Malcolm von Schantz [proxy]

Malcolm von Schantz FLS (24th May 1966 - 24th Oct 2025) was a professor of chronobiology at Northumbria University. His research related to circadian rhythms and sleep in human beings and its molecular determinants.^[1] He was a Special Visiting Scientist at the University of São Paulo School of Medicine and a fellow of the Linnean Society.^[2] He was part of the international team that determined that urbanisation and electricity are not to blame for sleep loss.^[3]^[4]

Selected publications

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

^ Pallab Ghosh (15 May 2015). "Why do we sleep?". BBC News. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
^ "Malcolm von Schantz - Biography". Surrey.ac.uk. University of Surrey - Guildford. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
^ University of Surrey (18 July 2017). "Urbanization, electricity are not to blame for sleep loss". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
^ "Urbanization Not to Blame for Modern Sleep Loss". Sleepreviewmag.com. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.