Christian Benedict

Professor at Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences; Research; Pharmacology

Telephone:: +46 18 471 43 30
Mobile phone:: +46 70 425 02 15
E-mail:: christian.benedict@farmbio.uu.se
Visiting address:: Biomedicinskt centrum BMC, Husargatan 3
Postal address:: Box 591
751 24 UPPSALA

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Academic merits:: PhD, Associate Professor
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ORCID:: 0000-0002-8911-4068

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My research investigates the complex relationships between disrupted sleep patterns and health outcomes, with a particular focus on the behavioral and molecular mechanisms linking sleep loss to weight gain and insulin resistance. Additionally, my work has contributed to understanding the effects of insufficient sleep on brain health in both acute and long-term contexts. My findings have been published in leading journals.

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I was born in Hamburg, Germany, and studied human nutrition at the University of Kiel. Driven by a passion for research, I earned a PhD in human biology from the Medical Faculty in Lübeck and continued with postdoctoral research at Uppsala University under Professor Helgi Schiöth.

I later became an associate professor of neuroscience at Uppsala University and have received several scientific awards for my research. As an expert in sleep science, I serve as a scientific spokesperson for the Swedish Sleep Society and hold a position as a senior lecturer in pharmacology at Uppsala University.

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I lead a research team studying the negative health effects of disrupted sleep. Our findings have deepened the understanding of sleep's role in weight regulation, glucose metabolism, and brain health.

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