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Our primary interest is in understanding the evolution, function and disorders of REM sleep. A major focus of the laboratory is on the peptide hypocretin (orexin), whose loss is responsible for narcolepsy. Our work on the control of sleep and motor activity has relevance to an understanding of sleep apnea, REM sleep behavior disorder, restless legs syndrome and nocturnal bruxism.

For more information visit the UCLA Center for Sleep Research website.

Learn more about UCLA Sleep Research Opportunities.

Sleep Research Faculty

Ronald Harper, PhD

Ronald Harper, PhD
Distinguished Professor, Department of Neurobiology

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310-825-5303

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310-825-2224


Jerome Siegel, PhD

Jerome Siegel, PhD
Professor, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences

Phone
818-891-8612


Jerome Siegel, PhD

Ronald E. Szymusiak
Professor, School of Medicine

Phone
818-895-9289


Jerome Siegel, PhD

Dennis J. McGinty, PhD
Adjunct Professor, Psychology

Phone
818-895-9433


Jerome Siegel, PhD

Mary Woo
Professor, School of Nursing

Phone
310-206-2032

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310-206-7433


Ronald Harper, PhD

Chris Colwell, PhD
Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences

Phone
310-206-3973

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310-206-5060


Ronald Harper, PhD

Michael Irwin, MD

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310-825-8281

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