Young Investigators Conference
The NSF-SRS Young Investigators Conference on Sunday, March 2, 2008 in Washington, DC allowed early-career scientists to share emerging research in sleep and sleep-related fields. NSF and SRS reviewed over 100 submitted abstracts and invited 16 young investigators to give brief presentations on their research data, followed by questions and answers from attendees and a panel of experts. The conference featured both basic and clinical research presentations.
The panel of experts selected a first and second place winner from each session—basic and clinical research—to receive a monetary award from NSF. The first place winners from each session were also awarded a free trip to visit CDC headquarters in Atlanta, courtesy of the CDC.
The conference opened with a speech from Dr. Michael Twery, Director of the National Center on Sleep Disorders Research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Following the young investigator presentations, the event concluded with a dinner and keynote speech from Dr. Wayne Giles, Director of the Division of Adult & Community Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
NSF would like to recognize all of the participating young investigators for their excellent research:
Basic Research Session
- Sabra Abbott, Characterization of a Neuroanatomical Link Between Circadian and Homeostatic Regulators of the Sleep-Wake Cycle
- Ugo Faraguna, A Causal Role for Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) in the Homeostatic Regulation of Sleep
- Patrick Fuller, Differential Rescue of Light- and Food- Entrainable Circadian Rhythms in Mice Lacking the Bmal1 Clock Gene
- Erin Hanlon, Learning to Reach Locally Increases Slow Wave Activity (SWA) and Fos Expression in Rat Motor Cortex
- Christopher Jung, The Influence of Sleep Deprivation on Energy Expenditure
- Jorge Lopez, REM Sleep Deprivation Decreases LTP Stability and Affects some Glutamatergic Signaling Proteins During Hippocampal Development
- Hengyi Rao, Neural Correlates of Inter-Individual Differences in Sleep Deprivation Susceptibility: A Pilot Perfusion Imaging Study on the Psychomotor Vigilance Test
- Tracy Rupp, Sleep Extension Improves Performance and Facilitates Task Acquisition During and Following 7 Nights of Subsequent Sleep Restriction
Clinical Research Session
- Ellemarije Altena, Structural Consequences of Chronic Insomnia: A Voxel-based Morphometric Study
- Renee Aronsohn, Prevalence of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Type 2 Diabetes: Impact on Glucose Control
- Jiu-Chiuan Chen, Sleep Duration and Risk of Ischemic Stroke in Postmenopausal Women
- Kun Hu, Effects of Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease on Multiscale Activity Regulation During Wakefulness
- Mark Kohler, Persistent Neurocognitive Deficits Following Treatment for Sleep Disordered Breathing in Children
- Emma Larkin, Assessment of Genetic Effects on Sleep Apnea in Relationship to Body Mass Index by Linkage Analysis
- Rébecca Robillard, Sleep Deprivation Alters Postural Control Differently in Young and Older Adults
- Frank Scheer, Circadian and Sleep/Wake Cycle Effects on Metabolic, Autonomic, and Endocrine Predictors of Cardiovascular Risk; Health Implications for Shift Workers
NSF thanks the abstract reviewers and evaluation panel who helped to make the Young Investigators Conference a success.
Abstract Reviewers
- Thomas Balkin, PhD, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
- Christopher Drake, PhD, Henry Ford Hospital Sleep Disorders and Research Center
- Elizabeth B. Klerman, MD, PhD, Brigham & Women's Hospital
- Jodi Mindell, PhD, St. Joseph’s University/Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
- Paul J. Shaw, PhD, Washington University School of Medicine
- Michael V. Vitiello, PhD, University of Washington
Evaluation Panel
- Wayne Giles, MD, MS, Director of the Division of Adult & Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
- Michael Twery, PhD, Director of the National Center on Sleep Disorders Research, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, NIH
- Christopher Drake, PhD, Henry Ford Hospital Sleep Disorders and Research Center
- Chiara Cirelli, MD, PhD, University of Wisconsin/Madison
- Michael V. Vitiello, PhD, University of Washington
- James Krueger, PhD, Washington State University
For more information, contact Jessica Steinitz at jsteinitz@sleepfoundation.org.
This program has been supported by an educational grant by Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc.
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