2nd Annual University of Colorado
Sleep and Circadian Summer School
August 18-20, 2021
Supported by NIH/NHLBI T32 “Transdisciplinary Training in Sleep and Circadian Rhythms” College of Arts and Sciences and the Vice Chancellor for Research at the University of Colorado Boulder
Organizing committee: Dana Withrow, Helen Strnad, Dr. Lauren Hartstein, Dr. Lamya’a Dawud, Prof. Kenneth P. Wright Jr
Schedule - All Times Mountain (MDT)
Wednesday August 18th
0845-0900 Introduction
Kenneth P. Wright Jr., PhD, Professor of Distinction, Dept of Integrative Physiology, Director, Sleep and Chronobiology Laboratory, Univ of Colorado Boulder
Opening Plenaries
0900-1030 Circadian Dysregulation and Intestinal Barrier Function Host/Microbe Interactions
Ali Keshavarzian, MD, Rush University, Josephine M. Dyrenforth Chair of Gastroenterology, Professor of Medicine and the Graduate College, Associate Dean for Faculty Mentoring, Director, Center for Integrated Microbiome & Chronobiology Research
1045-1215 Sleep, Circadian Rhythms and Cardiometabolic Disease Risk
Kristen Knutson, PhD, Northwestern University, Associate Professor of Neurology (Sleep Medicine), Preventive Medicine (Epidemiology) and Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
1330-1530 Workshops
Longitudinal Analytic Methods of Microbiome and Metabolomics Analyses in Sleep and Circadian Science
Nichole Reisdorph, PhD, Professor Mass Spectrometry Facility Director, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Anchutz Medical Campus
Antonio González, PhD, Bioinformatics Programmer Analyst, Pediatrics, University of California San Diego
Circadian Research Design in Human and Animal Models
Horacio de la Iglesia, PhD, Professor, Department of Biology, University of Washington
Frank A.J.L. Scheer, M.Sc., Ph.D., Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Director, Medical Chronobiology Program, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Neuroscientist, Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital
1700-1900 Virtual Happy Hour Professional Development Discussion Groups
Journal Editors: Behind the Scenes Work of Scientific Journals
Current Biology - Cyrus Martin, PhD, Senior Scientific Editor
Journal of Biological Rhythms – Mary Harrington, PhD, Editor-in-Chief
Sleep – Ronald Szymusiak, PhD, Editor-in-Chief
Sleep Health – Lauren Hale, PhD, Editor-in-Chief
Sleep Medicine Reviews - Michael V Vitiello, PhD, Editor-in-Chief
Sleep and Circadian Science and Public Policy
Allan I. Pack, M.B.Ch.B., Ph.D., FRCP, John Miclot Professor, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Marishka K. Brown, PhD, Director of the National Center on Sleep Disorder Research. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
Mark R. Rosekind, Ph.D. Chief Safety Innovation Officer, Zoox, Inc. Distinguished Policy Scholar, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Shantha M. W. Rajaratnam, PhD, Deputy Director, Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, Director, Engagement and Translation, Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, Deputy Head, School of Psychological Sciences, Chair, Sleep Health Foundation
Careers Beyond Academia
Lameese D. Akacem, PhD, AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow, Health Scientist, Division of Preclinical Innovation, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Dale M. Edgar, PhD, Founder and Sr. Vice President, Alairion, Inc.
Danielle Hyman, PhD, Director, Medical Affairs, Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Kate Sprecher, PhD, Senior Medical Writer at EVERSANA ENGAGE
Thursday August 19th
Hot Topic Lectures
0900-1030
Understanding and Addressing Structural Racism and Health Inequities: The ‘Sleep Exposome Across the Life course’ Example
Chandra L. Jackson, Ph.D., M.S., Earl Stadtman Investigator, Epidemiology Branch, Social and Environmental Determinants of Health Equity, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health
Cell Autonomous Clocks
Akhilesh B. Reddy, MA MB BChir PhD FRCP, Associate Professor Of Pharmacology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
1045-1215
Pediatric Sleep Health
Lisa J. Meltzer, PhD, Professor, Division of Pediatric Behavioral Health, Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health
Sleep, Circadian Rhythms, and Inflammation
Mark R. Opp, PhD, Professor, Department of Integrative Physiology, Director, Sleep and Inflammation Laboratory, University of Colorado Boulder
1330-1530 Workshops
Mathematical Modelling in Sleep and Circadian Science
Cecilia Diniz Behn, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Applied Math & Statistics, Colorado School of Mines
Daniel Forger, Ph.D. Professor of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics, Professor of Mathematics
Considerations in Long-timescale Sampling of Fluorescent Biosensors
Lin Tian, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of California, Davis
David H. Root, PhD, Assistant Professor, Behavioral Neuroscience, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Colorado Boulder
1700-1900 Virtual Happy Hour Professional Development Discussion Groups
Social Media - How to Disseminate Your Scientific Findings to the Public
Josiane L. Broussard, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University
Rachel E. Brenner, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Colorado State University
Michael Grandner, PhD, Associate Professor, Clinical Translational Sciences, Medicine, Psychiatry, and Psychology, Director of the Sleep and Health Research Program, University of Arizona College of Medicine
Orie Shafer, PhD, Professor of Biology, Advanced Science Research Center, Graduate Center, City University of New York
Work-life Balance
Monika Fleshner, PhD, Professor, Department of Integrative Physiology and the Center for Neuroscience, Director, Stress Physiology Laboratory, University of Colorado Boulder
Stacey L. Simon, PhD, DBSM, Associate Professor, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Associate Director of Behavioral Sleep Medicine, Pulmonary & Sleep Medicine, Children’s Hospital Colorado
Christopher A. Lowry, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Integrative Physiology, Director, Behavioral Neuroendocrinology Laboratory, University of Colorado Boulder
Team Science / Grants
Monique K. LeBourgeois, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Integrative Physiology, Director, Sleep and Development Laboratory, University of Colorado Boulder
Kenneth P. Wright Jr., PhD, Professor of Distinction, Department of Integrative Physiology, Director, Sleep and Chronobiology Laboratory, University of Colorado Boulder
Friday August 20th
Closing Plenaries
0900-1030 Role of Circadian Rhythms in Psychiatric Disorders
Colleen A. McClung, Ph.D., Professor of Psychiatry and Clinical and Translational Science, Director of the Center for Adolescent Reward, Rhythms and Sleep Translational Neuroscience Program, Center for Neuroscience University of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
1045-1215 Light and Human Circadian Rhythms
Charles A. Czeisler, PhD, MD, FRCP, FAPS, Baldino Professor of Sleep Medicine, Director, Division of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Chief, Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Brigham & Women's Hospital
Registration is free but limited to the first 500 people who sign-up. Please register for the summer school at the following link:
https://cuboulder.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8v57npBqb0lt6Ae