The AASM Foundation congratulates the twenty-three early career researchers selected to participate in the 14th annual Young Investigators Research Forum, taking place virtually March through May 2022, with in-person meetings in April and June. This competitive research training program provides intense career-building education to early [...]
Raj C. Dedhia, MD, MSCR, and David Kent, MD, are otolaryngologists board-certified in sleep medicine and recipients of the AASM Foundation American Board of Sleep Medicine Junior Faculty Grant. Learn about what made them pursue a career as physician scientists, their research interests and [...]
Tiffany Braley, MD, MS, is a physician scientist and recipient of the AASM Foundation Strategic Research Grant. Her work is focused on positive airway pressure therapy and dementia risk in OSA-affected older adults. Tiffany Braley, MD, MS, is an associate professor of neurology [...]
Omonigho (Michael) Bubu, MD, PhD, MPH, is a physician-scientist that is focused on Alzheimer’s Disease and sleep research among the Black community. He participated in the AASM Foundation’s Young Investigators Research Forum and Sleep Research Program for Advancing Careers. He is also the [...]
The AASM Foundation awarded more than $119,000 in grants that support various community sleep health initiatives across the country and internationally. These projects will create awareness of obstructive sleep apnea and disaster preparedness, identify sleep health education gaps in elementary, high school and [...]
On November 10, 2021, AASM Foundation President, Anita V. Shelgikar, MD, MHPE, and her co-host, Logan Schneider, MD, hosted our second annual virtual Friendsgiving event: The Future of Sleep is Bright. The Friendsgiving program featured some uplifting stories that focus [...]
The AASM Foundation is dedicated to developing the careers of sleep and circadian investigators by increasing support for sleep and circadian investigators at various stages of their careers. In 2021, the AASM Foundation awarded more than half a million dollars to support projects [...]
AASM Foundation 2nd Annual Friendsgiving Wednesday, November 10, 2021 8:00 – 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time We hope you will join AASM Foundation President, Anita V. Shelgikar, MD, MHPE, and her co-host, Logan Schneider, MD, for a special virtual Friendsgiving event that will give attendees [...]
To ensure that there is continued advancement in effective diagnosis and care of patients with sleep disorders, the AASM Foundation provides research funding through the Strategic Research Grant. This grant program supports investigator-initiated, high-impact research projects aimed at addressing gaps in knowledge that impact [...]
In 2020, the 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 when they completed their year-long sleep medicine fellowship program. This year, the AASM [...]
