Project Results
A growing number of AASM Foundation-funded projects are producing important results that are being disseminated to the sleep community. Learn more about these completed projects by reading their summary results, related peer-reviewed publications and presentations at national meetings.
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Insomnia
CIRCADIAN RHYTHM SLEEP-WAKE DISORDERS
Project Title | Grant Recipient | Grant Type |
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Evaluating Circadian Response to Light in Delayed Sleep-Wake Phase Disorder | Sabra Abbott, MD, PhD Northwestern University |
2016 ABSM Junior Faculty Grant |
Narcolepsy
Project Title | Grant Recipient | Grant Type |
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Mechanisms of Cataplexy | Thomas Scammell, MD Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center |
2018 Bridge to Success Grant for Mid-Career/Senior Investigators |
Education
Project Title | Grant Recipient | Grant Type |
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An interdisciplinary sleep and circadian online course for first-year undergraduates | Yu Sun Bin, PhD University of Sydney |
Focused Projects Grant – Educational |
Hypersomnolence
Project Title | Grant Recipient | Grant Type |
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A multidimensional assessment to improve the Evaluation and Treatment of Hypersomnolence | David Plante, MD University of Wisconsin |
Strategic Research Grant |
Community
Project Title | Grant Recipient | Grant Type |
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Community Acupuncture Sleep Intervention for Hispanic Immigrants: A Preliminary Study | Tracy Rupp Hockmeyer, PhD EbbTide Wellness Studio LLC |
Focused Projects Grant – Humanitarian |
Hypersomnia
Project Title | Grant Recipient | Grant Type |
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Behavioral Sleep Medicine for Hypersomnia: A Proof of Concept Study | Jason Ong, PhD Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine |
Strategic Research Grant |
Aging
Project Title | Grant Recipient | Grant Type |
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Cortical Activation and oxygenation during Sleep and Cognition: Window to Cognitive Impairment and Neurodegeneration in Aging | Ina Djonlagic, MD Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center |
Bridge to Success Grant for Early Career Investigators |
HIGH-RISK SLEEP POPULATIONS
Project Title | Grant Recipient | Grant Type |
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Improving Screening for Sleep Disorders in Children with Epilepsy Among Pediatric Providers | Sejal Jain, MD University of Arizona |
Focused Projects Grant – Educational |
Focal Slow Wave Sleep in Brain Repair and Recovery After Stroke | Eric Landsness, MD, PhD Washington University in St. Louis |
Physician Scientist Training Grant |