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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Martica Hall Sleep Medicine Award, American Psychosomatic Society
  • 2020 - Frisca L Yan Go Award in Sleep Medicine, UCLA
  • 2017 - Charlton Award,Tufts University
  • 2017 - Leader in Medicine, American Health Council
  • 2010 - Lauda Wellness Award
  • 2008 - Norman Cousins Research Award, Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society
  • 2008 - Distinguished Fellow, American Psychiatric Association
  • 1962 - The Morrison Award, American Society of Animal Science
  • 1950 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Michael R. Irwin is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research spans several fields primarily focused on neuroscience, medicine, and psychology. Within these broad domains, their work engages deeply in subfields such as experimental and cognitive psychology, biological psychiatry, behavioral neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, and clinical psychology.

The scientist's main topics of study include:

  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Sleep and related disorders
  • Stress responses and cortisol
  • Sleep and wakefulness research
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Cancer survivorship and care
  • Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies

Michael R. Irwin has contributed to numerous publications featured in well-known venues, frequently publishing in:

  • Brain Behavior and Immunity
  • Biological Psychiatry
  • Translational Psychiatry
  • Brain Behavior & Immunity - Health
  • Psychoneuroendocrinology

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Prevention of Incident and Recurrent Major Depression in Older Adults With Insomnia," 2021, JAMA Psychiatry
  • "Anti-inflammatory effects of melatonin: A systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials," 2021, Brain Behavior and Immunity
  • "Effects of Tai Chi or Exercise on Sleep in Older Adults With Insomnia," 2021, JAMA Network Open
  • "Effects of Tai Chi or Conventional Exercise on Central Obesity in Middle-Aged and Older Adults," 2021, Annals of Internal Medicine
  • "Testing a mindfulness meditation mobile app for the treatment of sleep-related symptoms in adults with sleep disturbance: A randomized controlled trial," 2021, PLoS ONE

Frequent collaborators include Julienne E. Bower, Steve W. Cole, Naomi I. Eisenberger, Elizabeth C. Breen, and Patricia A. Ganz. These coauthors have worked extensively together, indicating ongoing research partnerships.

Michael R. Irwin's career includes recognitions such as The Morrison Award from the American Society of Animal Science in 1962 and membership in the National Academy of Sciences since 1950.

Best Publications

  • A vaccine to prevent herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia in older adults.

    M. N. Oxman;M. N. Oxman;M. J. Levin;G. R. Johnson;K. E. Schmader

  • From Stress to Inflammation and Major Depressive Disorder: A Social Signal Transduction Theory of Depression

    George M. Slavich;Michael R. Irwin

  • Sleep Disturbance, Sleep Duration, and Inflammation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cohort Studies and Experimental Sleep Deprivation

    Michael R. Irwin;Richard G. Olmstead;Judith E. Carroll

  • Screening for depression in the older adult: criterion validity of the 10-item Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D)

    Michael Irwin;Kamal Haydari Artin;Michael N. Oxman

  • Why Sleep Is Important for Health: A Psychoneuroimmunology Perspective

    Michael R. Irwin

  • Depressive disorders and immunity: 20 years of progress and discovery.

    Michael R. Irwin;Andrew H. Miller

  • Sleep deprivation and activation of morning levels of cellular and genomic markers of inflammation

    Michael R. Irwin;Minge Wang;Capella O. Campomayor;Alicia Collado-Hidalgo

  • Reciprocal regulation of the neural and innate immune systems.

    Michael R. Irwin;Steven W. Cole

  • Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction training reduces loneliness and pro-inflammatory gene expression in older adults: A small randomized controlled trial

    J. David Creswell;Michael R. Irwin;Lisa J. Burklund;Matthew D. Lieberman

  • Neuroendocrine-Immune Mechanisms of Behavioral Comorbidities in Patients With Cancer

    Andrew H. Miller;Sonia Ancoli-Israel;Julienne E. Bower;Lucile Capuron

  • Partial night sleep deprivation reduces natural killer and cellular immune responses in humans.

    M Irwin;J McClintick;C Costlow;M Fortner

  • Comparative meta-analysis of behavioral interventions for insomnia and their efficacy in middle-aged adults and in older adults 55+ years of age.

    Michael R. Irwin;Jason C. Cole;Perry M. Nicassio

  • Inflammation-induced anhedonia: endotoxin reduces ventral striatum responses to reward.

    Naomi I. Eisenberger;Elliot T. Berkman;Tristen K. Inagaki;Lian T. Rameson

  • Sleep and inflammation: partners in sickness and in health.

    Michael R. Irwin

  • Comparison of Cognitive Behavioral and Mindfulness Meditation Interventions on Adaptation to Rheumatoid Arthritis for Patients With and Without History of Recurrent Depression

    Alex J. Zautra;Mary C. Davis;John W. Reich;Perry Nicassario

  • Inflammation and Behavioral Symptoms After Breast Cancer Treatment: Do Fatigue, Depression, and Sleep Disturbance Share a Common Underlying Mechanism?

    Julienne E. Bower;Patricia A. Ganz;Michael R. Irwin;Lorna Kwan

  • Mindfulness Meditation and Improvement in Sleep Quality and Daytime Impairment Among Older Adults With Sleep Disturbances: A Randomized Clinical Trial

    David S. Black;Gillian A. O’Reilly;Richard G. Olmstead;Elizabeth C. Breen

  • To assess, to control, to exclude: Effects of biobehavioral factors on circulating inflammatory markers

    Mary-Frances O'Connor;Julie E Bower;Julie E Bower;Hyong Jin Cho;J David Creswell

  • Effects of sleep and sleep deprivation on interleukin-6, growth hormone, cortisol, and melatonin levels in humans.

    Laura Redwine;Richard L. Hauger;J. Christian Gillin;Michael Irwin

  • Sleep Loss Activates Cellular Inflammatory Signaling

    Michael R. Irwin;Minge Wang;Denise Ribeiro;Hyong Jin Cho

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard G. Olmstead
Richard G. Olmstead University of Washington
Elizabeth C. Breen
Elizabeth C. Breen University of California, Los Angeles
Julienne E. Bower
Julienne E. Bower University of California, Los Angeles
Marc A. Schuckit
Marc A. Schuckit University of California, San Diego
Steve W. Cole
Steve W. Cole University of California, Los Angeles
Naomi I. Eisenberger
Naomi I. Eisenberger University of California, Los Angeles
Patricia A. Ganz
Patricia A. Ganz University of California, Los Angeles
Teresa E. Seeman
Teresa E. Seeman University of California, Los Angeles
Michael N. Oxman
Michael N. Oxman University of California, San Diego
Andrew J. Fuligni
Andrew J. Fuligni University of California, Los Angeles

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