Fabian-Xosé Fernandez
Associate Professor, Cognition & Neural Systems
Director, Circadian Trends Laboratory

Psychology 507 (Office)
Pronouns:
He, Him, His
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Selected Publications:
- Tubbs A.S.*, Fernandez F-X.*, Klerman E.B., Karp J.F., Basner M., Chakravorty S., Watkins E., Perlis M.L., and Grandner M.A. (2024). Risk for suicide and homicide peaks at night: Findings from the National Violent Death Reporting System, 35 States, 2003–2017. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 85, 23m15207. PMID: 38814111
- Lee R., McGee A., and Fernandez F-X. (2022). Systematic review of drugs that modify the circadian system’s phase-shifting responses to light exposure. Neuropsychopharmacology, 47, 866-879. PMID: 34961774
- Fernandez F-X. (2022). Current insights into optimal lighting for promoting sleep and circadian health: Brighter days and the importance of sunlight in the built environment. Nature and Science of Sleep, 14, 25-39. PMID: 35023979
- Grandner M.A. and Fernandez F-X. (2021). The translational neuroscience of sleep: A contextual framework. Science, 374, 568-573. PMID: 34709899
- Negelspach D.C., Kaladchibachi S., and Fernandez F. (2018). The circadian activity rhythm is reset by nanowatt pulses of ultraviolet light. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences, 285, 1884. PMID: 30068685
- Fernandez F., Lu D., Ha P., Costacurta P., Heller H.C., and Ruby N.F. (2014). Dysrhythmia in the suprachiasmatic nucleus inhibits memory processing. Science, 346, 854-857. PMID: 25395537
- Fernandez F., Morishita W., Zuniga E., Nguyen J., Blank M., Malenka R.C., and Garner C.C. (2007). Pharmacotherapy for cognitive impairment in a mouse model of Down syndrome. Nature Neuroscience, 10, 411-413. PMID: 17322876
Courses Taught:
- PSY 302 - Introduction to Biopsychology (2016)
- PSY 350 - Sleep/Wake, Time Cycles, & Life (2023)
- PSY 478 - Sleep & Sleep Disorders (2025)
- PSY 578 - Sleep & Sleep Disorders (2024)
- PSY 596F - Sleep, Circadian Rhythms, & Neurodegeneration (2019)
*Year listed indicates when this individual last taught the specified course.
Updated: 07/18/25
Degrees
- B.Sc. Interdisciplinary Studies in Neurobiological Sciences, University of Florida (Graduated Summa cum laude)
- Ph.D. Neurosciences, Stanford University