Fred W. Turek
Fred W. Turek | |
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| Born | July 31, 1947 |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | Stanford University |
| Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship (1991) Distinguished Scientist Award, Sleep Research Society (2011) Directors' Award for Research & Service, SRBR (2022) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neurobiology, Sleep, Circadian Rhythms |
| Institutions | Northwestern University University of Texas |
| Website | https://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.