Malcolm von Schantz

Malcolm von Schantz FLS (born May 1966) is a professor of chronobiology at Northumbria University. His research relates to circadian rhythms and sleep in human beings and its molecular determinants. He is a Special Visiting Scientist at the University of São Paulo School of Medicine and a fellow of the Linnean Society. He is part of the international team that determined that urbanisation and electricity are not to blame for sleep loss.

Selected publications

 * From Genes to Genomes: Concepts and Applications of DNA Technology. Wiley-Blackwell, 2007. (With Jeremy W. Dale) ISBN 978-0470017340