Sleep Research Society

Reserve Your Table at the SRS Trainee Symposia Series Career Development Fair

Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500

The Career Development Fair offers trainees the opportunity to explore available positions in sleep research and sleep medicine and also provides those with open positions an ideal forum to recruit potential students and employees. Even if you do not currently have positions available, trainees will still benefit from learning more about your research programs and will become aware of future opportunities.

SRS Members Can Post Jobs Free

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500

As part of the new SRS website, members are able to post job opportunities on the SRS Online Job Board for FREE.

SOLD OUT: SRS Trainee Symposia Series Career Development Fair

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500

SRS Election Results

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500

The SRS is pleased to announce the results of the recently concluded elections for the 2012-2013 Board of Directors and Section Heads. The following individuals will begin their terms of office on the SRS Board of Directors at the conclusion of SLEEP 2012.

Today is the Deadline for SLEEP 2012 Advanced Registration & SRS Trainee Symposia Series Registration

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500

SLEEP 2012, the 26th Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, LLC (APSS) will be held June 9-13, 2012 in Boston, Massachusetts. Individuals interested in attending should be aware of the following deadlines and advisories.

SRS Trainees: Time to vote for the Trainee Member-at-Large Elect

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Each year a student member of the SRS sits in with the Board of Directors. Trainee members will have the opportunity to vote online for one of two candidates running for the Trainee Member-at-Large Elect. Trainee members will receive an email ballot beginning Friday, March 16.

SRS Section Head Elections to be Held March 16-30

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500

The 2012 SRS Section Head elections will begin Friday, March 16. All voting members in a SRS Section will receive a ballot via e-mail and will have an opportunity to cast a vote to determine the Section Head of their respective Section.

SRS Officer and Director Elections to be Held March 16-30

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500

The 2012 SRS Officer and Board of Directors elections will begin Friday, March 16, 2012 and conclude March 30, 2012. All voting members will receive a ballot via e-mail on March 16 and will have an opportunity to cast their vote for the next SRS President-Elect and three new members of the Board of Directors. Voting Members of each SRS Section will also have an opportunity to vote for their Section Head for the 2012-2013 program year.

Submit your late-breaking abstracts for SLEEP 2012

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Present your latest scientific findings at SLEEP 2012. The Associated Professional Sleep Societies, LLC (APSS) is accepting late-breaking abstract submissions for SLEEP 2012. Abstracts may be submitted from Friday, Feb. 24 through Wednesday, March 21. Late-breaking abstracts will be presented during a scientific session on Wednesday, June 13, 2012, from 12:15pm – 1:30pm. Up to five abstracts will be accepted for oral presentations in which authors will present their high-quality emerging data found between December 2011 and March 2012. Review the late-breaking abstracts submission guidelines online at http://www.sleepmeeting.org/lba.aspx for additional details about participating in this session at SLEEP 2012.

NIH Transfers all National Center of Research Resources Activities to Other Institutes and Centers

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

The National Institutes of Health recently issued announcement that details the agency's plan for programs formerly under the National Center of Research Resources (NCRR). On December 23rd, 2011 the NCRR was disbanded as part of the Fiscal Year 2012 Omnibus Appropriations bill. All NCRR programs, awards and applications will be transferred to other Institutes and Centers with the NIH. A list of affected programs and the new Institutes and Centers is available on the NIH website.

New Issue of the SRS Bulletin Available

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

A new issue of the SRS Bulletin has been published on the SRS Website. The layout and design of the SRS Bulletin has been significantly changed to enhance the publication's readability. New navigation icons allow readers to click and jump to specific articles from the table of contents and return to the table of contents at the end of each article. Interactive text within articles uses a consistent color and underline to indicate interactivity.

Call for Committee Volunteers

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500

The Sleep Research Society invites members to volunteer to serve on a standing committee. Committee members provide an invaluable service to the organization and members by contributing to initiatives and projects that are critical to the continued development of the field. Committee volunteers also gain professional enrichment through the diverse activities of a committee.

Call for Applications: SRS Young Investigator Award

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500

The Sleep Research Society Young Investigator Award recognizes an outstanding research effort by new investigators in the field of sleep research. The basis for evaluation of candidates is a single publication in a peer-reviewed journal. The candidate should be the first author and the article must be published or officially accepted for publication by the application deadline. On the application deadline, the candidate must be within seven years of obtaining a terminal degree. Exceptions to this criterion will be considered for those applicants who feel that extenuating circumstances warrant such consideration. A letter detailing these considerations must be included with the application.

SRS Undergraduate Trainee Travel Award Offered for SLEEP 2012

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500

In an effort to reach out to outstanding Undergraduate Trainees, the SRS will is again sponsoring the Undergraduate Travel Award Program to support attendance at SLEEP 2012, the 26th Annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS) in Boston, Massachusetts. Applications for this award are due Monday, February 7, 2012.

First Time Trainee Travel Awards Offered for SLEEP 2012

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500

The SRS will be offering travel awards to help offset travel expenses for SLEEP 2012 to SRS Trainees who have not previously attended an Annual Meeting of the APSS (aka SLEEP Meeting). Click here for more details on how to apply for this award.

Deadline for SLEEP 2012 Abstract Submission is December 15

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500

SLEEP 2012, the 26th Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, LLC (APSS), will be held June 9-13, 2012 at the John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center in Boston, Mass. Abstract submissions for scientific oral and poster presentations are now being accepted through the meeting's website until Thursday, December 15, 2011.

NIH Announces Lessons About Bioscience (LAB) Challenge

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

The National Institutes of Health is looking for ideas for inexpensive and highly feasible K-12 classroom experiments to help generate interest in the sciences. The Lessons About Bioscience (LAB) Challenge is the perfect opportunity to help promote awareness of sleep and sleep research. The deadline to enter in the LAB Challenge is December 15, 2011.

SLEEP 2012 to Feature New Session Formats

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

The Associated Professional Sleep Societies LLC (APSS) Program Committee is now accepting session proposals for SLEEP 2012. New this year are Bench to Bedside Integrated Sessions, Business-related Clinical Workshops and the Morning Report Case Session. The deadline to submit cases is Dec. 15, 2011.

Last Call for SRS Officer and Director Nominations

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

The Sleep Research Society is currently accepting nominations for service on the Board of Directors in the capacity of President-Elect and Director-at-Large. To be considered for the positions, individuals must be regular or emeritus members of the SRS; individuals may self-nominate for any of the positions. To nominate an individual for a position of President-Elect, or one of the three open Director-at-Large seats, please send a brief letter of interest and two-page curriculum vitae or NIH biosketch by Friday, December 9, 2011, to Nick Cekosh, SRS Coordinator, at ncekosh@srsnet.org.

NIH Releases Updated Sleep Disorders Research Plan

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

The National Institutes of Health released the 2011 NIH Sleep Disorders Research Plan. The plan identifies research opportunities to be pursued over the next three to five years in order to spur new approaches to the prevention and treatment of sleep disorders. Recommended research initiatives include looking at the connection between sleep and circadian systems, studying the influence of genetic and environmental factors that could influence a person's sleep health, and conducting more comparative effectiveness trials to improve treatments for sleep and circadian disorders. This is the first update to the plan since 2003.

Submit your abstract and session proposals for SLEEP 2012

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Take part in the 26^th Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, LLC (APSS), on June 9–13, 2012, in Boston, Massachusetts, by submitting a scientific abstract or session proposal today. Session proposals will be accepted through Thursday, December 1, 2011. Abstract submissions for oral presentations and poster presentations will be accepted through Thursday, December 15, 2011.

Course Reminder: Physician Work Hours, Health & Patient Safety

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500

This course is designed to address the needs of practicing health care professionals, postgraduate medical education program directors, department chairs, academic medical center administrators, hospital administrators and risk managers in healthcare institutions involved in designing round-the-clock work schedules and implementing effective fatigue risk management programs for health care delivery systems.

NIH Director's Transformative Research Awards

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500

The goal of the NIH Director's Transformative Research Awards initiative is to provide support for collaborative investigative teams or individual scientists who propose transformative research projects, which, if successful, would have a major impact in a broad area of biomedical or behavioral research.

NIH Grant Funding Reduced Until FY 2012 Budget Enactment

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500

On October 7 the NIH issued a notice about how it will operate under the current continuing funding resolution, which funds government operations through November 18 at the FY 2011 level minus 1.5 percent.

Donate to the SRSF

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500

When sending in your membership renewal notice, don't forget to reaffirm your commitment to sleep and circadian research by making a donation to the Sleep Research Society Foundation. Your tax-deductible contribution helps fund innovative research conducted by young investigators and provides funding for new lines of research for more established investigators. For more information on the SRSF please visit the foundation's website at www.sleepresearchsociety.org/foundation.

SLEEP 2012 Call for Abstracts and Session Proposals

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500

SLEEP 2012 will be held June 9-13, 2012, at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, Mass. The Call for Abstracts and Session Proposals is now available online at www.sleepmeeting.org.

New Issue of the SRS Bulletin

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Volume 17, Issue 2 of the SRS Bulletin is now available. A few highlights from this issue include: a recap of SLEEP 2011; an article from the NCSDR on the state of sleep and circadian research funding throughout the NIH; an update on the SRS Facebook Page; and an update on the Federal Budget and its impact on biomedical research from the SRS Lobbyist. This issue's sleep research highlight is titled, "The Role of Astrocytic Transmitter Release in the Cognitive Effects of Sleep Deprivation."

Renew Your SRS Membership for 2012!

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0500

You can now renew your Sleep Research Society (SRS) 2012 membership online! Renew today to continue receiving a complimentary subscription to SLEEP, opportunities for education and training, members only discounts on professional resources, national representation, and much more!

NIH Announcements for Sept. 12, 2011

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0500

The program recognizes high quality mentoring in all fields of science, including biomedicine. Awardees are selected based on their track record of enhancing participation and retention of individuals who might not otherwise have considered careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Candidates can be nominated by a colleague, administrator or a student. Self-nominations also are accepted. The submission deadline is October 5, 2011.

SRSF Announces 2012 Grant Opportunities - Deadline Approaching

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0500

The Sleep Research Society Foundation is pleased to announce two funding opportunities for 2012.

J. Christian Gillin, MD, Research Grant
The Sleep Research Society Foundation J. Christian Gillin, MD, Research Grant supports beginning investigators in sleep research with the purpose of collecting pilot data to be used for future grant applications. The grant includes one-year of support in the amount of up to $20,000 for one year.

Elliot D. Weitzman, MD, Research Grant
The SRSF Elliot D. Weitzman, MD, Research Grant is intended to facilitate established researchers in developing novel and innovative lines of research that differ from their previous areas of research by assisting them in developing pilot data that will support applications for NIH or other federal grants. The criteria for the Weitzman grant makes it similar to a NIH R21 grant. The Weitzman Grant is funded up to a maximum of $20,000 over one year.

The submission deadline for applications is November 30, 2011.

HHS Releases Updated Conflict of Interest Rules for Federally Sponsored Research

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Yesterday, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) formally published updates to their Conflict of Interest Rules. The updated regulation will increase financial conflict of interest reporting requirements by federally funded researchers, including those funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

NHLBI Releases Executive Summary of Pediatric Sleep Disturbances Workshop

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0500

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) posted an executive summary of a Sept. 9, 2010, workshop on Pediatric Sleep Disturbances and their Contribution to Developmental Pathophysiology of Cardiometabolic Risk.

NHLBI Working Group on Data Coordinating Centers' Best Practices

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0500

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) hosted the Data Coordinating Centers' Best Practices Working Group to identify and create a compendium of best practices for Data Coordinating Centers (DCC) that support large clinical trial programs such as Networks or multicenter clinical studies. The compendium will serve as a resource to NHLBI Program Staff for crafting application and review criteria for RFAs/RFPs and when evaluating DCCs as part of a large clinical trial program.

NHLBI Working Group Explores Alternative Institutional Review Board Models

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0500

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) convened a Working Group (WG) of invited external experts in heart, lung and blood research and clinical research oversight, bioethics, health economics, regulatory matters and information technology for a meeting June 28-29, 2011. The purpose of this Working Group was to explore and discuss existing information and metrics on alternative Institutional Review Board (IRB) models and to discuss optimization of the IRB review process as one way to facilitate the conduct of NHLBI-funded human subjects research. An IRB review process executive summary is available on the NHLBI website.

Submit Ideas for NIH Common Fund Programs

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0500

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Common Fund supports exceptionally innovative programs that are inherently high-risk but have the potential for high-payoff by catalyzing research across all of NIH and in the biomedical research community. New ideas for Common Fund programs are identified annually by internal and external scientists and stakeholders, and NIH is asking for your input on these ideas to help them shape new programs for 2013. The feedback period is open until Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011.

New AHRQ Comparative Effectiveness Review of Sleep Apnea Diagnosis & Treatment

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0500

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has released a new comparative effectiveness review that examines sleep apnea diagnosis and treatment. The information in this CER, including the discussion of current research needs, may help inform future research in this area.

National Institute on Aging Announces Two Programs Inviting Exploratory/Developmental Research Proposals (R21)

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0500

T1 Translational Research: Novel interventions for prevention and treatment of age-related conditions (R21). T2 Translational Research: Research leading to new health care practices, community programs and policies affecting older persons.

NIH Announces "Sleep and Social Environment" Grant Opportunity

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0500

The Basic Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Opportunity Network (OppNet) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued a funding opportunity announcement (RFA-HD-12-204) for Research Project Grant (R21) applications that propose to investigate the reciprocal interactions of the processes of sleep and circadian regulation and function with behavioral and social environment processes.

NHLBI Genomics Symposium is Sept. 12-13

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0500

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute is hosting, "Genomics: Gene Discovery and Clinical Applications for Cardiovascular, Lung, and Blood Diseases," a symposium that will take place Sept. 12-13 at the Natcher Conference Center at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md. The symposium will focus on cutting-edge findings in recent and ongoing genome-wide research studies, highlighting novel discoveries that include results from large-scale collaborative studies, new analysis techniques, novel directions in functional genomics, and translational research.

NHLBI Announces It Will No Longer Use the MERIT Award (R37) Funding Mechanism

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Recently the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institue (NHLBI) announced that it is no longer making new awards using the Metho to Extend Research in Time (MERIT) Award (R37) funding mechanism. The decision was based on the unanimous recommendation of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Advisory Council at its June 15, 2011, meeting.

HHS Announces Proposal to Improve Rules Protecting Human Research Subjects

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Last week the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that the federal government is contemplating various ways of enhancing the regulations overseeing research on human subjects.

Worldsleep 2011 Advanced Registration Deadline Extended to Aug. 15

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Worldsleep 2011, the 6th Quadrennial Congress of the World Sleep Federation, will take place Oct. 16-20 at the Kyoto International Conference Center in Kyoto, Japan. The deadline for "early-bird" registration has been extended to Aug. 15, 2011.

Final Call for SRS Award Nominations

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0500

The SRS Board of Directors requests nominations for the 2012 SRS Awards. This year, the awards process has been modified to make to the nominations process easier. A standard form for each award has been created and can be downloaded via the appropriate link. All of the awards listed will be presented at SLEEP 2012 in Boston, Massachusetts.

NIH Funding Announcements

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0500

The IOM report noted a number of methodological limitations of the population based studies, particularly studies of MI risk following smoking ban implementation.

Sleep Research Network Diversity Travel Award Applications Due Monday, August 15th

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0500

The Sleep Research Network is pleased to announce the 2011 Diversity Travel Award Program! The next Sleep Research Network Conference will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn in Bethesda, MD on October 5-6, 2011.

NIH, AHRQ, CDC, FDA and NIOSH to Release Updated Electronic Application Forms - ADOBE-FORMS-B2

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0500

NIH, AHRQ, CDC, FDA and NIOSH are phasing in use of updated electronic application forms packages. The ADOBE-FORMS-B2 packages will be used with new funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) posted on/after July 22, 2011.

Nominate Speakers for SLEEP 2012 - June 9-13, 2012

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Submit your recommendations for speakers for SLEEP 2012, the 26th Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, LLC which will be held June 9-13, 2012 at the John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center in Boston, Massachusetts.

Volunteers Needed for 2012 Trainee Symposia Series Planning Committee

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0500

The SRS is now forming a committee of trainees to help plan the Trainee Symposia Series and other trainee-related activities at SLEEP 2012, the 26th Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS) in Boston.

NHLBI Will No Longer Participate in R21 Program

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0500

The NHLBI has determined that the R21 grant mechanism is not having the effect or the impact on its research grant portfolio in the manner for which it was originally intended.

NIH Director Collins Sets Vision for Advancing Translation Science

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0500

On July 6th, Francis Collins, MD, PhD, Director of the NIH, set forth a vision for advancing translational sience in a Commentary published in the journal Science Translational Medicine.

NIH Extramural Loan Repayment Program