2018

Our fourth annual Johns Hopkins Sleep and Circadian Research Day was held June 25th, 2018. Our keynote speaker was Dr. David Gozal.

8:30-9:00 AM Registration and Poster Setup

9:00-10:00 AM Trainee Platform Presentations

"Actigraphic Sleep and Functional Decline in Older Men" -- Calliope Holingue

"Identifying Molecular Mechanisms of Sleep/Wake Promoting Neurons Using Single-Cell RNA Sequencing" -- Thomas Kim

"Patterns of Motor Activity in Individuals with Mood Disorders: Comparison of Two Family Studies" -- Jennifer Glaus

10:00-10:15 AM Coffee Break

10:15-11:15 AM Trainee Platform Presentations

"mWAKE: a Novel Circadian Output Regulator of Sleep and Arousal in Mammals" -- Ben Bell

"Prenatal, Perinatal, Early Childhood Factors Associated with Clinical Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea: a Prospective Birth Cohort Study" --

Ting Chen

"Leptin Induces Hypertension Acting in the Carotid Bodies: Possible Involvement of TRP Channels" -- Mi-Kyung Shin

11:15-12:00 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 Address, Dr. David Gozal (University of Chicago)

3:00-4:00 PM Reception and Award Presentation

We would like to thank our sponsors, whose generous support has made this event possible:

Resmed, Inc.

Philips Respironics, Inc.

Sleep Services of America

Johns Hopkins Pharmaquip

Department of Medicine (School of Medicine)

Department of Mental Health (Bloomberg School of Public Health)

Department of Neurology (The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine)

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital)

Department of Psychiatry (The Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center)