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| European Biological Rhythms Society | 2/2 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Biological_Rhythms_Society | reference | science, encyclopedia | 2026-05-05T10:22:20.996237+00:00 | kb-cron |
=== Kappers Medal === The Johannes Ariens Kappers Medal is the highest prize of the ERBS. It is to be awarded to a scientist who has made outstanding scientific achievements and who has been instrumental in the development of chronobiology. The medal shows the profile of Professor Ariens Kapper on one side and his diagram of the sympathetic innervation of the mammalian pineal organ on the other side.
=== Axelrod Lecture === In Frankfurt in 2005, the ERBS established "The Julius Axelrod Lecture", which is to be delivered by a distinguished scientist of chronobiology at the EBRS Congress.
=== Gwinner Lecture === In Frankfurt in 2005, the ERBS established "The Eberhard Gwinner Lecture", which is to be delivered by a distinguished scientist of chronobiology at the EBRS Congress.
=== Kappers Lecture === In Frankfurt in 2005, the ERBS established "The Johannes Ariens Kappers Lecture", which is to be delivered by a distinguished scientist of chronobiology at the EBRS Congress.
=== Stockgrand Lecture === In 2005, the Board of Directors of Stockgrand Ltd established the "Stockgrand Lecture", in which Stockgrand would propose and sponsor a distinguished scientist of chronobiology to deliver a lecture at each EBRS Congress.
=== Aschoff's Ruler === In 1991, Jürgen Aschoff's former mentee, Till Roenneberg, commemorated Aschoff's contributions by initiating the tradition of "Aschoff's Ruler". Roenneberg took an old wooden ruler that Aschoff had used to trace behavioral patterns in data, mounted it on a bronze plaque, and began awarding it to a leading researcher in chronobiology in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the field. The following recipient is then required to bestow the ruler to another outstanding chronobiologist in the field who works in a different country and with a different organism.
== Presidents ==
=== Charalambos Kyriacou (2023-2027) === Charalambos Kyriacou earned his degree in Psychology from Birmingham, UK in 1973 and completed a PhD in behavioral genetics at Sheffield in 1978. Early in his career, he taught at Edinburgh University and then joined Jeffrey Hall's lab at Brandeis University, where he began researching biological rhythms. He returned to Edinburgh in 1981 as a research fellow and in 1984 became a lecturer in behavioral genetics at the University of Leicester, where he continues to work. He was involved in the early molecular identification of the period gene with Hall and Michael Rosbash — which became important in understanding circadian rhythms. He later established his own research group at the University of Leicester, focusing on circadian and tidal rhythms, magnetoreception, and Drosophila models of neurodegenerative disease. Beyond research, he has led EU-funded projects, served in leadership roles at Leicester (including Head of Department and Athena Swan chair), and contributed to several scientific committees and journal editorial boards.
=== Martha Merrow (2019 - 2023) === Martha Merrow is an American chronobiologist known for her research on circadian rhythms in humans and model organisms. She earned a biology degree from Middlebury College in 1979 and a Ph.D. in Immunology from Tufts in 1991, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship in chronobiology at Dartmouth, which she completed in 1996. She co-developed the Munich Chronotype Questionnaire (MCTQ) with Till Roenneberg and Anna Wirz-Justice and studied circadian entrainment (the process by which an organism’s internal biological clock synchronizes with external environmental cues) in humans and in the fungus Neurospora crassa. Merrow held professorships at the University of Groningen and LMU Munich, and received the Aschoff's Rule prize from EBRS in 2004.
=== Debra J. Skene (2015 - 2019) === Debra J. Skene completed her Bachelor of Pharmacy, Master of Science, and Ph.D. at Rhodes University and Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University in South Africa. She has more than 25 years of experience researching the human circadian timing system and has published over 190 peer-reviewed scientific papers. She is now a Professor of Neuroendocrinology and Section Lead of Chronobiology at the University of Surrey. Her research focuses on how light and melatonin affect sleep and metabolic health. Notably, she was among the first to demonstrate the importance of short-wavelength blue light in regulating circadian rhythms, influencing lighting design for therapeutic and occupational applications. She received the Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award in 2011 for her contributions to chronobiology.
=== Till Roenneberg (2012-2015) === Till Roenneberg is currently Emeritus Professor of Chronobiology and Vice Chair at the Institute of Medical Psychology at LMU Munich. At the age of 17, he began working with Jürgen Aschoff. He studied biology at the University College London and LMU Munich and worked briefly at Harvard University. Roenneberg's research focuses on circadian rhythms and their interaction with light, sleep, and health, which he studies across a range of organisms, including humans, Dinoflagellates, and fungi. He worked with Martha Merrow and Anna Wirz-Justice to develop and validate the MCTQ, and is also known for creating the concept of social jetlag. In 2012, Roenneberg wrote a book titled Internal Time: Chronotypes, Social Jet Lag, and Why You're So Tired about the mechanisms of circadian and sleep timing.
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