Michael Rempe, PhD

• Northwestern University, PhD
• University of Colorado, BS

• 2015-2020: Associate Professor, Whitworth University
• 2009-2015: Assistant Professor, Whitworth University
• 2006-2009: Postdoctoral fellow in the Mathematical Biosciences Institute, Ohio State University

• Gregory KB, Soriano-Smith RN, Lamp ACM, Hilditch CJ, Rempe MJ, Flynn-Evans EE, Belenky GL. Flight Crew Alertness and Sleep Relative to Timing of In-Flight Rest Periods in Long-Haul Flights. Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2021 Feb 1;92(2):83-91. doi: 10.3357/AMHP.5672.2021. PMID: 33468288.
• Ingiosi AM, Hayworth CR, Harvey DO, Singletary KG, Rempe MJ, Wisor JP, Frank MG. A Role for Astroglial Calcium in Mammalian Sleep and Sleep Regulation. Curr Biol. 2020 Nov 16;30(22):4373-4383.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.08.052. Epub 2020 Sep 24. PMID: 32976809; PMCID: PMC7919541.
• Rempe MJ, Grønli J, Pedersen TT, Mrdalj J, Marti A, Meerlo P, Wisor JP. Mathematical modeling of sleep state dynamics in a rodent model of shift work. Neurobiol Sleep Circadian Rhythms. 2018 Apr 28;5:37-51. doi: 10.1016/j.nbscr.2018.04.002. PMID: 31236510; PMCID: PMC6584688.
• Grønli J, Rempe MJ, Clegern WC, Schmidt M, Wisor JP. Beta EEG reflects sensory processing in active wakefulness and homeostatic sleep drive in quiet wakefulness. J Sleep Res. 2016 Jun;25(3):257-68. doi: 10.1111/jsr.12380. Epub 2016 Jan 30. PMID: 26825702; PMCID: PMC5866048.
• Rempe MJ, Clegern WC, Wisor JP. An automated sleep-state classification algorithm for quantifying sleep timing and sleep-dependent dynamics of electroencephalographic and cerebral metabolic parameters. Nat Sci Sleep. 2015 Sep 1;7:85-99. doi: 10.2147/NSS.S84548. PMID: 26366107; PMCID: PMC4562753.
• Rempe MJ, Clegern WC, Wisor JP. An automated sleep-state classification algorithm for quantifying sleep timing and sleep-dependent dynamics of electroencephalographic and cerebral metabolic parameters. Nat Sci Sleep. 2015 Sep 1;7:85-99. doi: 10.2147/NSS.S84548. PMID: 26366107; PMCID: PMC4562753.

Trained as an applied mathematician, Michael Rempe, PhD uses mathematical models and statistics to understand sleep, both in humans and in other mammals. Specifically, his work fits into three areas:

1) He performs statistical analyses to understand sleep, fatigue and performance in airline pilots; 2) He develops and analyzes mathematical models of neurobiology underlying sleep to understand mechanisms and to further quantify experimental results; 3) He performs data analysis and develops computational tools to complement experimental approaches.