Our biological clock
The entire living nature on the planet, including humans, has a ‘ biological clock’ which responds to the impact of light and darkness and the natural cycles of day and night
Research has shown that the impact of light is much bigger than anticipated. Because of the 24-hour society in which we now live, the biological clock gets disrupted. This has a serious impact for the health of humans and the health of all living creatures, by which the fragile biodiversity faces an increased risk
Within the BioClock consortium, researchers and societal partners from across the Netherlands have joined forces to restore and preserve the health of the biological clock. They work together to gain a better understanding of our biological clock, in order to restore the health of this clock, ultimately leading to an increase ofย human health and of all living creatures on the planet
Read more about our research ย and who we are.
The project covers the whole of society: from human health and disease to the natural environment and the protection of animals and insects.
Topics such as shift work, optimal times for cancer immunotherapy and flu vaccinations, chronotherapy for depression, and the effects of light pollution on insects and other light-sensitive animals are all covered in our six-year research program.
News
On the news page of our website you will find updates on our projects and news articles about exciting findings and events within our projects.
Partners
The BioClock consortium is an interdisciplinary network of universities, societal partners, local governments, and other parties that all share a common goal: we want to investigate how to keep the biological clock healthy in our 24/7 society. Funded by NWO, 25 PhD students and postdocs will work on this project in the coming years, supervised by researchers from academic institutes across the Netherlands and in collaboration with the many co-financing and cooperation partners.
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Delighted to share another episode of my group's podcast @lightoclock, hosted by @caroguidish. This week, she is speaking with colleague and friend @LauraKervezee! Tune in now: https://tscnlab.org/podcast/s02e04 ๐ Reminder: Don't miss the next BioClock Academy lecture! ๐ Science Cafรฉ: Insight into the Biological Clock Join us on Oct 16, 2024, from 16:00-17:00 (GMT+1) for the next BioClock Academy Seminar with Dr. Louise Ince: ๐๐ Morning person or night owl? Find out on Sept 27 at Betweter Festival! Join the @NWA_BioClock experiment and learn what your chronotype says about your health! Vroege vogel of nachtbraker? www.betweterfestival.nl ๐ธ BioClock Photo Challenge - 'The Beauty of the Night' ๐ Photo Challenge 'Pracht van de nacht' Deze challenge gaat specifiek over natuurlijke nachtfotografie, zonder kunstlicht, waarmee we willen benadrukken dat de ... www.natuurfotografie.nl ๐จ Seminar Alert! ๐จ
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This Wednesday, 16 Oct
๐ 16:00-17:00 CEST
Dr. Louise Ince @LM_Ince (Univ of Texas) will talk about:
"CHRONO-IMMUNOLOGY: How circadian rhythms shape immune responses"
Register here:
๐ https://bioclockconsortium.org/en/academy-lectures/
Discover on Oct 16 how your biological clock affects your health! @Drieskalsbeek & @LauraKervezee share their insights (NL).
๐ The Shamrock, Nijmegen
๐ธ Free entry
๐ 19:30-22:00
https://www.sciencecafenijmegen.nl/actueel/2024october16/
#BioClock #Science
"Chrono-immunology: how circadian rhythms shape immune responses."
Register now: https://bioclockconsortium.org/en/academy-lectures/
Missed the last talk? Watch it here: https://youtu.be/kDrUqpSUP8w
Info+Tickets:
#BioClock #BetweterFestival
Capture the beauty of the night without artificial light! Fireflies, stars, bioluminescenceโnature in the dark. Share your unique night photos!
#Bioclock #NightOfTheNight #PhotographyChallenge
Join us on Wednesday September 18, 2024, from 16:00 to 17:00 (GMT+1, Amsterdam) as @EmilyManoogian from @salkinstitute explores the impact of Time-restricted Eating on health and metabolism!
Register here: https://bioclockconsortium.org/en/academy-lectures/
#BioClock #TRE #circadian
The BioClock Consortium is funded by the NWA-ORC programme of the Dutch Research Council (NWO; project number 1292.19.077).