4th Annual University of Colorado
Sleep and Circadian Summer School
July 30-Aug 4, 2023
Supported by NIH/NHLBI T32 “Transdisciplinary Training in Sleep and Circadian Rhythms”, NIH/NINDS R25 "Multi-Institutional Summer Undergraduate Research Program to Promote Diversity and Excellence in Sleep and Circadian Research Careers", College of Arts and Sciences and the Vice Chancellor for Research, and the Department of Integrative Physiology at the University of Colorado Boulder
Organizing committee: Sidney Aki, Nathan Anderson, Dr. Rebecca Cox, Dr. Lamya’a Dawud, Dr. Elizabeth Jin, Catherine Lowry, Shelby Stowe, Helen Strnad, Jhair Torres, Prof. Kenneth P. Wright Jr
The 4th Annual Colorado Sleep and Circadian Summer School will be hybrid. Approximately 50 trainees will be selected to attend the summer school in person and have access to the full program. Some educational offerings will also be made available virtual.
The 4th Annual Colorado Sleep and Circadian Summer School is free (i.e., there is no registration fee). Trainees and/or their mentors are responsible for travel to and from Boulder as well as hotel and food.
The educational program will include morning lectures, afternoon workshops, networking sessions, and early evening professional development sessions.
The educational program is provided by Colorado faculty and visiting faculty.
In Person Visiting Professors and Plenary Lectures
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Carla B. Green, PhD - Professor and Distinguished Scholar in Neuroscience - University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
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Dayna Johnson PhD, MPH, MSW, MS - Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology Rollins School of Public Health - Emory University
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Joseph S. Takahashi, PhD - Loyd B. Sands Distinguished Chair in Neuroscience and Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute - University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
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Gianluca Tosini, PhD - Chief Scientific Officer, Professor and Chair in Pharmacology & Toxicology - Morehouse School of Medicine
Including educational and professional development sessions provided by some of the faculty from the Colorado T32 program
Application for the in person summer school is open now and trainees will be admitted on rolling basis. Application - submit to kenneth.wright@colorado.edu
Register for the virtual summer school here: REGISTRATION
SCHEDULE FOR VIRTUAL COMPONENTS OF THE SUMMER SCHOOL – All times lists Mountain Time USA
Monday 31st July
Morning session Introductory lectures
0845 – 0900 Ken Wright - Introduction to the school
0900 – 1015 Ken Wright – Historical aspects of sleep and circadian rhythms
1015 – 1045 Coffee break
1045 – 1200 Mark Opp - What is sleep?
Afternoon session Introductory Plenary’s
1330 – 1445 Carla Green – Circadian Control of Metabolism
1445 – 1515 Coffee break
1515 – 1630 Dayna Johnson – Sleep and health disparities
Tuesday 1st Aug
Morning session Midweek Plenary
0900 – 1015 Joseph Takahashi – Aging and health span effects of circadian timed caloric restriction and time restricted feeding
1015 – 1045 Coffee break
1045 – 1200 John Harsh – Exogenous melatonin
Wednesday 2nd Aug
Morning session Midweek Plenary
0900 – 1015 Gianluca Tosini – Retinal circadian clock and photoreception
1015 – 1045 Coffee break
1045 – 1200 Seth Creasy – Time of day effects of physical activity
Thursday Aug 3rd
Morning session Lectures
0900 - 1015 Ken Wright - Sleep, Circadian Rhythms, and the Microbiome
1015 – 1045 Coffee break
1045 – 1200 Rebecca Cox – Sleep and circadian rhythm interventions for mental health
Friday Aug 4th
Morning session Lectures
0845 - 1000 Josiane Broussard – Circadian Misalignment and Metabolism
1000 – 1030 Coffee break
1030 – 1145 Amy Amara – Sleep and Movement Disorders
Afternoon session
1300 – 1700 NIH R25 Sleep and Circadian Scholar Presentations