Young Investigators Conference Winners

Basic Research Winners:

• 1st place: Tracy Rupp, Sleep Extension Improves Performance and Facilitates Task Acquisition During and Following 7 Nights of Subsequent Sleep Restriction

• 2nd place: Christopher Jung, The Influence of Sleep Deprivation on Energy Expenditure

Clinical Research Winners:

• 1st Place: Frank Scheer, Circadian and Sleep/Wake Cycle Effects on Metabolic, Autonomic, and Endocrine Predictors of Cardiovascular Risk; Health Implications for Shift Workers

• 2nd Place: Emma Larkin, Assessment of Genetic Effects on Sleep Apnea in Relationship to Body Mass Index by Linkage Analysis