Word: kleitman
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DIED. NATHANIEL KLEITMAN, 104, pioneer sleep expert at the University of Chicago and discoverer, with associates, of REM sleep in 1953; in Los Angeles. Kleitman's studies--on dream-sleep deprivation, the effect of sunlight on slumber--established sleep research as a separate, significant medical field...
Stemmle, who spent two summers as a Kleitman fellow in 1994 and 1995, echoes Green's recommendation. "It was a really good experience for what research is really like, for what your daily life is if you're a researcher," she says. "I decided in the end that primary care is going to be more...
Harvard students can participate in circadian rhythm research in three ways: They can apply for a Nathariel Kleitman Fellowship, work as a work/study lab technician or volunteer as subjects in a study. The Kleitman Fellowship is a summer program founded by Megan E. Jewett '87, a resident tutor at Currier House, to honor the American researcher to first discover REM sleep...
Sheri K. Green '96, who spent the summer of 1994 as a Kleitman fellow, says, "I would advocate the fellowship as a good experience for pre-meds. It's a great way to spend the summer. You get paid, you get clinical experience, and you get to work with Dr. Czeisler." Green received a $1,500 stipend for her work...