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Sigrid C. Veasey is a Professor of Medicine (Sleep Medicine) at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, affiliated with the Department of Medicine and the Division of Sleep Medicine. As an attending physician at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, she combines clinical practice with translational research on sleep disorders.
- B.S. in Biochemistry (Sweet Briar College, 1981)
- M.D. (University of Virginia, 1985)
Research Focus: Dr. Veasey's lab investigates the molecular mechanisms of neural injury in sleep disorders, particularly chronic sleep loss and sleep fragmentation. Key discoveries include SIRT1 regulation of wake-active neurons, amyloid-β accumulation, and tau degeneration in Alzheimer's disease models. Current work explores neuroinflammatory pathways and synaptic pruning in the locus coeruleus.
Article Trends: Her recent publications span neuroscience and sleep medicine, focusing on sleep-neurodegeneration links, opioid interactions, and circadian rhythm effects. Subfields include amyloid cascades, neuroinflammation, and animal models of sleep injury.
