Gene D Block

Professor Gene D Block is a leading researcher at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) in the School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences. His work focuses on circadian rhythms, biological clocks, and their interactions with neurological disorders.

• Current research examines light exposure effects on circadian systems (e.g., dim light at night disrupting sleep in autism models).
• Investigates neurodegenerative therapies like melatonin and ketogenic diets in Huntington's disease models.
• Explores neural mechanisms of circadian regulation in suprachiasmatic nucleus and peripheral organs.

NIH-funded projects include:

• R01HL071510 (Sleeping sickness & cytokine effects on biological clocks)
• R01NS055361 (Neural basis of mammalian circadian organization)
• T32NS044851 (Temporal biology training)

Contact: gdblock@mednet.ucla.edu