Daniel Forger, PhD
Professor of Mathematics, Research Professor of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics at the Michigan Institute for Data Science; Core Faculty, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Daniel Forger is a Professor of Mathematics and Research Professor of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. His widely acclaimed book, “Biological Clocks, Rhythms and Oscillations: The Theory of Biological Timekeeping” was recently released open access by the MIT Press. Many alumni from his group have gone on to faculty positions. Funded by most major scientific funding organizations, Dr. Forger is a leader of team science and has been the PI of two Human Frontier Science Project Grants. He also is the CSO of Arcascope and an associate of the American Guild of Organists.
Selected Publications
- Cochran AL, Schultz A, McInnis MG, Forger DB. Testing frameworks for personalizing bipolar disorder. Transl Psychiatry. 2018 Feb 2;8(1):36. doi: 10.1038/s41398-017-0084-4. PMID: 29391394; PMCID: PMC5804032.
- Forger DB. Biological clocks, rhythms, and oscillations: The theory of biological timekeeping. Cambridge (MA): MIT Press; 2017. PMID: 31369219.
- Cochran AL, McInnis MG, Forger DB. Data-driven classification of bipolar I disorder from longitudinal course of mood. Transl Psychiatry. 2016 Oct 11;6(10):e912. doi: 10.1038/tp.2016.166. PMID: 27727242; PMCID: PMC5315544.
- Walch OJ, Cochran A, Forger DB. A global quantification of "normal" sleep schedules using smartphone data. Sci Adv. 2016 May 6;2(5):e1501705. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.1501705. PMID: 27386531; PMCID: PMC4928979.
- Serkh K, Forger DB. Optimal schedules of light exposure for rapidly correcting circadian misalignment. PLoS Comput Biol. 2014 Apr 10;10(4):e1003523. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003523. PMID: 24722195; PMCID: PMC3983044.