Biography

Dr. Thimgan is a sleep biologist that uses both the model organism, Drosophila melanogaster, and humans to understand sleep and the consequences of sleep deprivation.

Disciplines

Sleep, physiology, neurobiology

Education

• 2005 – Ph.D.; Cell and Molecular Physiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
• 1995- B.S.; University of California, Los Angeles