Seiji Nishino is a Japanese neuroscientist and writer. [1] He is a professor emeritus of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Stanford University. [2] [3] He is also the director of Stanford Center for Sleep Sciences and Medicine. [4] [5]
Nishino, a well-known sleep researcher, [6] he researches sleep disorders, sleep and circadian physiology using animal models. [7] Since 2016, he has been director of Good Quality Sleep Research Organization. [8]
He is also the author of a best-selling Japanese book on sleep. [9]
Born in Kawachinagano, Osaka Prefecture in 1955, Nishino studied at Osaka Kyoiku University High School Tennoji school. [10] He graduated from Osaka Medical College. [10]
In 1987, he joined the Stanford Center for Sleep Sciences and Medicine at Stanford University. [11]
In 1999, he discovered the causative gene in canine familial narcolepsy. [8]
In 2000, he identified the main developmental mechanism of human narcolepsy as the center of the group. [8]
In 2005, Nishino became director of the Stanford Institute for Sleep and Biological Rhythms. [8]
In 2007, he became professor of psychiatry at the University of Stanford.