Workshop3: 10:20am–11:20am
Bioinformaticsof Sleep
ChristopherWinrow, PhD
RoomM100B
Reviewnovel applicationsof new sequencing technologies,
comprehensivegeneticdatasets, nonclinical resourcesand
collaborationsbetweenacademicand industrial teams, and
discuss specificexamplesof howgeneticandbioinformatic
approacheshavebroadenedour understandingof sleep
physiologyandenableddrugdiscovery.
Internet-basedDataCollection
ColinEspie, PhD
RoomM100C
Describehowdigital data collection (webandmobile) can
help toadvance clinical and researchpracticeanddiscuss
integrationof self-report datawithdataderived fromworn
devices.
Postdocs:How toGet ThemandMake theMost of Them
ErinWamsley, PhD
RoomM100D
Discuss strategies for finding (and securing) the right
postdoc for you, aswell ashow tobe certain that youget the
most out of your timeduring this critical transitionperiod.
CVAdvice
CaroleMarcus,MBBCh
RoomM100E
Discuss factors to take intoaccount whenbuilding your
CVas youembarkon your academic career and review
interviewing skillsandnegotiationpoints for academic
positions.
SleepandCircadianRhythmsacrossDevelopment
MoniqueLeBourgeois, PhD
RoomM100F
Review theoreticalmodels important for conceptualizing
sleepand sleepproblemsacross the first twodecadesof
life, anddiscuss current empirical findingsondevelopmental
changes in sleepbehavior, the sleepEEG, circadian
rhythmsand sleephomeostasis.
QuantitativeEEGAnalysis
Derk-JanDijk, PhD
RoomM100G
Discuss someof themost commonlyuseqEEGapproaches
and reviewexamplesof their application to the studyof the
pharmacology, physiologyandgeneticsof sleep.
SleepandExercise
KellyBaron, PhD
RoomM100H
Review theassociationbetween fitnessand sleep in
thepopulation, describe keyexperimental studiesof the
relationshipof exerciseamonghealthyadults, anddiscuss
the relationshipbetweenexerciseand sleep in sleep
disorderedpopulations.
SleepSpindlesandCognition
Igor Timofeev, PhD
RoomM100I
Recognize thephenomenonof sleep spindles focusingon
thedifferent kindsof spindlesoccurringduring sleepand
how theyaremeasured inhumansanddiscuss studies
indicatinganassociationbetween spindleactivityand
cognitive capabilities.
Workshop4: 11:30am–12:30pm
CombiningOmicsDataacrossLevels
RonAnafi,MD, PhD
RoomM100B
Discuss strategiesandpitfalls for combiningdata types from
large-scaledata setsdescribing variedaspectsof biology
including transcriptional profiling, proteomics,metabolomics,
andgenetic linkage toprovidenew insights.
PopulationBasedDevelopment Studies
Yun-KwokWing,MBChB
RoomM100C
Review thedataon the current successand limitationsas
well as futuredirections in thepopulation-based studies
of sleepdisorderswithanemphasison theevolutionand
development of the courseof thesedisorders.
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