The American Sleep Medicine Foundation (ASMF) awarded its first research grants in 2000. Since then the ASMF has given more than $1.8 million to advance the scientific study of sleep and sleep disorders.
These are the researchers and projects that ASMF grants have supported:
Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc. awarded a grant of $60,000 to the American Sleep Medicine Foundation (ASMF) for an additional sleep research year for graduates of Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) accredited sleep medicine fellowships. The recipient will be recognized at the Discovering the Secrets of Sleep dinner at SLEEP 2008
The American Sleep Medicine Foundation awarded four grants in the Physician Scientist Training Award category for 2008, including one funded in part through a generous grant from Takeda Pharmaceuticals. Through these awards, the ASMF aims to support research training for physicians who wish to pursue careers as physician scientists in sleep medicine. Each recipient will receive a one year grant of $75,000 in funding, and will be recognized at the Discovering the Secrets of Sleep dinner at SLEEP 2008.
The following are the award recipients:
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Principal Investigator
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University Affiliation
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Project Title
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Type of Grant
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Josna Adsumilli , MD |
Brigham and Women’s Hospital |
Effectiveness of Night Floats and Naps in reducing the risks of interns' 24+ hour shifts |
Takeda Pharmaceuticals Grant for Sleep Medicine Post-Fellowship Research Year |
Ina Djonlagic, MD |
Brigham and Women’s Hospital |
Sleep, Learning and Parkinson Disease |
Physician Scientist Training Award |
Mikhail B. Litinski, MD |
Brigham and Women’s Hospital |
Modulating Effect of Circadian Rhythm and Sleep/Wake Cycle on Severity of Sleep Apnea Hypopnea Syndrome |
Physician Scientist Training Award |
Dennis Hwang, MD |
NYU School of Medicine/Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine |
A Pilot Study Evaluating Changes in Pcrit after Therapy for OSA with Oral Appliance Therapy and Upper Airway |
Physician Scientist Training Award |
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Principal Investigator
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University Affiliation
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Project Title
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Type of Grant
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| Carol Rosen, MD |
University Hospitals of Cleveland Sleep Center and Case Sleep Research Center, Case Western Reserve University |
Portable Monitoring in the Diagnosis and Management of OSA |
Strategic Research Study |
| Frank A.J.L. Scheer, PhD |
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard University |
Restoration of Sleep in Heart Failure Patients
Supported by Merck |
Strategic Research Study |
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Principal Investigator
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University Affiliation
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Project Title
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Type of Grant
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| Margaret Parker |
Rush University Medical Center |
Daytime sleepiness and Parkinsonism in patients with mild Alzheimer Disease |
Strategic Research Study |
| Kevin Hillman |
University of Chicago |
Neurophysiological investigation of pain-induced arousal |
Strategic Research Study |
| Patricia Haynes, PhD |
University of Arizona-Tucson |
Evaluation of cognitive behavioral social rhythm therapy for sleep and scheduling disturbances in patients with comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder and depression |
Strategic Research Study |
The ASMF awarded four grants in the Faculty Career Advancement category for 2005. The ASMF Faculty Career Advancement Award is intended to foster initial research funding. A total of 19 proposals were submitted in response to the RFP. Each recipient will receive a two-year grant for up to $60,000 in funding.
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Principal Investigator
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University Affiliation
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Project Title
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Type of Grant
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| Patrice Bourgin, MD, PhD |
Stanford University Sleep Research Center |
Identification of Novel Transcripts in Hypocretin-Containing Cells and Their Relevance to Narcolepsy |
Strategic Research Study |
| Kimberly Hutchison, MD |
Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
Neural Correlates of Adaptation to Sleep Deprivation in Obstructive Sleep Apnea--A Pilot Study |
Strategic Research Study |
| Sushil K. Jha, PhD |
University of Pennsylvania |
Neural activity and sleep dependent plasticity |
Strategic Research Study |
| Wilfred Pigeon, PhD |
University of Rochester
(New York) |
Sleep Homeostasis in Primary Insomnia Following Treatment |
Strategic Research Study |
The ASMF awarded grants in two categories in the 2004 funding cycle. The ASMF Faculty Career Advancement Award is intended to foster initial research funding. New in 2004, the ASMF Educational Research Award is intended to foster educational research in sleep medicine with a strong emphasis on specific outcome measures that will be replicable within and among institutions. A total of 18 proposals were submitted in response to the RFP. The Foundation funded one Educational Research grant and four Career Advancement grants. Each recipient will receive a two-year grant for up to $60,000 in funding.
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Principal Investigator
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University Affiliation
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Project Title
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Type of Grant
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| Hari Bandla, MD |
Medical College of Wisconsin - Children's Hospital of Wisconsin |
Cost Effectiveness of Required Self-Paced Asynchronous e-Learning Modules for Advancement of Sleep Medicine Education |
Educational Research |
| Douglas E. Moul, MD, MPH, D'ABSM |
University of Pittsburgh - School of Medicine |
Testing the Nocturnal Sleep Latency Profile in Primary Insomnia |
Strategic Research Study |
| YeMing Jimmy Sun, PhD, MD |
New Jersey Neuroscience Institute at JFK Medical Center |
Opioids Protect Against Substantia Nigra Dopaminergic Cell Apoptosis Induced b Iron Deprivation: A Possible Model for the Pathogenesis of the Restless Legs Syndrome |
Strategic Research Study |
| Denys V. Volgin, PhD |
University of Pennsylvania |
Hypothalamic GABAergic Regulation of Transcription |
Strategic Research Study |
| Takatoshi Mochizuki, PhD |
Harvard Medical School - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center |
The Molecular Mechanism of Gamma-Hydroxybutyrate |
Strategic Research Study |
In 2003, the Foundation announced funding opportunities to support research in sleep medicine. It received 21 proposals in response to the RFP. The Foundation
funded five grants at the level of $30,000 per year for two years in the Young Investigator category. The 2003 Foundation grants were awarded
to:
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Principal Investigator
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Project Title
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| Ruben Guzman-Marin, MD, PhD |
Role of Sleep in Regulation of Adult Neurogenesis |
| Dean Beebe, PhD |
Neurobehavioral Effect of OSA in Obese Teens and Preteens |
| Helen Burgess, PhD |
The Effect of a History of Short Nights on the Human Circadian System's Phase Shifting Response to Light |
| Jonathan P. Wisor, PhD |
Day-Active Mice: Genetics of Circadian Rhythm Entrainment |
| Sanja Jelic, MD |
Novel Approach to Study Vascular Endothelium in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea |
Normative Sleep Definition
The Foundation issued a Request for Proposals for a panel of experts to develop empirically-based definitions of normal sleep quantity and quality. The
question of what constitutes "normative" sleep is a critically important one for clinical care, education, and research, but there are currently no widely-accepted guidelines.
Two products are desired from the chosen project. The first is a conference or symposium to present major findings and recommendations to a wide audience of
AASM members and other interested individuals. The second is a set of integrative review papers, to be published together in a special issue of the journal Sleep, or as a separate volume.
This RFP is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Pfizer, administered by the Foundation.
The grant was awarded to a team led by principal investigator Maurice Ohayon, DSc, PhD, MD, for the proposal entitled Normal Sleep from Childhood to Old Age.
In 2002, the Foundation announced funding opportunities to support research in sleep medicine. It received 15 proposals in response to the RFP. The Foundation funded five grants
at the level of $30,000 per year for two years in Young Investigator and High Risk Research categories. The 2002 Foundation grants were awarded to:
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Principal Investigator
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Project Title
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| Gregory Hawkins, PhD |
DNA Sequencing of Polymorphisms in Human Sleep Disorder Candidate Genes |
| Miroslaw Mackiewicz, PhD |
The Locus Coeruleus and CREB-Mediated Gene Expression |
| Nirinjini Naidoo, PhD |
Monamines, CREB and Rest Homeostasis in Drosophila |
| Elena Nikonova, MD |
Cytochrome C Oxidase in Sleep and Prolonged Wakefulness |
| Seiji Nishino, MD, PhD |
Sleep, Energy Homeostasis, and Hypocretin Neurotransmission |
In 2001, the Foundation announced funding opportunities to support research in sleep medicine. It received 20 proposals in response to the RFP. The Foundation funded grants at
the level of $25,000 per year for two years in Young Investigator, Independent Investigator and High Risk Research categories. The 2001 Foundation grants were awarded to:
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Principal Investigator
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Project Title
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| Judith Owens, MD, MPH |
Sleep loss and Alcohol Consumption: Comparative Effects on Sleepiness, Mood and Performance in Pediatric Residents |
| Charles L. Wilson, PhD |
Intracranial Microdialysis of Adenosine in the Human Forebrain During Extended Sleep Deprivation |
| Emmanual Mignot, MD |
Genomics of the Zebrafish Hypocretin / Narcolepsy Pathway |
| Kenneth P. Wright, Jr., PhD |
Effects of Chronic Partial Sleep Loss on Cognitive and Neurobehavioral Function |
| Elda Arrigoni, PhD |
The effect of adenosine on the membrane properties of basal forebrain cholinergic neurons |
| Sean P.A. Drummond, PhD |
Influence of task difficulty on cerebral and behavioral responses to cognitive performance following total sleep deprivation |
In 2000, the Foundation announced funding opportunities to support research in sleep medicine. It received 18 proposals in response to the RFP. The Foundation funded grants at
the level of $25,000 per year for two years in Young Investigator and High Risk Research categories. The 2000 Foundation grants were awarded to:
Principal Investigator
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Project Title
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| Radhika Basheer, PhD |
Role of Adenosine in Prolonged Wakefulness: A Molecular Study |
| Chiara Cirelli, MD, PhD |
Fatal Familial Insomnia: Changes in Brain Gene Expression |
| Diego Contreras, MD, PhD |
Sleep Rhythms and Sleep Behavior in the Kv3.2 Knockout Mouse |
| James M. Krueger, PhD |
Sleep has a Synaptic Plasticity Function |
| Mahesh Thakkar, PhD |
Oresin in the Control of Sleep-Wakefulness |
| David P. White, MD |
Computational Model of Human Pharyngeal Airway |