Study solves mystery of how plants use sunlight to tell time via cell protein signaling
Findings of a new study solve a key mystery about the chemistry of how plants tell time so they can flower and metabolize nutrients.
CBS DFW 11: Too Much ‘Blue Light’ Hinders Sleep
CBS DFW Channel 11 reporter Doug Dunbar covered the blue light research of Brian Zoltowski, an assistant professor in the SMU Department of Chemistry.
Zoltowski's lab was awarded $320,500 from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health to continue its research on the impact of blue light on humans and other organisms and how it can stimulate disease.
KERA: The Bright Side And Dark Side Of Blue Light
KERA Public Radio journalist Justin Martin explored the good and bad of blue light in our environment with Brian Zoltowski, an assistant professor in the SMU Department of Chemistry.
Zoltowski's lab was awarded $320,500 from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health to continue its research on the impact of blue light on the circadian clock of humans and other organisms.
Study funded by NIH is decoding blue light’s mysterious ability to alter body’s natural clock
An SMU study funded by the National Institutes of Health is unraveling the mystery of how blue light from residential and commercial lighting, electronic devices and outdoor lights throws off the natural body clock of humans, plants and animals, leading to disease, says SMU chemist Brian Zoltowski.
Scientific American: How your smartphone messes with your brain — and your sleep
Scientific American science blogger Josh Fischman drew on the sleep expertise of SMU Assistant Professor of Chemistry Brian D. Zoltowski to explain how artificial light from our smartphones and other digital devices causes sleep deprivation. His blog article, "How your smartphone messes with your brain — and your sleep," published May 20 and has been heavily shared through social media.
Business Insider: Your Smartphone Is Destroying Your Sleep
Business Insider Science Editor Jennifer Walsh tapped the sleep expertise of SMU Assistant Professor of Chemistry Brian D. Zoltowski to explain how artificial light from our smartphones and other digital devices causes sleep deprivation. Her article, "Your Smartphone Is Destroying Your Sleep," published May 19.
Zoltowski’s lab at SMU studies one of the many proteins involved in an organism’s circadian clocks. Called a photoreceptor, the protein responds to light to predict time of day and season by measuring day length.
Circadian clock research may enable flexible designer plants; treat cancer and diabetes
How does a plant know when to sprout a leaf, fold its petals or bloom? Why do humans experience jet lag after a trip abroad?
The answer is the internal circadian clocks that are present in every organism and that respond to external cues such as light and temperature, says SMU chemist Brian D. Zoltowski. Zoltowski’s lab studies one of the many proteins involved in an organism’s circadian clocks.
CBS DFW: Is Aerial Spraying Safe?
CBS Channel 11 reporter Ginger Allen interviewed SMU chemist Brian Zoltowski for the station's Aug. 15 report on aerial spraying over Dallas County to kill mosquitos that may be carrying West Nile Virus.
The report comes in the wake of a decision by Dallas County to address the spread of West Nile Virus with aerial spraying of a pesticide called Duet.