Fred W. Turek

Fred W. Turek
BornJuly 31, 1947
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materStanford University
AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship (1991)
Distinguished Scientist Award, Sleep Research Society (2011)
Directors' Award for Research & Service, SRBR (2022)
Scientific career
FieldsNeurobiology, Sleep, Circadian Rhythms
InstitutionsNorthwestern University
University of Texas
Websitehttps://cscb.northwestern.edu/

Fred W. Turek is the director of the Center for Sleep & Circadian Biology and the Charles E. & Emma H. Morrison Professor of Biology in the Department of Neurobiology, both at Northwestern University. Turek received his Ph.D. from Stanford University. He was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1991.