Division of Sleep Medicine @ Harvard Medical School

Faculty Profile

Jonathan Lipton, MD, PhD

Instructor in Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Instructor in Neurology, Sleep, Department of Neurology, Children's Hospital Boston

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Inter-office Mail Address

Center for Life Science 13-060

Phone 781-216-2570

Society Memberships

American Academy of Neurology
American Academy of Sleep Medicine
Child Neurology Society
Society for Neuroscience

Research Unit(s)

Laboratory of Mustafa Sahin, MD, PhD, Department of Neurology, Children’s Hospital

Research Interests

Sleep disorders are extremely common in children with neurodevelopmental disorders such as autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) and tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC). I am investigating the molecular mechanisms that underlie these disorders in animal models. My goal is better understand fundamental mechanisms that link brain development and sleep. This will hopefully lead to rational therapeutic approaches for children with sleep disorders and ASDs.

Trainees

Vicky Wu, BS 2008-2009

Mentor(s)

Mustafa Sahin, MD, PhD

Research Funding

Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance, American Academy of Neurology, William Randolph Hearst Foundation

Selected Publications

Lipton J, Megerian JT, Kothare SV, Cho YJ, Shanahan T, Chart H, Ferber R,
Adler-Golden L, Cohen LE, Czeisler CA, Pomeroy SL. Melatonin deficiency and
disrupted circadian rhythms in pediatric survivors of craniopharyngioma.
Neurology. 2009 Jul 28;73(4):323-5. [PMID: 19636054]

Reviews

Lipton J, Becker RE, Kothare SV. Insomnia of childhood. Curr Opin Pediatr.
2008 Dec;20(6):641-9. Review. [PMID: 19005332]