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Satchin Panda

Disciplines:
research
biology/circadian biology
salk institute
time-restricted eating

Summary

Indian-American circadian biologist — Salk Institute for Biological Studies — whose research on circadian rhythms and time-restricted eating is the scientific foundation for the intermittent fasting movement.

Core Contribution

Creates the time-restricted eating research base — Panda's lab research (showing that circadian clocks in every cell of the body require consistent timing of eating to function properly, and that restricting eating to a consistent 8–10 hour window improves metabolic health even without caloric restriction) is the most cited scientific foundation for intermittent fasting.

Notable Works & Achievements

The Circadian Code

Hundreds of peer-reviewed papers on circadian biology

Historical Influences

Jeffrey Hall, Michael Rosbash, Michael Young Seymour Benzer

Intellectual Lineage

Odisha, IndiaSalk Institute Time-restricted eating research

Contemporaries & Peers

Andrew Huberman Mark Mattson

Minds Influenced

Intermittent fasting mainstream adoption

Intellectual Posterity

Time-restricted eatingThe Circadian Code Circadian health movement

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