prof. dr. R. (Robbert) Havekes
TED Talk (2018): describing how we are able to prevent the negative impact of not getting enough sleep on memory processes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F39IBJZlsek&t=6s
Uniform video (2017): about the work of my lab and recently obtained funding:
Current PhD projects under my (co-)supervision:
Betty Hornix: The functional relationship between sensory cortex functioning and social behaviour (Co-supervision with Martien Kas; expected completion 2021).
Youri Bolsius: Memory and plasticity impairments associated with sleep deprivation: the role of the molecular clock (Co-supevision with Martien Kas and Peter Meerlo; expected completion 2021)
Iris Riemersma: Towards the neurobiology of sensory information processing deficits in autism spectrum disorders(Co-supervision with Martien Kas; expected completion 2022)
Adithya Sarma: Sociability, memory, and Sleep in mice and fruitflies (Co-supervision with Jean-Christophe Billeter; expected completion 2024)
Maarten Hamberg: the cellular underpinnings of hibernation in the garden doormouse (Co-supervision with Roelof Hut, Rob Henning; expected completion 2024)
Junfei Cao: PKU, synaptic plasticity, memory, and sleep (Co-supervision with Eddy van der Zee; expected completion 2025)
Camilla Paraciani: Sleep deprivation and memory engrams, defining the molecular underpinnings of memories thought to be lost (expected completion 2024)
Sophia Wilhelm: The neurocognitive consequences of sleep loss: how does sleep deprivation impair working memory? Comparisons between human subjects and mice models to unravel both behavioural and molecular mechanisms (Co-supervision with Elkan Akyurek; expected completion 2025).
Finalized PhD project
Frank Raven: Sleep, memory, and synaptic plasticity (Co-supervision with Peter Meerlo and Eddy van der Zee; completed 2020).
Former Postdoctoral fellow under my supervision:
Pim Heckman (2018-2020: The role of PDE signaling in sleep deprivation-induced memory impairments
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