Patrick Chappell

Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences

Patrick.Chappell@oregonstate.edu 

Work in my lab broadly focuses on basic mechanisms underlying endocrine control of reproduction, exploring the role of the molecular circadian clock in the brain’s timing of reproduction in female mammals, investigating how circadian disruption may initiate breast and prostate cancers, and how the hormonal control of reproduction evolved from more ancient species such as corals