Fred W. Turek Ph.D., Circadian

Fred W. Turek, Ph.D., is a consultant at Circadian Expert Services, and a professor at Northwestern where he chaired the Department of Neurobiology & Physiology and was the founder/director of the Center for Sleep & Circadian Biology. He was the founding president of the Society for Research on Biological Rhythms and the Editor of the Journal of Biological Rhythms. His work has received numerous honors including the George Belenky Distinguished Lectureship Award from Washington State Sleep and Performance Research Center, the Distinguished Scientist Award from the Sleep Research Society, and the Distinguished Service Award from the Society for Research on Biological Rhythms. He has served on the Board of the NIH National Center on Sleep Disorders Research and the Board of the National Sleep Foundation. Dr. Turek has published over 375 scientific papers and reviews and has presented at international conferences and workshops.

Dr. Turek accepts both plaintiff and defense expert witness work and provides confidential advice on strategies to minimize litigation risk and distinguish readily defensible from hard-to-defend claims. He advises on strategies to cross-examine opposing counsel’s witnesses. Circadian Expert Services’ experts have deep experience providing expert testimony in the courtroom where they have an excellent record of educating and engaging juries, so they reach informed conclusions.

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