BioClocks UK: Driving robust cycles of discovery to impact

Hannah Rees; Nina M. Rzechorzek; Rebecca B. Hughes; Antony N. Dodd; James J. L. Hodge; Tyler J. Stevenson; Malcolm von Schantz; Robert J. Lucas; Sarah E. Reece; Charalambos P. Kyriacou; Andrew J. Millar

doi:10.1098/rstb.2023.0345

BioClocks UK: Driving robust cycles of discovery to impact

Hannah Rees^*, Nina M. Rzechorzek, Rebecca B. Hughes, Antony N. Dodd, James J. L. Hodge, Tyler J. Stevenson, Malcolm von Schantz, Robert J. Lucas, Sarah E. Reece, Charalambos P. Kyriacou, Andrew J. Millar^*

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Institute of Biological, Environmental & Rural Sciences (IBERS)

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Abstract

Chronobiology is a multidisciplinary field that extends across the tree of life, transcends all scales of biological organization, and has huge translational potential. For the UK to harness the opportunities presented within applied chronobiology, we need to build our network outwards to reach stakeholders that can directly benefit from our discoveries. In this article, we discuss the importance of biological rhythms to our health, society, economy and environment, with a particular focus on circadian rhythms. We subsequently introduce the vision and objectives of BioClocks UK, a newly formed research network, whose mission is to stimulate researcher interactions and sustain discovery-impact cycles between chronobiologists, wider research communities and multiple industry sectors.

This article is part of the Theo Murphy meeting issue 'Circadian rhythms in infection and immunity'.

Original language	English
Article number	20230345
Number of pages	14
Journal	Philosophical Transactions B: Biological Sciences
Volume	380
Issue number	1918
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2023.0345
Publication status	Published - 23 Jan 2025

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BioClocks UK
impact
research translation
chronobiology
research network
shift-work
Circadian Rhythm/physiology
Humans
United Kingdom
Biomedical Research

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