Jacob Simon

Jacob is a postdoctoral scholar in the Clandinin lab working to understand the molecular functions of sleep, and why sleep is so important for brain health. He is using genetic and neuroimaging methods to explore how neurons regulate energy usage during sleep using fruit flies as a model system. Jacob studied Physics and Molecular and Cell Biology at UC Berkeley before completing his graduate work in Biological Engineering at MIT with Alan Jasanoff where he engineered molecular sensors for functional MRI. When he's not in the lab, you'll find Jacob working on one of his many hobbies which include home brewing and coffee roasting.