Dr. Gillette received her Ph.D. from the University of Toronto in 1976 and joined the faculty at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) in 1978. She is a Professor in the Departments of Cell and Developmental Biology and Molecular and Integrative Physiology, the Colleges of Medicine and Liberal Arts and Sciences, and The Neuroscience Program at UIUC. Dr. Gillette served as Head of Cell and Developmental Biology from 1998 until 2008. She has been an Affiliate with the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology (Neurotech Group) since 1988 and the Institute for Genomic Biology (Genomics of Neural & Behavioral Plasticity Theme), since its inception in 2003. Her many accomplishments were acknowledged by the University of Illinois with an appointment in 2004 as Alumni Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology.

Mailing Address:
Cell and Developmental Biology
601 S. Goodwin Avenue
B107 CLSL, MC-123
Urbana, IL 61801

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AWARDS AND HONORS:

• Women in Neuroscience Mika Salpeter Lifetime Achievement Award, 2004
• Chair, Gordon Conference on Chronobiology, 2003-05
• Vice-Chair, Gordon Conference on Chronobiology, 2001-03
• Outstanding Medical Scholars Program Advisor, UIUC, 2002
• University Scholar, UIUC, 1997-2000
• Visiting Scholar, Friday Harbor Labs, University of Washington, 1997
• Fellow, Center for Advanced Study, UIUC, 1996-99
• Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1995-present
• Beckman Scholar, University of Illinois, 1990-91

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE:

• President, Society for Research on Biological Rhythms
• Society for Neuroscience Program Committee
• Executive Board, Sleep Research Society
• Regional Planning Committee, NIH Roadmap Initiatives, Regional Translational Research Centers
• Presidential Task Force on Trainee-Related Programs, Sleep Research Society
• Vice President and Board Member, The National Sleep Foundation, Washington, DC
• Advisory Board, Society for Research on Biological Rhythms
• Originator/Organizer, Neuroscience of Sleep & Circadian Biology Social/Datablitz, Society for Neuroscience
• National Institutes of Health Study Section Member; Ad Hoc Reviewer
• Editorial: Sleep, Associate Editor; Experimental Neurology, Editorial Board; Encyclopedic Reference of Neuroscience, Field Editor for Circadian Rhythms; Journal of Biological Rhythms, Advisory Board
• Memberships: American Academy of Sleep Medicine; American Association for the Advancement of Science; American Physiological Society; Foundation for Biomedical Research; International Society for Neuroethology; National Coalition for Science and Technology; Sleep Research Society; Society for Neuroscience; Society for Research on Biological Rhythms; Women in Neuroscience; The Melatonin Club