James Krueger
Regents Professor j.krueger@wsu.edu 509-358-7808 PHARMACEUTICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES BLDG-WSU SPO Spokane https://labs.wsu.edu/krueger-sleep-function-mechanisms/Krueger received his Bachelor of Science from the University of Wisconsin, his doctorate in physiology from the University of Pennsylvania, and his Doctorem Medicinae Honoris Causa from the University of Szeged. From 1974-78 he served as a research fellow and then an instructor in the Harvard Medical School Departments of Physiology and Biochemistry, and from 1978-81 he was a research associate in Physiology. In 1981, he joined the Chicago Medical School Department of Physiology and Biophysics. He was an associate and full professor from 1985-97 at the Department of Physiology and Biophysics at the University of Tennessee. He joined WSU in 1997, and in 2007 was named a WSU Regents Professor. In 2010, Krueger received designation as Eminent Professor, the highest award given to WSU faculty. In 2012, he was named the WSU Honors College Faculty Thesis Advisor of the Year and elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences.
Affiliate and Adjunct Appointments
- Affiliate, School of Molecular Biology
Education
- Post-doctoral studies in Biochemistry, Harvard Medical School, Boston
- PhD, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
- BS, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Research Interest
- Biochemical regulation of sleep
- How hormones and immune regulators are involved in physiological sleep regulation
- Sleep and infectious diseases
Sleep Function – Mechanisms Lab site
Publications
Honors and Awards
- NIH Workshop-Long COVID, Honorary Speaker, July 22, 2021
- W.M. Keck Foundation Award, 2020-2023
- Australasian Sleep Society: Plenary speaker at 2016 meeting
- European Sleep Research Society: Plenary speaker at 2014 meeting
- Washington State Academy of Sciences, elected 2012
- Honors College Faculty Thesis Advisor of the Year, WSU, 2012
- Eminent Faculty Award: Washington State University, 2010
- W.M. Keck Foundation Award, 2006-2009
- Pfizer Lectureship in Sleep: University of Michigan, 2006
- Distinguished Scientist Award: Sleep Research Society, 2006
- Doctorem Medicinae Honoris Causa: University of Szeged, Hungary, 2005
- Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine: Pfizer Award for Research Excellence, 2003
- Washington State University: Sahlin Faculty Excellence Award for Research, 2001
- Neuroscience Grass Traveling Scientist, Jackson, MS, 2000
- Nanjing Medical University: Visiting Professor, 1999
- NIH/NINDS: Javits Award, 1997-2004
- University of Tennessee-Memphis: President of Faculty Senate, 1995-1996
- Tokyo Medical and Dental University: Honorary Award, 1990
- Taniguchi Fellow; Kyoto, Japan, 1984
- Chicago Medical School: Board of Trustees Research Award, 1983
- American Heart Association: Career Investigator Fellow, 1978-1979
News
- Why Do I Sleep So Much When I Am Sick?, TheScientist.com, Nov 2023
- COVID-19 can ruin your sleep in many different ways—here’s why, National Geographic, Nov 2022
- Understanding The Connection Between Sleep & Its Effects On The Brain, Northwest Public Broadcasting, Jan 2021
- COVID-19: How Vitamin-D Could Reduce Coronavirus Deaths, Heavy.com, May 2020
- Keck Foundation gives $1 million to WSU researchers studying how sleep affects the brain, WSU Insider, Jan 2020
- Researchers discover brain-specific protein that could help fight flu, The Spokesman-Review, Jan 2015
- The Why of Sleep, ScienceNews.org, Oct 2010
- The secrets of sweet oblivion, WSU Magazine, Feb 2009