Satchin Panda: Circadian Rhythms, Time Restricted Eating & Diabetes

Satchin Panda, PhD is a professor in the Regulatory Biology Laboratory at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. His work focuses on chronobiology, the study of the day-night cycles that drive the multifaceted activities of the human body, using genetic, genomic, and biochemical approaches. He is an expert on circadian rhythms and a pioneer in the concept of time-restricted eating, or as it has come to be known, intermittent fasting. Dr. Panda has been focusing on translating data regarding the impact of circadian rhythms on human health to legislation that protects people from the dangers of circadian disruption. Satchin has been a champion of circadian health and was among the first to identify the role blue light plays in circadian signalling. He has been spreading the word about the importance of maintaining strong light/dark cycles and is a proponent for circadian friendly architecture and carefully considered rotations for shift-workers.