2nd Annual Center on Biological Rhythms and Sleep Symposium
The 2nd Annual Center on Biological Rhythms and Sleep Symposium was held at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis in May 2023.
Keynote Speaker, Emmanuel Mignot, MD, PhD, Craig Reynolds Professor of Sleep Medicine Professor, by courtesy, of Genetics and of Neurology at Stanford Medicine, led the symposium with special guests in the industry. In his presentation, he discussed findings in narcolepsy, autoimmune encephalitis and neurodegenerative diseases.
Keynote Speaker: Emmanuel Mignot, MD, PhD, Craig Reynolds Professor of Sleep Medicine Professor, by courtesy, of Genetics and of Neurology at Stanford Medicine
Emmanuel Mignot, MD, PhD (center) with COBRAS co-directors Yo-El Ju, MD and Erik Musiek, MD, PhD
Presenter: Sarah England, PhD, Professor of Ob & Gyn, Center for Reproductive Health Services at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Presenter: Scott Marek, PhD, Assistant Professor of Radiology, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Flavia Fagundes Bueno, MD and Emmanuel Mignott, MD, PhD review abstract posters
Presenter: Samira Parhizkar, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Holtzman Lab, Department of Neurology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Symposium attendees
2023 Feldman Fellowship
L to R: Eric Landsness, MD, PhD, Yo-El Ju, MD, Shereyas Venkitaraman, and Erik Musiek, MD, PhD
During the Symposium, Shreyas Venkitaraman, student in the lab of Eric Landsness, MD PhD, was awarded the 2023 Feldman Fellowship.
The Feldman Fellowship offers support to individuals at the undergraduate, graduate, or postdoctoral level, including medical residents and fellows, who wish to pursue research in the field of sleep or circadian rhythms. These trainees will have the opportunity to work under the guidance of a mentor. To be eligible as a Feldman Fellowship Mentor, one must be a COBRAS Member and a faculty member at Washington University, belonging to any department or school, with a rank of Instructor or higher.
While research on neurodegenerative diseases is preferred, any study with the potential to make a significant impact on human diseases will receive priority. Each Feldman Fellow is required to dedicate themselves to full-time research activities, totaling at least 40 hours per week, for a minimum duration of 8 weeks or an equivalent of 320 hours. Additionally, they must present their findings from the supported research at the subsequent COBRAS Symposium. We look forward to hearing Sheryas’s findings in 2024!
