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Phyllis C. Zee, MD, PhD is Professor of Neurology, Neurobiology, and Physiology, and Director of the Sleep Disorders Program at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She is also the associate director of the Center for Sleep and Circadian Biology of Northwestern University.

Dr. Zee's research has focused on the effects of age on sleep and circadian rhythms, genetic regulation of circadian sleep disorders, and behavioral interventions to improve sleep and performance. Current NIH-funded research projects include studies to examine the ability of exercise to improve sleep and health in older people with insomnia, phenotypic characterization and genetic analysis of circadian rhythm sleep disorders, relationship between sleep, metabolic and cardiovascular risk and the effects of age on the neural response to sleep loss.

She has been active in several committees and professional organizations. She is the recipient of a Sleep Academic Award from the National Institutes of Health. In addition to patient care, research, and teaching, Dr. Zee serves on numerous national scientific review panels and is on the Board of Directors of the Sleep Research Society where she served as President from 2011-2012. Previously, Dr. Zee served on the Board of Directors for the National Sleep Foundation and was Chair of the Sleep Disorders Research Advisory Board at the NIH from 2006-2009.