Team Name:

Froy – Chronobiology Laboratory

Team Leader Name:

Oren Froy, Ph.D.

Approach:

Effects of feeding regimens on circadian rhythms and longevity

Affiliation:

The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Isreal

Team Leader Bio:

Dr. Froy’s post-doctoral fellowship was with Prof. Steven Reppert at Harvard Medical School and then at Department of Neurobiology at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. His post-doctoral training was in the field of neurobiology and focused on the molecular analysis of the biological clock in the brain of mammals and insects.
In October 2003 Dr. Froy joined the Institute of Biochemistry, Food Science, and Nutrition, at the Robert H Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is currently focused on the relationship between the biological clock, nutrition, and aging.