Q & A: Till Roenneberg

Till Roenneberg is Professor of Chronobiology at the University of Munich. He studies the circadian clock from its cellular/molecular mechanisms up to the consequences of shift work. He received his education in Munich and London, and worked in the 1980s with Woody Hastings at Harvard. Since then, he has built up the Centre for Chronobiology at the Munich Medical School. For many years, he has coordinated circadian research and education in Germany and in Europe. He is also involved in reforming the University curriculum, incorporating problem-based approaches. He has received international prizes for both his research and his teaching.