Heart disease is the #1 leading cause of death in the United States. Recently, the American Heart Association added sleep as part of Life’s Essential 8TM , which includes key measures for improving and maintaining cardiovascular health. Sleep disorders have been shown to [...]
The AASM Foundation congratulates the thirty early career researchers selected to participate in the 15th annual Young Investigators Research Forum, taking place virtually March through May 2023, with an in-person meeting through April 26-28, 2023. This innovative research training program supplies career-building education and [...]
The 2023 Sleep Champion Award opens for nominations on January 3rd! Created in 2019, this award celebrates successful community-based sleep health services and education provided by non-profit organizations. To best highlight a holistic array of nonprofits throughout the years, AASM members are encouraged to [...]
Each year on November 11, we celebrate Veterans Day nationally to honor military veterans of the United States Armed Forces. We take this time to show respect and reflect on those who have served our country. Here at the AASM Foundation, we wholeheartedly appreciate [...]
November was a big month for the sleep community. We rewound our clocks an hour to “fall back” on Daylight Saving Time, recognized Drowsy Driving Prevention Week, celebrated Thanksgiving and connected the importance of good sleep health to both diabetes and Alzheimer’s Disease. Though [...]
Stephanie Griggs, Ph.D., RN is an Assistant Professor in the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University. Tell us about your sleep research interests. I am interested in the role of multiple dimensions of sleep health (including the circadian timing [...]
October was an eventful month - the application deadlines for both our 2023 Strategic Research Grants and Young Investigators Research Forum passed, we celebrated Sleep Technologists Appreciation Week as well as National Health Education Week, retired our COVID-19 Relief Fund, and more. We are [...]
The AASM Foundation believes in the importance of growing the number of clinical sleep scientists across several diverse sleep research areas. This fall, the AASM Foundation and Research Career Development Committee hosted the second webinar of the Sleep Research Career Pathways: A Panel Discussion [...]
The Sleep Research Program for Advancing Careers (SOAR) is a program that pairs fellows with seasoned mentors with a goal to launch the research careers of sleep and circadian investigators. By the end of the program, early career investigators will have the skills [...]
The AASM Foundation recognizes that our vision of healthier lives through better sleep is impossible without the tremendous work of the sleep research community. Increasing the pipeline of physicians to sleep physicians is important to us. That’s why we go a step further than [...]
