CURRICULUM VITAE
Lance J. Kriegsfeld


General Information

Address: 
    Neurobiology Research Laboratory
    Department of Psychology and
    Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute
    3210 Tolman Hall, #1650
    Uiversity of California

    Berkeley, CA 94720-1650
    Phone: (510) 642-5148
    Fax: (510) 642-5293

    E-Mail: Kriegsfeld@berkeley.edu


Areas of Interest

Research Interests: Biological rhythms, behavioral neuroendocrinology, neuroimmunology, behavioral genetics, neurobiology/neuroscience

Teaching Interests: Behavioral endocrinology, biological rhythms, physiology and behavior, behavioral neuroscience, animal behavior


Research Experience

1992-1994 - Research Assistant to Dr. Ingeborg L. Ward, Department of Psychology, Villanova University, Villanova, PA
Emphasis: Behavioral endocrinology, reproductive biology

1994-1999 - Research Assistant to Dr. Randy J. Nelson, Department of Psychology, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Emphasis: Biological rhythms, behavioral neuroendocrinology, behavioral genetics 

1999-2003 - Postdoctoral Research Fellow to Dr. Rae Silver, Department of Psychology, Columbia University, New York, NY
Emphasis: Circadian biology, neuroendocrinology

2003 - 2005 - Research Scientist, Department of Psychology, Barnard College, New York, NY 10027
Emphasis: Circadian biology, neuroendocrinology, immunology

2005 -     Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology and Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of California, Berkeley


Teaching Experience

Instructor
Research Design and Statistics (Johns Hopkins University)
Senior Research Seminar (Barnard College)
Topics in Neurobiology and Behavior (Columbia University)
Hormones and Behavior (UC Berkeley)
Graduate Seminar in Neurobiology (UC Berkeley)
Graduate Seminar in Hormones and Behavior (UC Berkeley)


Teaching Assistant
Abnormal Psychology, 
Introduction to Psychology 
Behavioral Medicine 
Introduction to Motivation 
Animal Behavior 
Introduction to Physiological Psychology
Psychology and the Law 
Introduction to Behavioral Endocrinology
Neuropsychopharmacology 


Books

Nelson, R.J., Demas, G.E., Klein, S.L., & Kriegsfeld, L.J. (2002). Seasonal Patterns of Stress, Immune Function, and Disease. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, UK.



Publications

1. Moffatt, C.A., Gerber, J.M., Blom, J.M.C., Kriegsfeld, L.J., & Nelson, R.J. (1995). Photoperiodic effects on steroid negative-feedback in female prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster). General and Comparative Endocrinology, 100: 92-95.

2. Nelson, R.J., Demas, G.E., Klein, S.L., & Kriegsfeld, L.J. (1995). The influence of season, photoperiod, and pineal melatonin on immune function. Journal of Pineal Research, 19:149-165.

3. Burnett, A.L., Nelson, R.J., Calvin, D., Demas, G.E., Klein, S.L., Kriegsfeld, L.J., Dawson, T.M., & Snyder, S.H. (1996). Nitric oxide-dependent penile erection in mice lacking neural nitric oxide synthase. Molecular Medicine, 2:288-296.

4. Klein, S.L., Kriegsfeld, L.J., Hairston, J.E., Rao, V., Nelson, R.J., & Yarowsky, P.J. (1996). Characterization of sensorimotor performance, reproductive, and aggressive behaviors in segmental trisomics (Ts[17(16)]65 Dn) mice. Physiology & Behavior, 60:1159-1164.

5. Kriegsfeld, L.J. & Nelson, R.J. (1996). Gonadal and photoperiodic influences on body mass regulation in adult male and female prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster). American Journal of Physiology, 270:R1013-R1018.

6. Nelson, R.J., Marinovic, A.C., Moffatt, C.A., Kriegsfeld, L.J., & Kim, S. (1997). The effects of photoperiod and food intake on reproductive development in male deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus). Physiology and Behavior, 62:945-950.

7. Kriegsfeld, L.J., Dawson, T.M., Dawson, V.L., Nelson, R.J., & Snyder, S.H. (1997). Aggressive behavior in mice lacking the gene for neuronal nitric oxide synthase requires testosterone. Brain Research, 769:66-70.

8. Demas, G.E., Eliasson, M.J.L., Dawson, T.M., Dawson, V.L., Kriegsfeld, L.J., Nelson, R.J., & Snyder, S.H. (1997). Inhibitor of neuronal nitric oxide synthase increases aggressive behavior in mice. Molecular Medicine, 3:611-617. 

9. Nelson, R.J., Kriegsfeld, L.J., Dawson, V.L., Dawson, T.M. (1997). Behavioral and neuroendocrine effects of nitric oxide. Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology, 18: 463-491.

10. Burnett, A.L., Johns, D.G., Kriegsfeld, L.J., Klein, S.L., Calvin, D.C., Demas, G.E., Schramm, L.P., Tonegawa, S., Nelson, R.J., Snyder, S.H., & Poss, K.D. (1998). Ejaculatory abnormalities in mice with targeted disruption of the gene for heme oxygenase - 2. Nature Medicine, 4:84-87.

11. Kriegsfeld, L.J., & Nelson, R.J. (1998). Short photoperiod affects reproductive function, but not dehydroepiandrosterone concentrations in male deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus). Journal of Pineal Research, 25:101-105

12. Kriegsfeld, L.J., Demas, G.E., Dawson, T.M., Dawson, V.L., & Nelson, R.J. (1999). Circadian locomotor analysis of male mice missing the gene for neuronal nitric oxide synthase. Journal of Biological Rhythms, 14:20-27.

13. Kriegsfeld, L.J., Eliasson, M.J.L., Blackshaw, S., Demas, G.E., Nelson, R.J., & Snyder, S.H. (1999). Nocturnal motor coordination deficits in neuronal nitric oxide synthase knock-out mice. Neuroscience, 89:311-315.

14. Nelson, R.J & Kriegsfeld, L.J. (1999). Targeting aggression in mice. In:  Molecular-Genetic Techniques for Behavioral Neuroscience. Edited by W.E. Crusio & R. Gerlai. Elsevier: Amsterdam.

15. Kriegsfeld, L.J., & Nelson, R.J. (1999). Photoperiod affects the GnRH neuronal system of male prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster). Neuroendocrinology, 69: 238-244.

16. Demas, G.E., Kriegsfeld, L.J., Poss, K.D., Tonegawa, S., & Nelson, R.J. (1999). Undisturbed circadian locomotor rhythms in mice with targeted disruption of the gene for the carbon monoxide synthesizing enzyme, heme oxygenase-2. Biological Rhythm Research, 30:282-289.

17. Demas, G.E., Kriegsfeld, L.J., Dawson, T.M., Dawson, V.L., Nelson, R.J., & Snyder, S.H. (1999). Elimination of aggressive behavior in male mice lacking the gene for endothelial nitric oxide synthase. Journal of Neuroscience, 19: RC30.

18. Kriegsfeld, L.J., Demas, G.E., Burnett, Huang, P.L., A.L.,& Nelson, R.J. (1999). Ejaculatory abnormalities in male mice lacking the gene for endothelial nitric oxide synthase. Physiology & Behavior, 67:561-566.

19. Kriegsfeld, L.J., Drazen, D.L., & Nelson, R.J. (1999). Effects of photoperiod and reproductive responsiveness on pituitary sensitivity to gonadotropin-releasing hormone. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 116:221-228.

20. Drazen, D.L., Kriegsfeld, L.J., Schneider, J.E., & Nelson, R.J. (2000). Leptin, but not immune function, is linked to reproductive response to photoperiod. American Journal of Physiology, 278:R1401-7.

21. Kriegsfeld, L.J., Ranalli, N.J., Bober, M.A. & Nelson, R.J. (2000). Photoperiod and temperature interact to affect the GnRH neuronal system of male prairie voles. Journal of Biological Rhythms, 15:306-16.

22. Kriegsfeld, L.J., Trasy, A., & Nelson, R.J. (2000). Temperature and photoperiod interact to affect reproduction and GnRH synthesis in male prairie voles. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 12:553-58.

23. Kriegsfeld, L.J., Drazen, D.L., & Nelson, R.J. (2001). In vitro melatonin treatment enhances cell-mediated immune function in male prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster). Journal of Pineal Research, 30:193-198.

24. Kriegsfeld, L.J., Drazen, D.L., & Nelson, R.J. (2001). Circadian organization in male mice lacking the gene for endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS-/-). Journal of Biological Rhythms, 16:142-148. 

25. Prendergast, B.J., Kriegsfeld, L.J., & Nelson, R.J. (2001). Photoperiodic polyphenisms in rodents: neuroendocrine mechanisms, costs, and functions. Quarterly Review of Biology, 76:293-325.

26. Kriegsfeld, L.J., Ranalli, N.J., Trasy, A., & Nelson, R.J. (2001). Food restriction affects the GnRH neuronal system of male prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster). Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 13:791-798.

27. Silver, R., & Kriegsfeld, L.J. (2001). Hormones and behaviour. In: The Encyclopedia of Life Sciences. Macmillan: London, UK, pp. 1-10.

28. Kriegsfeld, L.J., LeSauter, J., Hamada, T., Pitts, S.M., and Silver, R (2002). Circadian rhythms in the endocrine system. In: Hormones, Brain and Behavior. D. Pfaff and A. Etgen, (eds.). Academic Press, NY, pp. 33-91.

29. LeSauter, J., Kriegsfeld, L.J., Hon, J. & Silver, R (2002). Calbindin-D28K-containing cells of the SCN make selective contacts with other SCN neurons. Neuroscience, 111:575-585.

30. Kriegsfeld, L.J., Silver, R., Gore, A.C., & Crews, D (2002). Vasoactive intestinal polypepitide contacts on gonadotropin-releasing hormone neurons increase in developing female rats. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 14:685-690. 

31. Silver, R. & Kriegsfeld, L.J (2002). Regulation of hormone secretion by external stimuli. In: Behavioral Endocrinology. Becker, J.B., Breedlove, S.M., Crews, D., and McCarthy, M. (eds). Massachusetts: MIT Press, pp. 687-722.

32. Kriegsfeld, L.J., Korets, R., & Silver, R. (2003).  Expression of the clock gene Period 1 in neuroendocrine cells: An Investigation Using Mice with a Per1::GFP Transgene. European Journal of Neuroscience, 17:1-9.

33. Kriegsfeld, L.J., Hotchkiss, A., Demas, G.E., Silver, R., Silverman, A-J., & Nelson, R.J. (2003). Brain mast cells are influenced by chemosensory cues associated with estrus induction in female prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster).  Hormones and Behavior 44:377-184.

34. Kriegsfeld, L.J., Leak, R., LeSauter, J., Yackulic, C., & Silver, R. (2004). Organization of suprachiasmatic nucleus projections in Syrian hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus): an anterograde and retrograde analysis.  Journal of Comparative Neurology, 468:361-379.

35.  Kriegsfeld, L.J., LeSauter, J., & Silver, R. (2004). Targeted microlesions reveal novel organization of the hamster suprachiasmatic nucleus. Journal of Neuroscience, 24:2449-2457.

37.  Kriegsfeld, L.J. (2004). The organization of the mammalian circadian timing system: Current progress and future directions. In: Recent Research Developments in Neuroscience. Pandalai, S.G. (ed.). Research Signpost: Kerala, India, pp. 113-136.

38.  Demas, G.E. & Kriegsfeld, L.J. (2004). Biological rhythms. In: The Encyclopedia of Endocrinology and Disease. Academic Press, San Diego, CA, pp 345-352.

39.  Edwards, N. Kriegsfeld, L.J. & Crews, D. (2004). Neural substrates for sexual and thermoregulatory behavior in the male leopard gecko, Eublepharis macularius. Brain Research, 1029:77-83.

40.  Antle, M.C., Kriegsfeld, L.J., & Silver, R. (2005). Signaling within the master clock in the brain: Localized activation mitogen-activated protein kinase by gastrin-releasing peptide. Journal of Neuroscience, 25(10):2447-54.

41.  Yan, L., Foley, N., Bobula, J. Kriegsfeld, L.J., & Silver, R.  Two Anti Phase Oscillations Occur in Each Suprachiasmatic Nucleus of Behaviorally Split Hamsters.   Journal of Neuroscience, 28:9017-26.

42.  Kriegsfeld, L.J., Feng, DF, Bentley, G.E., Ubuka, K.,. Inouye, K., Ukena, K., Tsutsui, K., & Silver, R. Identification and characterization of a gonadotropin-inhibitory system in the brain of mammals.  Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, USA, 103:2410-5.

43. Bentley, G.E., Kriegefeld, L.J., Ukena, K., Tsutsui, K., & Wingfield, J.C. (2005, May).  Interactions of GnIH and GnRH in birds and mammals.  Journal of Experimental Zoology A, Comparative and Experimental Biology. 305:807-814. 

44. Kriegsfeld, L.J., & Silver, R.  Circadian control of neuroendocrine function: Timing is Everything.  Hormones and Behavior, 49:557-74.

45. Kriegsfeld, L.J.  Driving Reproduction:  RFamide peptides behind the wheel.  Hormones and Behavior (in press).

46. Kriegsfeld, L.J., Feng, DF, Yan, L., Hamada, T., & Silver, R.  Loss of circadian rhythmicity in mice with a targeted mutation of the calbindin D28k gene (in preparation).


Invited Colloquia and Chaired Symposia

1. Johns Hopkins University, Department of Psychology (1999). Proximate factors and mechanisms regulating seasonal adaptations in prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster).

2. Columbia University, Department of Biology (2000). Seasonal modulation of neuroendocrine function and behavior in prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster).

3. Columbia University, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (2001). Circadian regulation of endocrine rhythms.

4. Michigan State University, Neuroscience Program (2002). Building a biological clock: The Ins and outs of circadian organization.

5. University of Chicago, Department of Psychology (2003). Timing is Everything: The Circadian Regulation of Behavior and Physiology.

6. Indiana University, Department of Biology (2003). The time of your life: The Ins and outs of circadian organization.

7. Program in Neurobiology and Behavior, Columbia University Arden House Retreat (2003).  Building a Brain Clock:  Identification of a novel SCN network.

8. Society for Neuroscience, New Orleans, LA (2003). Session Chair, ‘Circadian Rhythms’.

9.  University of California, Berkeley (2004).  Coordination of endocrine function and behavior:  Time changes everything.

10. University of Massachusetts (2004). Regulation of neuroendocrine function and behavior.

11.  Experimental Biology: American Association of Anatomoists (2007).  Session Chair "The Ins and Outs of Circadian Organization"


Presentations and Published Abstracts

1. Demas, G.E., Klein, S.L., Kriegsfeld, L.J., Huang, P.L., Fishman, M.C., Dawson, V.L., Dawson, T.M., & Snyder, S.H. (1995, July). Increased sexual motivation in male mice lacking the gene for neural nitric oxide synthase. Paper presented at the Conference on Reproductive Behavior, Boston, MA

2. Klein, S.L., Poss, K.D., Kriegsfeld, L.J., Demas, G.E., Dawson, T., Snyder, S.H., Tonegawa, S., & Nelson, R.J. (1995, July). Mating behavior in male mice devoid of Heme-Oxygenase-2. Paper presented at the Conference on Reproductive Behavior, Boston, MA.

3. Kriegsfeld, L.J., Demas, G.E., Klein, S.L., Nelson, R.J., Burnett, A.L., Huang, P.L., Fishman, M.C., Dawson, V.L., Dawson, T.M., & Snyder, S.H. (1995, July). Reproductive behavior in male mice lacking the gene for neural nitric oxide synthase. Paper presented at the Conference on Reproductive Behavior, Boston, MA.

4. Klein, S.L., Demas, G.E., Kriegsfeld, L.J., Nelson, R.J., Burnett, A.L., Huang, P.L., Fishman, N.C., Dawson, V.L., Dawson, T.M., & Snyder, S.H. (1995, November). Mating in male mice lacking the gene for neural nitric oxide (nNOS) synthase. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA.

5. Demas, G.E., Kriegsfeld, L.J., Klein, S.L., Nelson, R.J. (1996, May). Reproductive and immune responses to photoperiod and melatonin are linked in Peromyscus subspecies. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting for the Society for Research on Biological Rhythms, Amelia Island, FL.

6. Kriegsfeld, L.J., Demas, G.E., Klein, S.L., Dawson, T.M., Snyder, S.H., & Nelson, R.J. (1996, May). Daily behavioral variation of male mice lacking the gene for neuronal nitric oxide synthase. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting for the Society for Research on Biological Rhythms, Amelia Island, FL.

7. Kriegsfeld, L.J. & Nelson, R.J. (1996, November). Endocrine status and mast cell numbers in the brains of female prairie voles. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC.

8. Yarowsky, P.J., Demas, G.E., Klein, S.L., Kriegsfeld, L.J., Krueger, B.K., & Nelson, R.J.(1996, November). Impaired spatial memory and behavioral anomalies in segmental trisomic Ts65Dn Mice. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC.

9. Kriegsfeld, L.J., & Nelson, R.J. (1996, December). Estrus induction increases mast cell numbers in the brains of female prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Baltimore Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience, Baltimore, MD.

10. Kriegsfeld, L.J., Dawson, T.M., Snyder, S.H., & Nelson, R.J. (1997, May). Increased aggressive behavior in male mice lacking the gene for neuronal nitric oxide synthase is testosterone-dependent. Paper presented at the annual meeting for the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology, Baltimore, MD.

11. Kriegsfeld, L.J., Eliasson, M.J., Demas, G.E., Blackshaw, S., Nelson, R.J., & Snyder, S.H. (1997, November). Nocturnal deficits in motor coordination in mice lacking neuronal nitric oxide synthase parallel altered citrulline production. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, New Orleans, LA.

12. Demas, G.E., Eliasson, M.J.L., Kriegsfeld, L.J., Dawson, T.M., Dawson, V.L., Nelson, R.J., & Snyder, S.H. (1997, November). Pharmacological inhibition of neuronal nitric oxide synthase increases aggressive behavior in male mice. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, New Orleans, LA.

13. Burnett, A.L., Johns, D.G., Kriegsfeld, L.J., Klein, S.L., Calvin, D.C., Demas, G.E., Schramm, L.P., Tonegawa, S., Nelson, R.J., Snyder, S.H., Poss, K.D. (1998, May). Ejaculatory abnormalities in mice with targeted disruption of the gene for the carbon monoxide synthesizing enzyme heme oxygenase-2. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association, San Diego, CA.

14. Kriegsfeld, L.J., & Nelson, R.J. (1998, June). The GnRH neuronal system of male prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) that vary in reproductive response to photoperiod. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting for the Society for Research on Biological Rhythms, Amelia Island, FL.

15. Kriegsfeld, L.J., Demas, G.E., Dawson, T.M., Dawson, V.L., Snyder, S.H., & Nelson, R.J. (1998, June). Circadian locomotor analysis of mice lacking the gene for neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS-/-). Paper presented at the Annual Meeting for the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology, Atlanta, GA.

16. Kriegsfeld, L.J., Drazen, D.L., & Nelson, R.J. (1998, November). Effects of photoperiod on the hypothalamic GnRH system and pituitary of male prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Los Angeles, California.

17. Demas, G.E., Kriegsfeld, L.J., Dawson, T.M., Dawson, V.L., Nelson, R.J., & Snyder, S.H. (1998, November). Reduced aggression in male mice lacking the gene for endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS-/-). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Neurosience, Los Angeles, California.

18. Kriegsfeld, L.J., Demas, G.E., Huang, P.L., Burnett, A.L., & Nelson, R.J. (1999, June). Ejaculatory abnormalities in mice lacking the gene for endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS-/-). Paper presented at the Annual Meeting for the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology, Charlottesville, VA.

19. Drazen, D.L., Kriegsfeld, L.J., Schneider, J.E., & Nelson, R.J. (1999, June). Reproductive response to photoperiod affects immune function and leptin concentrations in Siberian hamsters (Phodopus sungorus). Paper presented at the Annual Meeting for the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology, Charlottesville, VA.

20. Christensen, S., Kriegsfeld, L.J., Nelson, R.J., & Breedlove, S.M. (1999, June). Activational effects of androgen on the SNB motoneurons of nitric oxide synthase knock-out mice. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting for the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology, Charlottesville, VA.

21. Kriegsfeld, L.J., Drazen, D.L., & Nelson, R.J. (1999, August). Circadian analysis of male mice lacking the gene for endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS-/-). Paper presented at the International Congress on Chronobiology, Washington, DC.

22. Kriegsfeld, L.J., Ranalli, N.J.Bober, M.A. & Nelson, R.J. (1999, November). Interaction of photoperiod and temperature on the GnRH system of male prairie voles. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Miami, FL.

23. Drazen, D.L., Kriegsfeld, L.J., & Nelson, R.J. (1999, November). Effects of photoperiod, temperature, and torpor on immune function in male Siberian hamsters (Phodopus sungorus). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Miami, FL.

24. Kriegsfeld, L.J., Drazen, D.L., & Nelson, R.J. (2000, May). In vitro melatonin treatment enhances cell-mediated immune function in male prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster). Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting for the Society for Research on Biological Rhythms, Amelia Island, FL.

25. Kriegsfeld, L.J., LeSauter, J.S., & Silver, R. (2000, November). Regulation of circadian rhythms by a suprachiasmatic nucleus subregion . Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, New Orleans, LA.

26. Kriegsfeld, L.J., LeSauter, J.S., Yackulic, C.Y. & Silver, R. (2001, November). Topographical organization of suprachiasmatic nucleus projections in golden hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA. 

27. Kriegsfeld, L.J., Korets, R., & Silver R. (2002, May). Localization of the clock gene, Period 1, in neuroendocrine cells: A Potential novel mechanism of circadian endocrine rhythm regulation. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting for the Society for Research on Biological Rhythms, Amelia Island, FL.

28. Kriegsfeld, L.J., Bobek, E., Karatsoreos, I.N., & Silver, R. (2002, November). Inhibition of nitric oxide attenuates light-induced phase advances but differentially affects FOS and mPER1 expression in mice. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Orlando, FL.

29.  Kriegsfeld, L.J., Mei, D.F., Hamada, T., & Silver, R. (2003, November).  Circadian phenotype of mice carrying a targeted mutation of the calbindin-D28K gene.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, New Orleans, LA.

30.  Kriegsfeld, L.J., Feng, D, Bentley, G.E., Ukena, K., Tsutsui, K., & Silver, R. (2004, November). Evidence for a novel inhibitory peptide in the control of timed gonadotropin secretion. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA.

31.  Edwards, N., Kriegsfeld, L.J. & Crews, D. (2004, November). Neural substrates for sexual and thermoregulatory behavior in the male leopard gecko, Eublepharis macularius. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA.

32.  Bentley, G.E., Kriegefeld, L.J., Ukena, K., Tsutsui, K., & Wingfield, J.C. (2005, May). Interactions of GnIH and GnRH in birds and mammals. Paper presented at the International Congress on Comparative Endocrinology, Boston, MA.

33.  Kriegsfeld, L.J., Feng, D, Bentley, G.E., Ukena, K., Tsutsui, K., & Silver, R. (2005, July) Neural and Genetic Control of Endocrine Timing by the Circadian System.  Paper presented at the annual meeting for the Society of the Study of Reproduction, Quebec. 

34. Kriegsfeld, L.J., Duffy, S., Bentley, G.E., Ukena, K., Tsutsui, K., & Silver, R. (2005, November).  Expression of Gonadotropin-Inhibitory Hormone is Influenced by Reproductive Condition Independently of Photoperiod.   Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC.

35.  Yan, L., Bobula, J., Kriegsfeld, L.J., & Silver, R.  (2006, November).  Antiphase oscillations in the core and shell SCN of split hamster.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC.

36.  Alex O. Mason, Timothy J. Greives, Jacob H. Levine, Melissa-Ann Scotti, Gregory E Demas, & Lance J. Kriegsfeld (2006, June).  Kisspeptin expression is modulated by photoperiod and Reproductive condition. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting for the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology, Pittsburgh, PA. 

37.  Timothy J. Greives, Alex O. Mason,  Melissa-Ann Scotti, Ellen D. Ketterson, Lance J. Kriegsfeld (2006, June).  Kisspeptin induces gonadotropin release in long- and short-day Siberian hamsters (phodopus sungorus).  Paper presented at the Annual Meeting for the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology, Pittsburgh, PA. 

38.  Sachi Jain, Stephanie A. Humber, George E. Bentley, Kazuyoshi Tsutsui, Lance J. Kriegsfeld (2006, June).  Timing of the preovulatory LH surge is associated with deactivation of the gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone system.  Paper presented at the Annual Meeting for the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology, Pittsburgh, PA. 

39.  Matthew P. Butler, Matthew J. Paul, Jin Ho Park, Kevin W. Turner, Lance J. Kriegsfeld, Irving Zucker (2006, June).  Circadian system responsiveness to melatonin in photorefractory hamsters.  Paper presented at the Annual Meeting for the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology, Pittsburgh, PA. 

40.  Alex O. Mason, Timothy J. Greives, Jacob H. Levine, Melissa-Ann Scotti, Gregory E Demas, & Lance J. Kriegsfeld (2006, October).  Environmental control of reproduction:  Kisspeptin as an interpretive interface.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Atlanta, GA.

41.  Lance J. Kriegsfeld, Stephanie A. Humber, Sachi Jain, George E. Bentley, & Kazuyoshi Tsutsui (2006, October).  Timing of the preovulatory LH surge is associated with deactivation of the gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone system.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Atlanta, GA.


Grants

2000 - 2001 - NIH Institutional Training Grant (DK-07328) - Hormones: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

2001 - 2004 - NIH Individual National Research Service Award (MH-12408) - Nitric Oxide and Circadian Organization.

2005 - 2006 - University of California, Committee on Research Junior Faculty Grant - Role of an inhibitory RFamide peptide in the control of ovulation.

2006 - 2007 - University of California, Committee on Research Junior Faculty Grant – Role of kisspeptin in the control of ovulatory function.

2007 - 2012  - NIH RO1 - Control of Reproduction by an Inhibitory RFamide Peptide (funding decision pending).


Honors and Awards

Psi Chi, The National Honor Society in Psychology, 1989
Dean's List, Utica College of Syracuse University, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992
Graduation Honors, Magna Cum Laude, Utica College of Syracuse University, 1992
Secretary/Treasurer for Psi Chi, Villanova Chapter, 1992-1994
Academic Scholarship, Villanova University, 1992-1994
Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, 1994
Graduate Fellowship, The Johns Hopkins University, 1994-1999
NSF Travel Award for the Society for Research on Biological Rhythms Conference, 1998
Sigma Xi, Grants in Aid of Research Award, 1998
NIH Travel Award for the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology Conference, 1999
NSF Travel Award for the International Congress on Chronobiology Conference, 1999
Phi Beta Kappa, Johns Hopkins Chapter, 2000
NIH Travel Award for the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology Conference, 2002
Travel grant, University of California, Berkeley, 2005
Frank A. Beach Award for Outstanding Young Investigator in Behavioral Endocrinology, 2005


Professional Memberships 

Society for Research on Biological Rhythms
Society for Neuroscience
Animal Behavior Society
Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology
American Association for the Advancement of Science


Professional Service

Grant Application Reviewer

      National Science Foundation:
      Division of Integrative Biology and Neuroscience
      Division of Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology

Ad hoc Journal Reviewer

    Journal of Mammalogy 
    Journal of Biological Rhythms
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