Dr Raymond P. Najjar
Senior Research Fellow
medical
Singapore Eye Research Institute
Singapore
Biography
Dr. Najjar has obtained his PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Lyon, France and did his postdoctoral training at Stanford University, USA. He has a broad background in neuroscience, circadian rhythms, photobiology, and vision and sleep research, with specific training and expertise in key techniques in these fields. He has lead numerous projects in France, the United States and the Antarctic to elucidate the non-image forming impacts of different light configurations on physiology and behavior. Dr Najjar has received several merit awards and was invited to lecture in various international meetings and grand rounds. He has also assumed different teaching responsibilities in sleep and ophthalmology.
Research Interest
Visual and non-visual photoreception, Circadian biology, Sleep, Pupillometry, Visual Neurosciences, Cognitive Neurosciences, Lighting design.
