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Andries Kalsbeek is affiliated with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the fields of neuroscience and medicine, with a significant focus on endocrine and autonomic systems as well as physiology. Within these domains, Kalsbeek has contributed extensively to the study of circadian rhythms, dietary effects on health, and the regulation of appetite and obesity.

Kalsbeek's work addresses a range of topics including circadian rhythm and melatonin, dietary effects on health, regulation of appetite and obesity, sleep and wakefulness research, neuroendocrine regulation and behavior, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, and adipose tissue and metabolism.

The scientist has published extensively in frequent venues such as Obesity, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal of Neuroendocrinology, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, and Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). This reflects a strong engagement with both clinical and experimental aspects of neuroendocrinology and metabolic research.

Noteworthy recent papers by Kalsbeek and collaborators include:

  • The Circadian Clock, Shift Work, and Tissue-Specific Insulin Resistance (2020, Endocrinology)
  • Metabolic Implications of Exposure to Light at Night: Lessons from Animal and Human Studies (2020, Obesity)
  • Microglia-specific knock-down of Bmal1 improves memory and protects mice from high fat diet-induced obesity (2021, Molecular Psychiatry)
  • Deficiency of the Circadian Clock Gene Bmal1 Reduces Microglial Immunometabolism (2020, Frontiers in Immunology)
  • The continued need for animals to advance brain research (2021, Neuron)

Kalsbeek has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Chun-Xia Yi, Dirk Jan Stenvers, Ewout Foppen, Susanne E. la Fleur, and Han Jiao. These collaborations reflect ongoing multidisciplinary partnerships across neuroscience, metabolism, and physiology.

Their subfields of study further detail a focus on endocrine and autonomic systems, physiology, cognitive neuroscience, social psychology, and neurology. This interdisciplinary approach shows engagement with both molecular and behavioral aspects of brain function and systemic metabolic regulation.

Best Publications

  • Hypothalamic integration of central and peripheral clocks

    Ruud M. Buijs;Andries Kalsbeek

  • Circadian clocks and insulin resistance

    Dirk Jan Stenvers;Frank A J L Scheer;Frank A J L Scheer;Patrick Schrauwen;Susanne E la Fleur;Susanne E la Fleur

  • Development of the dopaminergic innervation in the prefrontal cortex of the rat

    A. Kalsbeek;P. Voorn;R. M. Buijs;C. W. Pool

  • Anatomical and functional demonstration of a multisynaptic suprachiasmatic nucleus adrenal (cortex) pathway

    R. M. Buijs;J. Wortel;J. J. Van Heerikhuize;M. G. P. Feenstra

  • SCN outputs and the hypothalamic balance of life.

    A. Kalsbeek;I. F. Palm;S. E. La Fleur;F. A. J. L. Scheer

  • The pre- and postnatal development of the dopaminergic cell groups in the ventral mesencephalon and the dopaminergic innervation of the striatum of the rat.

    P. Voorn;A. Kalsbeek;B. Jorritsma-Byham;H.J. Groenewegen

  • The biological clock tunes the organs of the body: timing by hormones and the autonomic nervous system

    R M Buijs;C G van Eden;V D Goncharuk;A Kalsbeek

  • The suprachiasmatic nucleus balances sympathetic and parasympathetic output to peripheral organs through separate preautonomic neurons.

    Ruud M. Buijs;Susanne E. la Fleur;Joke Wortel;Caroline van Heyningen

  • Selective parasympathetic innervation of subcutaneous and intra-abdominal fat — functional implications

    Felix Kreier;Eric Fliers;Peter J. Voshol;Corbert G. Van Eden

  • Circadian rhythms in the hypothalamo–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis

    A. Kalsbeek;A. Kalsbeek;R. van der Spek;J. Lei;E. Endert

  • Estradiol regulates brown adipose tissue thermogenesis via hypothalamic AMPK

    Pablo Blanco Martinez De Morentin;Ismael Gonzalez-Garcia;Luis Martins;Ricardo Lage

  • A daily rhythm in glucose tolerance: a role for the suprachiasmatic nucleus.

    S E la Fleur;A Kalsbeek;J Wortel;M L Fekkes

  • Circadian control of glucose metabolism.

    Andries Kalsbeek;Andries Kalsbeek;Susanne la Fleur;Eric Fliers

  • The Suprachiasmatic Nucleus Generates the Diurnal Changes in Plasma Leptin Levels

    A. Kalsbeek;E. Fliers;J. A. Romijn;S. E. la Fleur

  • Output pathways of the mammalian suprachiasmatic nucleus: coding circadian time by transmitter selection and specific targeting

    Andries Kalsbeek;Ruud M. Buijs

  • A diurnal rhythm of stimulatory input to the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal system as revealed by timed intrahypothalamic administration of the vasopressin V1 antagonist

    A. Kalsbeek;J.J. van Heerikhuize;J. Wortel;R.M. Buijs

  • Suprachiasmatic GABAergic Inputs to the Paraventricular Nucleus Control Plasma Glucose Concentrations in the Rat via Sympathetic Innervation of the Liver

    Andries Kalsbeek;Susanne La Fleur;Caroline Van Heijningen;Ruud M. Buijs

  • A suprachiasmatic nucleus generated rhythm in basal glucose concentrations.

    S E La Fleur;A Kalsbeek;J Wortel;R M Buijs

  • Vasopressin-containing neurons of the suprachiasmatic nuclei inhibit corticosterone release.

    A. Kalsbeek;R. M. Buijs;J. J. van Heerikhuize;Moniek Arts

  • Bile Acid Signaling Pathways from the Enterohepatic Circulation to the Central Nervous System

    Kim L. Mertens;Andries Kalsbeek;Maarten R. Soeters;Hannah M. Eggink;Hannah M. Eggink

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric Fliers
Eric Fliers University of Amsterdam
Ruud M. Buijs
Ruud M. Buijs National Autonomous University of Mexico
Susanne E. la Fleur
Susanne E. la Fleur University of Amsterdam
Chun-Xia Yi
Chun-Xia Yi University of Amsterdam
Paul Pévet
Paul Pévet University of Strasbourg
Johannes A. Romijn
Johannes A. Romijn University of Amsterdam
Dick F. Swaab
Dick F. Swaab Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Etienne Challet
Etienne Challet University of Strasbourg
Frank A.J.L. Scheer
Frank A.J.L. Scheer Brigham and Women's Hospital
Patrick C. N. Rensen
Patrick C. N. Rensen Leiden University Medical Center

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