2016
The second annual Johns Hopkins Sleep and Circadian Research Day was held June 27, 2016. This event aimed to provide a venue for new investigators and trainees to present their research, highlight sleep and circadian research being conducted at Johns Hopkins and neighboring institutions, and facilitate interdisciplinary interactions and collaborations.
This year's keynote speaker was Dr. Phyllis Zee. For more information about Dr. Zee's research, please click here.
2016 Event Program:
8:30-9:00 AM Registration and Poster Setup
9:00-9:15 AM Welcome and Presentation by the CISRE directors
9:15-10:15 AM Trainee Platform Presentations
Masashi Tabuchi: Sleep quality is determined by clock-driven temporal coding of an arousal circuit
Traci Speed: The effects of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia on IL-6 levels in individuals with comorbid knee osteoarthritis and insomnia
Christine Boone: Sleep-state dependent abnormalities in neural activity in a mouse model of Fragile X Syndrome
Christine So: Caffeine efficacy across a simulated 5-day work week with sleep restriction
10:15-10:30 AM Coffee Break
10:30-11:30 AM Trainee Platform Presentations
Kai Liu: Hypothalamic Lhx6-positive neurons regulate non-REM and REM sleep
Taylor Purvis: Adverse effect of simulated night work on cardiovascular risk factors in humans
Sarah J Bertrand: Neuroinflammation following sleep fragmentation in a pediatric model
Sasikumar Kilaikode: Phenotypical characterization of severe OSA in children
11:30-12:00 PM Lunch
12:00-2:00 PM Poster Session
Odd numbered posters: 12-1 p.m.
Even numbered posters: 1-2 p.m.
2:00-3:00 PM Keynote Speaker, Phyllis Zee, M.D., Ph.D. (Northwestern University)
Enhancing clock function: Impact on metabolic and brain health
3:00-4:00 PM Reception and Awards
We would like to thank our 2016 sponsors, whose generous support has made this event possible:
Resmed, Inc.
Philips Respironics, Inc.
Sleep Services of America
Johns Hopkins Pharmaquip
Kennedy Krieger Institute
The Johns Hopkins Center for Behavior and Health
The Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
Department of Mental Health (Bloomberg School of Public Health)
Department of Neurology (The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine)
Department of Pulmonary Medicine (The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine)
Department of Psychiatry (The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital)
Department of Psychiatry (The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Bayview Campus)
Event Organizers:
Mark Wu, M.D., Ph.D.
Susheel Patil, M.D., Ph.D.
Jennifer Accardo, M.D., M.S.C.E.
Luis Buenaver, Ph.D.
Michelle Bridi, Ph.D.
Sharon Kozachik, Ph.D., R.N.
Adam Spira, Ph.D.​