Dr. Christine Blume

Professional information

Contact

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Organisation

University of Basel

Department

Centre for Chronobiology

Job title

Project leader

Based in

Switzerland

Languages

English, French, German, Spanish

Publications

Effects of calibrated blue-yellow changes in light on the human circadian clock.

From Dawn to Dusk – Mimicking Natural Daylight Exposure Improves Circadian Rhythm Entrainment in Patients with Severe Brain Injury.

Effects of light on human circadian rhythms, sleep and mood.

Societies & organisations

European Sleep Research Society

Swiss Society for Sleep Research, Sleep Medicine and Chronobiology

German Psychological Society

Daylight interests

Working on daylight in relation to

Sun Sky Forests Humans

Why daylight matters in my work

In my research, I am investigating the effects of daylight and its characteristics as well as physical activity on the biological clock and sleep.

Daylight Academy projects I worked on

Summer School “Measuring Light and Illumination” (2022), Summer School "Measuring light and illumination" (2024), ENLIGHT-Field: Field research extension of the ENLIGHT Checklist and Guidelines for daylight, electric and mixed field research

Good to know about me

I could also have worked as

I would possibly work as a medical doctor.

Most beautiful song of all time

Sommer - Dota Kehr

Disciplines

Main discipline

Psychology

Other disciplines

Biology, Medicine, Neuroscience, Psychiatry

Fields of expertise

Chronobiology, Circadian Neuroscience, Sleep Research, Sleep Therapy