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Dr. Ullrich Bartsch is a Lecturer in Sleep and Neurodegeneration at the University of Surrey's School of Biosciences, affiliated with the Surrey Sleep Research Centre. He holds a Dipl.Biochem. from Ruhr-Universität Bochum and a PhD from the University of Plymouth. His research focuses on sleep neurophysiology, neurodegeneration, and psychiatric disorders, particularly using electrophysiological techniques like polysomnography and EEG to study sleep dynamics in healthy and patient populations. He explores interventions such as electrical brain stimulation to modulate sleep-related brain activity. As a Surrey AI Fellow, he integrates machine learning and wearable devices for sleep monitoring in conditions like dementia. Dr. Bartsch contributes to teaching modules including Neuroscience (BMS2048), Integration of Physiological Systems (BMS2038), and Cellular and Molecular Pathology (BMSM028).
His research interests emphasize electrophysiological signatures of sleep in neuropsychiatric disorders, leveraging advanced analytical approaches to link sleep patterns to symptom dimensions. Recent work includes phase-locked auditory stimulation during REM sleep and closed-loop interventions targeting alpha/theta oscillations. He also investigates applications of L-DOPA in enhancing slow-wave sleep for Alzheimer's prevention. Collaborations include the Sleep and Circadian Group at the Dementia Research Institute and the Institute for People-Centred AI.
Dr. Bartsch's grants include a £1.7m award for improving sleep in dementia patients. His work spans neurodevelopmental models (e.g., schizophrenia, 22q11.2 deletion syndrome) and translational studies (e.g., Batten disease in sheep). He advocates for non-invasive sleep monitoring technologies to address aging-related cognitive decline and neuroinflammatory conditions like atopic dermatitis.
