The AASM Foundation congratulates the 33 junior researchers selected to attend the 2019 Young Investigators Research Forum to be held April 10-12, 2019 in Bethesda, Maryland. This unique educational event will allow the selected young investigators to interact with senior sleep investigators, peers, [...]
Stephen H. Sheldon, DO, is a longtime supporter of the AASM Foundation. Dr. Sheldon is a professor of pediatrics and neurology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, and the director of the Sleep Medicine Center at Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital [...]
Three award recipients collaborate to make a larger impact on sleep medicine Three recipients of the 2017 Strategic Research Award have projects that focus on the role of telemedicine, using the AASM SleepTM platform, in the evaluation and management of patients with insomnia. All [...]
Neomi Shah, MD, received Bridge funding from the AASM Foundation in 2012. She went on to successfully apply for a federal career-development award, which has resulted in 10 different publications and a subsequent, larger, investigator-initiated grant. Learn more about how her AASM Foundation award [...]
The AASM Foundation recently awarded over $90,000 to support young investigator, community and educational projects as part of its Focused Projects Award – Humanitarian/Educational and Junior Investigators award programs. These projects will have an impact on the sleep health of the Latino/Hispanic immigrant [...]
#GivingTuesday is a global giving movement that has been built by individuals, families, organizations, businesses and communities in countries around the world. Millions of people have gathered together to support and champion important causes they believe in and the communities they serve. This year, [...]
In 2018, the AASM Young Investigators Research Forum (YIRF) celebrated its 10th anniversary in providing over 200 promising early-career sleep researchers with the guidance, tactics, and strategies necessary to better position themselves for a successful career in clinical sleep research. The three-day research [...]
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine Foundation (AASM Foundation) has chosen three sleep scientists to receive career development awards. Their research projects will explore slow wave sleep after stroke, mechanisms of cataplexy, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in World Trade Center responders. “The AASM [...]
DARIEN, IL - Two students have been chosen as winners of the 2018 American Academy of Sleep Medicine Foundation (AASM Foundation) "Make Time 2 Sleep" High School Video Contest, which focused on motivating teens to prioritize the importance of sleep in their lives. The 2018 contest [...]
