuroscience
Chair, Program Committee, American Neurological Assocation
Publication Committee, Society for Neuroscience
Editor-in-chief, Journal of Comparative Neurology
Fellow, Royal College of Physicians
Major Collaborative Activities
1.) Work with Q. Tong, Brad Lowell in BIDMC Endocrinology on brain circuitry that regulates feeding and body weight.
2.) Work with T.Scammell, N. Chamberlin, and J. Lu in BIDMC Neurology on sleep circuitry.
Investigator's Lab Web Site
Research Lab URL     None listed
Harvard Catalyst Site:     Saper Harvard Catalyst Web Site