Updated May 28, 2019
Margarita L. Dubocovich, PhD, SUNY Distinguished Professor of pharmacology and toxicology, is interviewed about an international team of researchers that has used an X-ray laser to create the first detailed maps of two melatonin receptors that tell our bodies when to go to sleep or wake up and guide other biological processes, a finding that could enable researchers to design better drugs to combat sleep disorders, cancer and Type 2 diabetes. "Since the discovery of melatonin 60 years ago, there have been many landmark discoveries that led to this moment," she said.