Dr. Burke Continued
aimed at developing our understanding
of mechanisms by which photic and
non-photic stimuli (e.g., exogenous
melatonin) can be used as countermea-
sures to improve sleep, wakefulness and
performance, as well as how they can be
integrated to influence sleep and entrain
circadian rhythms. Dr. Burke also
studies educational methods including
an ongoing project examining the
utilization of active learning teaching
methodology college science courses.
Robert Auger, MD
Robert Auger, MD is an Assistant
Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry
within the Mayo Clinic College of Medi-
cine, and is also a consultant within
the Mayo Center for Sleep Medicine
and the Department of Psychiatry and
Psychology (Rochester, Minnesota).
He received his Doctor of Medicine
from the University of Minnesota in
Minneapolis in 1999. This was followed
by a medical internship and psychiatry
residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital
in Baltimore, Maryland (completed in
2003), and a Sleep Medicine Fellowship
at the Mayo Clinic, completed in
2004. Dr. Auger joined the Mayo staff
subsequently, and spends essentially
all of his clinical time within the Mayo
Center for Sleep Medicine. Dr. Auger’s
research interests focus upon clinical
sleep medicine generally, with a more
specific interest in delayed sleep phase
disorder (DSPD), engendered by his
unique experiences with adolescents.
Cathy Goldstein, MD
Dr. Goldstein is an Assistant Professor
of Neurology at University of Michigan
Health System. She received her Doctor
of Medicine from the Medical College
of Georgia and went on to complete a
Neurology Residency at the University
of Colorado School of Medicine. This
was followed by Sleep Medicine Fellow-
ship at Northwestern University. After
completing her fellowship, Dr. Gold-
stein went on to practice sleep medicine
at NorthShore University Health System
and recently joined the Sleep Disorders
Center at the University of Michigan
Health System to pursue her academic
and teaching aspirations which focus on
circadian rhythms.
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particularly any activities you would like to see at
SLEEP 2014. Please email us directly or through
with your suggestions,
comments, or concerns.
Current Funding Opportunities for
Circadian Researchers
•
Alcohol Abuse, Sleep Disorders and Circadian
Rhythms [PA-12-177 (R01);
PA-12-178 (R21)
]
•
Technologies To Assess Sleep Health Status in
Populations [RFA-HL-14-013, R43/R44]
•
Healthy Habits: Timing for Developing Sus-
tainable Healthy Behaviors in Children and
Adolescents [PA-11-327 (R01); PA-11-328
(R03)]
• Host/ Gut Microbiota Response to Stressors:
Informing Resiliency [13-SN-0024]
• National Science Foundation NSG 09-563
Cognitive Neuroscience
• Willis-Ekbom Disease Foundation
)
• American Sleep Medicine Foundation (ASMF)
Bridge to K Award
Does this patient have a circadian-rhythm sleep wake
disorder?
What role could her visual impairment be playing?
Is chronotherapy indicated in this case?
What would you do next?
Ongoing Section Activities
Look for the updated Circadian Rhythms Sleep
Disorders Clinical Practice Guidelines coming soon.
Along with Dr. Helen Burgess of Rush University
and Dr. Jonathan Emens of Oregon Health & Science
University, steering committee members Drs. Auger
and Sharkey are serving on an AASM task force to
integrate the latest circadian rhythms science into
up-to-date evidence-based guidelines.
Communications with the Circadian
Rhythm Section
The Circadian Rhythms Steering Committee
would appreciate direct feedback regarding
desired roles and goals of the Circadian Rhythms
Section. We welcome novel ideas from the mem-
bership regarding new initiatives for our section,
