John Woodland Hastings

John Woodland "Woody" Hastings, PhD., (March 24, 1927 – August 6, 2014) was an American scientist, educator, and writer. 

Early life
Hastings was born in Salisbury, Maryland. He lived in Seaford, Delaware during his early childhood. Hastings studied at Cathedral of Saint John the Divine. Hastings moved to Lenox School in Lenox, Massachusetts in 1941.http://www.pnas.org/content/104/3/693.full.pdf

Career
Hastings was a leader in the field of photobiology, especially bioluminescence. He was one of the founders of the field of circadian biology (the study of circadian rhythms, or the sleep-wake cycle). He was a professor at Harvard University. He has published over 400 papers and co-edited three books.

Death
Hastings died of pulmonary fibrosis on August 6, 2014 at Lexington, Massachusetts.

References

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For works by Hastings
 Publications by J.W. Hastings 

Other websites
 Hastings' Department of Molecular and Cellular Faculty Page 
 Hastings Lab Home Page 
 Hastings Page at the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at Harvard 
 National Academy of Sciences profile of Professor J. Woodland Hastings

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