In the spirit of the fast approaching holiday season, the AASM Foundation is inviting members of the sleep community to join our President, Anita V. Shelgikar, MD, MHPE, and her co-host, Jeffrey S. Durmer, MD, PhD, for a special virtual Friendsgiving event from 8-9 [...]
The AASM Foundation is committed to growing the pipeline of sleep scientists through its high-impact research training event, the Young Investigators Research Forum. The research forum brings together early career investigators, renowned sleep investigators and program officers from federal funding agencies. Various trainees of [...]
The AASM Foundation is joining the AASM in recognition of its first-ever Student Sleep Health Week, which aims to drive awareness of the importance of healthy sleep for students of all ages to learn, grow and thrive. Since its founding, the AASM Foundation has [...]
The AASM Foundation awarded nearly $850,000 in funding for the Strategic Research Award, supporting investigator-initiated, high-impact projects. The funded projects will explore the relationship between rest-activity rhythms and cardiovascular disease outcomes, expand understanding of idiopathic hypersomnia pathophysiology, investigate new oral appliance therapy models for [...]
The AASM Foundation launched a new program in 2020, the Sleep Research Program for Advancing Careers (SOAR), aimed at increasing the number of early-career investigators who successfully apply for external sleep research funding. The goal of the SOAR is to launch the research careers [...]
We have a national crisis of poor sleep and undiagnosed or untreated sleep disorders, creating a considerable need to address the gaps in knowledge that impact patient care. In 2018 the National Institutes of Health projected that funding for sleep research will decrease by [...]
The AASM Foundation congratulates Anita V. Shelgikar, MD, MHPE, who was elected by the Board of Directors to the position of President in June 2020. Dr. Shelgikar completed her medical degree at Wayne State University, neurology residency at Emory University and sleep medicine fellowship [...]
Faculty at the University of Miami (UM) Miller School of Medicine and Miami VA Healthcare System joined together to make a special $1,600 donation to honor three fellows that recently completed their year-long sleep medicine fellowship training program. “I would like to say thank [...]
Dear Colleague: Thank you so much for continuing to support the AASM Foundation during these unprecedented times. The COVID-19 pandemic and economic uncertainty have created a challenging environment for everyone. We have seen significant changes in how health care providers can safely interact with [...]
Join our annual campaign for sleep health with a contribution. Each person that donates $250 or more will receive a special thank you gift with your choice of the following options: A trendy white 20z tumbler that features the AASM Foundation’s logo. Durable, double-wall stainless steel [...]
