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 career investigators as they embark on the next stage of their career in sleep and circadian research.

The forum creates a welcoming and supportive sleep research community where early career researchers can learn together and network with leaders in sleep research. Over the course of several months, trainees draft, present, and refine their projects and grant applications, develop career plans, and build long-lasting professional relationships.

At the end of the program, trainees will take with them newly honed research skills, broader knowledge of available funding opportunities, improved grantsmanship skills, refined research ideas, renewed confidence to thrive in academia, and a greater sense of connection with the sleep community.

Congratulations to the Young Investigators Research Forum 2022 Trainees!

 The following trainees were selected to receive a scholarship by the AASM Foundation to participate in the Young Investigators Research Forum 2022:

Bharat Bhushan, PhD
Lurie Children’s Hospital and Northwestern University

Yeilim Cho, MD
University of Washington

Paul Chung, DO
Northwestern University

Mattina Davenport, PhD
Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Elizabeth Dotson, PhD
Naval Postgraduate School

Pierre-Olivier Gaudreault, PhD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Kevin Gipson, MD, MS
Massachusetts General Hospital

Joshua Gonzalez, PhD
Oregon Health and Science University

Seyni Gueye-Ndiaye, MD
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School

Shahab Haghayegh, PhD
Brigham and Women’s Hospital – Harvard Medical School; Channing Division of Network Medicine

Catherine Heinzinger, DO
Cleveland Clinic

Darian Lawrence, PhD
Naval Postgraduate School

Renske Lok, PhD
Stanford University

Leyden Lozada-Jimenez, MD
Ochsner Health

Jennifer Mundt, PhD
Northwestern University

Anthony Reffi, PhD
Henry Ford Health System

Katharine Simon, PhD
University of California, Irvine

Jenna Wong, PhD, MSc
Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute

In collaboration with the AASM Foundation, the following trainees were selected to receive a scholarship by the SRS Foundation to participate in the Young Investigators Research Forum 2022:

Joon Chung, PhD
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School

Danielle Clarkson-Townsend, MPH, PhD
Brigham and Women’s Hospital / Harvard Medical School

Jessee Dietch, PhD
Oregon State University

Amrita Pal, PhD
University of California Los Angeles

Eunjin Tracy, PhD
University of Pittsburgh

The AASM Foundation thanks Avadel Pharmaceuticals for being the Lead Sponsor for the Young Investigators Research Forum 2022.

HEALTHIER LIVES THROUGH BETTER SLEEP

The mission of the AASM Foundation is to promote discoveries that advance the understanding of sleep for healthier lives. Contributions directly support the AASM Foundation’s programs, including the Young Investigators Research Forum, that are expanding the pipeline of sleep scientists by providing research training for early career investigators. Join our annual campaign for sleep health and donate today.