Research Overview

Connecting basic science discoveries on ligh sensing pathways to healthcare

Research Publications

Leading revolutionary scientific research for a brighter future

Clinical studies

Innovation that leads to quality care

Basic Science

We use  basic science findings to inform clinical research

Richard Lang Lab

We investigate how intra- and extraocular light sensing pathways regulate development, homeostasis and disease.

Diego Fernandez Lab

Laboratory of sensory and circadian integration

NICU SPECTRAL LIGHTING

Spectral lighting system for heath innovations

SkyView Lamp

Highlighting innovative technology created from biological discoveries 

Blog Post

Events & Lectures

Our Collaborators

Additional Reading

Our Team Leverages Advances in Biology, Lighting Science, Design and Engineering to Optimize Health and Wellness.

The Science of Light Center links bench to bedside translational science through an exchange of ideas between discovery science and clinical investigation. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital NICU serves as the center for our work.  Our mission is to promote the application of this novel research to benefit patients and the general population.

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Our NICU Lighting System

Cutting Edge Clinical Research

Reimagining artificial lighting in the built environment and challenging long-held lighting practice for NICU patients at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital

Our Lab

Our lab made the dicovery of human light-sensing opsin pathways that has challenged ideologies on  circadian rythm and its relation to health

News

Fat Cells Can Sense Sunlight.

Fat Cells Can Sense Sunlight.

Fat Cells Can Sense Sunlight. Not Getting Enough Can Disrupt Metabolism | Research Horizons (cincinnatichildrens.org)

Circadian Light Exposure

Circadian Light Exposure

The Quest by Circadian Medicine to Make the Most of Our Body Clocks - The New York Times (nytimes.com)