Dr. Kroeger joined the Auburn University faculty in July of 2020. Born in Germany, he earned his BSc from the University of Central Lancashire (UK) in 2003, his MSc from Edinburgh University (UK) in 2004 and his PhD from University Laval (CA) in 2008 under the mentorship of Dr. Amzica and Dr. Steriade. He received a postdoctoral fellowship from the German ‘DAAD’ for his training at Stanford with Dr. de Lecea (2009), before joining the sleep and endocrinology research unit at Harvard University as a post-doc and instructor with Dr. Scammell and Dr. Saper in 2011. He is passionate about investigating brain circuits regulating sleep and wakefulness, using advanced neuroscience methods in mice.