2022
After a 2-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we were pleased to once again hold the 6th annual Johns Hopkins Sleep and Circadian Research Day. This event provides a venue for new investigators and trainees to present their research, highlights sleep and circadian research being conducted at Johns Hopkins and neighboring institutions, and facilitates interdisciplinary interactions and collaborations.
This year's event was held Monday, June 13, 2022, in the Turner Auditorium and Turner Concourse (Miller Research Building, Johns Hopkins Hospital). Our keynote speaker was Dr. Paul Taghert, who spoke about "Generating phase in circadian neural circuits." To learn more about Dr. Taghert's research interests, please click here.
2022 Program:
8:30-9:00 a.m. Registration & poster setup
9:00-10:00 a.m. Trainee platform presentations
Darlynn Rojo-Wissar: Parent-child relationship quality and boundaries during early childhood and actigraphy-measured sleep in middle childhood
Mateus Amorim: Activation of leptin receptor-expressing neurons in the dorsomedial hypothalamus increases hypercapnic ventilatory response and relieves obstructive sleep apnea in obese mice
Jing Xu: Association of poor sleep and hippocampal volume in children with autism
Lenise Kim: Diet-induced obesity leads to sleep fragmentation independently of the severity of sleep-disordered breathing
10:00-10:15 a.m. Coffee break
10:15-11:00 a.m. Trainee platform presentations:
Juliana Adornetti: Mixed methods study exploring youth's sleep-wake experience in juvenile justice facilities
Qiang Liu: A local clock mechanism in the lateral amygdala coordinates rhythmic touch sensitivity and anxiety
Idiatou Diallo: Associations between sleeping and suicide in 4 West African countries among adolescent students: An analysis using the global school-based student health survey
Maira Assunacao Bicca: Sleep loss affects attention aspects of pain sensation
11:00-12:00 p.m. Lunch
12:00-2:00 p.m. Poster session
Odd numbered posters: 12-1 p.m.
Even numbered posters: 1-2 p.m.
2:00-3:00 p.m. Keynote speaker: Paul Taghert, Ph.D.
Generating phase in circadian neural circuits
3:00-4:00 p.m. Reception and award presentation
2022 Organizing Committee:
Mark Wu, M.D., Ph.D.
Adam Spira, Ph.D.
Luis Buenaver, Ph.D.
Michelle Bridi, Ph.D.
Valerie Paasch, Ph.D.
David Neubauer, M.D.
Jonathan Jun, M.D.
Junxin Li, Ph.D., M.S., R.N.
Sarah Wanigatunga, C.C.R.C.
Mehmet Keles, Ph.D.
Sangsoo Lee, Ph.D.
Isabelle Palmer
2022 Sponsors:
Department of Mental Health (Bloomberg School of Public Health)
Department of Medicine (The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine)
Department of Neurology (The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine)
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital)
Department of Psychiatry (The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Bayview Campus)
School of Nursing
Fisher & Paykel
Philips Respironics, Inc.
Resmed, Inc.