Dr. Depner completed his PhD in Human Nutrition at Oregon State University followed by Postdoctoral work in sleep and circadian physiology under the guidance of Dr. Kenneth Wright at the University of Colorado Boulder. While in these positions Dr. Depner developed expertise in nutritional biochemistry, metabolomics, and human clinical translational sleep and circadian studies. Dr. Depner's research program integrates his background and training to conduct rigorous human clinical translational sleep and circadian protocols to undertand how the interactions between sleep and circadian physiology and nutrition contribute to metabolic health.