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: 

http://www.rug.nl/news/2017/07/countering-the-effects-of-sleep-deprivation-by-resetting-the-molecular-clock_

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).