Sehgal, Amita

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Sehgal, Amita
Date of birth
1950-12-28
Gender
female
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 47008704
Wikidata: Q57317439
Library of congress: n 2003127197
HAI10: 000546973
Sources of Information
  • Molecular biology of circadian rhythms, c2003:E-CIP t.p. (Amita Sehgal; Howard Hughes Medical Inst., Dept. of Neuroscience, Univ. of Penn. Sch. of Med., Philadelphia)

Wikipedia description:

Amita Sehgal is a molecular biologist and chronobiologist in the Department of Neuroscience at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Sehgal was involved in the discovery of Drosophila TIM and many other important components of the Drosophila clock mechanism. Sehgal also played a pivotal role in the development of Drosophila as a model for the study of sleep. Her research continues to be focused on understanding the genetic basis of sleep and also how circadian systems relate to other aspects of physiology.

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