2019
For a fifth year, we held the annual Johns Hopkins Sleep and Circadian Research Day. This event provides a venue for new investigators and trainees to present their research, highlights sleep and circadian research being conducted at Johns Hopkins and neighboring institutions, and facilitates interdisciplinary interactions and collaborations.
This year's event was held Monday, June 24, 2019, in the Tilghman Auditorium and Turner Concourse (Miller Research Building, Johns Hopkins Hospital). Our keynote speaker was Dr. Jack Edinger, who will speak about "CBTI and hypnotics: Treatment combinations, treatment sequencing, and hypnotic fading strategies." To learn more about Dr. Edinger's research interests, please click here.
2019 Program:
8:30-9:00 a.m. Registration & poster setup
9:00-10:00 a.m. Trainee platform presentations
Chenjuan Gu: Effect of dinner timing on nocturnal metabolism in healthy volunteers
Carla Freire: Activation of leptin receptor positive neurons in the nucleus of the solitary tract (NTS) alleviates sleep disordered breathing in obese mice
Fan Tian: Differences in objectively-measured circadian patterns of activity and disability in multiple sclerosis
Seung-Eon Roh: Circadian regulation of the immediate early gene Neuronal Pentraxin 2 secretion: in vivo imaging study
10:00-10:15 a.m. Coffee break
10:15-11:00 a.m. Trainee platform presentations:
Michael G. Smith: Planes, trains and automobiles: Traffic noise and dynamic changes in sleep measured by odds ratio product
Ian D. Blum: Astrocytes regulate sleep homeostasis in D. melanogaster
Attia Goheer: Factors that influence the “when” of eating and sleeping: A qualitative study
11:00-12:00 p.m. Lunch
12:00-2:00 p.m. Poster session
Odd numbered posters: 12-1 p.m.
Even numbered posters: 1-2 p.m.
2:00-3:00 p.m. Keynote speaker: Jack Edinger, Ph.D.
CBTI and hypnotics: Treatment combinations, treatment sequencing, and hypnotic fading strategies
3:00-4:00 p.m. Reception and award presentation
2019 Organizing Committee:
Mark Wu, M.D., Ph.D.
Susheel Patil, M.D., Ph.D.
Luis Buenaver, Ph.D.
Michelle Bridi, Ph.D.
Adam Spira, Ph.D.
Valerie Paasch, Ph.D.
David Neubauer, M.D.
Sharon Kozachik, Ph.D., R.N.
Sarah Wanigatunga, C.C.R.C.
2019 Sponsors:
Resmed, Inc.
Philips Respironics, Inc.
Fisher & Paykel
Sleep Services of America
Johns Hopkins Pharmaquip
Department of Mental Health (Bloomberg School of Public Health)
Department of Neurology (The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine)
Department of 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)