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Overview

Michael H. Hastings is affiliated with the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience, with a significant number of publications (76) in this field. They have contributed extensively to subfields such as Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, Plant Science, and Physiology.

The scientist's research covers a range of topics related to circadian rhythms and melatonin, photoreceptor and optogenetics research, sleep and wakefulness, genetics, aging, and longevity in model organisms, as well as light effects on plants and spaceflight effects on biology. Neurobiology and insect physiology are also notable areas within their work.

Frequent publication venues for Michael H. Hastings include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The EMBO Journal
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Journal of Neuroscience
  • PLoS Genetics

Their recent papers demonstrate a focus on neural circuits, circadian rhythms, and astrocytes. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Behaviorally consequential astrocytic regulation of neural circuits" (2020, Neuron)
  • "Circadian VIPergic Neurons of the Suprachiasmatic Nuclei Sculpt the Sleep-Wake Cycle" (2020, Neuron)
  • "Single-cell transcriptomics of suprachiasmatic nuclei reveal a Prokineticin-driven circadian network" (2021, The EMBO Journal)
  • "The VIP-VPAC2 neuropeptidergic axis is a cellular pacemaking hub of the suprachiasmatic nucleus circadian circuit" (2020, Nature Communications)
  • "Circadian Rhythms and Astrocytes: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" (2023, Annual Review of Neuroscience)

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Andrew P. Patton
  • Johanna E. Chesham
  • Nicola J. Smyllie
  • Elizabeth S. Maywood
  • Gareth Banks

Best Publications

  • Interacting Molecular Loops in the Mammalian Circadian Clock

    Lauren P. Shearman;Sathyanarayanan Sriram;David R. Weaver;Elizabeth S. Maywood

  • A clockwork web: circadian timing in brain and periphery, in health and disease

    Michael H. Hastings;Akhilesh B. Reddy;Elizabeth S. Maywood

  • Differential Functions of mPer1, mPer2, and mPer3 in the SCN Circadian Clock

    Kiho Bae;Xiaowei Jin;Elizabeth S. Maywood;Michael H. Hastings;Michael H. Hastings

  • Peroxiredoxins are conserved markers of circadian rhythms

    Rachel S. Edgar;Edward W. Green;Yuwei Zhao;Gerben van Ooijen

  • Generation of circadian rhythms in the suprachiasmatic nucleus.

    Michael H Hastings;Elizabeth S Maywood;Marco Brancaccio

  • Circadian Cycling of the Mouse Liver Transcriptome, as Revealed by cDNA Microarray, Is Driven by the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus

    Ruth A. Akhtar;Akhilesh B. Reddy;Elizabeth S. Maywood;Jonathan D. Clayton

  • The VPAC2 Receptor Is Essential for Circadian Function in the Mouse Suprachiasmatic Nuclei

    Anthony J. Harmar;Hugh M. Marston;Sanbing Shen;Christopher Spratt

  • Circadian Orchestration of the Hepatic Proteome

    Akhilesh B. Reddy;Natasha A. Karp;Elizabeth S. Maywood;Elizabeth A. Sage

  • The Timed Infusion Paradigm for Melatonin Delivery - What has it Taught Us About the Melatonin Signal, its Reception, and the Photoperiodic Control of Seasonal Responses

    T J Bartness;J B Powers;M H Hastings;E L Bittman

  • Circadian clocks: regulators of endocrine and metabolic rhythms.

    Michael Hastings;John S O’Neill;Elizabeth S Maywood

  • Host Circadian Clock as a Control Point in Tumor Progression

    Elisabeth Filipski;Verdun M. King;XiaoMei Li;Teresa G. Granda

  • Do corticosteroids damage the brain

    J. Herbert;I. M. Goodyer;A. B. Grossman;M. H. Hastings

  • Synchronization and Maintenance of Timekeeping in Suprachiasmatic Circadian Clock Cells by Neuropeptidergic Signaling

    Elizabeth S. Maywood;Akhilesh B. Reddy;Gabriel K.Y. Wong;John S. O'Neill

  • Analysis of clock proteins in mouse SCN demonstrates phylogenetic divergence of the circadian clockwork and resetting mechanisms

    Manuel D Field;Elizabeth S Maywood;John A O'Brien;David R Weaver

  • Effects of Chronic Jet Lag on Tumor Progression in Mice

    Elisabeth Filipski;Franck Delaunay;Verdun M. King;Ming-Wei Wu

  • Astrocytes Control Circadian Timekeeping in the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus via Glutamatergic Signaling

    Marco Brancaccio;Andrew P. Patton;Johanna E. Chesham;Elizabeth S. Maywood

  • Setting clock speed in mammals: the CK1 epsilon tau mutation in mice accelerates circadian pacemakers by selectively destabilizing PERIOD proteins.

    Qing Jun Meng;Larisa Logunova;Elizabeth S. Maywood;Monica Gallego

  • Disrupted daily activity/rest cycles in relation to daily cortisol rhythms of home-dwelling patients with early Alzheimer's dementia.

    C. F. Hatfield;J. Herbert;E. J. W. van Someren;J. R. Hodges

  • Disintegration of the sleep-wake cycle and circadian timing in Huntington's disease.

    A. Jennifer Morton;Nigel I. Wood;Michael H. Hastings;Carrie Hurelbrink

  • Rapid Down-Regulation of Mammalian Period Genes during Behavioral Resetting of the Circadian Clock

    Elizabeth S Maywood;N Mrosovsky;M D Field;Michael H Hastings

Frequent Co-Authors

Elizabeth S. Maywood
Elizabeth S. Maywood University of Cambridge
Francis J. P. Ebling
Francis J. P. Ebling University of Nottingham
Joe Herbert
Joe Herbert University of Cambridge
Peter J. Morgan
Peter J. Morgan University of Aberdeen
Charalambos P. Kyriacou
Charalambos P. Kyriacou University of Leicester
Angela C. Roberts
Angela C. Roberts University of Cambridge
David R. Weaver
David R. Weaver University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Steven M. Reppert
Steven M. Reppert University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Anthony J. Harmar
Anthony J. Harmar University of Edinburgh
Alena Sumová
Alena Sumová Czech Academy of Sciences

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