Foundations, Grant Recipients are Discovering the Secrets of Sleep

On the eve of SLEEP 2008, the Sixth Annual Discovering the Secrets of Sleep Fundraising Dinner takes place tonight at 7 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Baltimore in Baltimore, Md.

Proceeds from the dinner are shared by the Sleep Research Society Foundation and the American Sleep Medicine Foundation. Every dollar raised at the dinner goes directly toward grants that are a part of the sleep research initiatives of the two foundations. During the dinner the recipients of the 2008 grants from each foundation will be recognized.

The Sleep Research Society Foundation is awarding the 2008 J. Christian Gillin, MD, Research Grant to:

• Nancy Johnston, DVM – Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
• Anna Kalinchuk, PhD – Harvard Medical School
• Mirjam Munch, PhD – Harvard University
• Yuka Sasaki, PhD – Harvard Medical School

The Sleep Research Society Foundation also is awarding the 2008 Sleep Fellowship Grant to:

• Natalia Tulina, PhD – University of Pennsylvania

The American Sleep Medicine Foundation is awarding the 2008 AASM Physician Scientist Training Award to:

• Josna Adusumilli, MD – Brigham and Women’s Hospital – Takeda Pharmaceuticals Grant for Sleep Medicine Post-Fellowship Research Year
• Ina Djonlagic, MD – Brigham and Women’s Hospital
• Mikhail B. Litinski, MD – Brigham and Women’s Hospital
• Dennis Hwang, MD – NYU School of Medicine

The SLEEP 2008 scientific program begins with the plenary session at 8 a.m. on Monday.