2024 Sleep and Health Benefit

We are pleased to announce that the 23nd Annual Sleep and Health Benefit Dinner will be in-person at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, MA on October 23, 2024.

Fred Turek PhD., Charles E. & Emma H. Morrison Professor of Biology, Department of Neurobiology, Northwestern University, and Robert Stickgold PhD., Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, will be awarded the 2024 Harvard Medical School Division of Sleep Medicine Prize for their contributions to the field of Sleep Medicine.

                                                                   SCHEDULE

10:30am – 11:45am ETHMS/DSM Faculty Meeting
     for faculty only; Zinner Board Room, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
     70 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115
10:30am – 11:45am ETFred Turek PhD. and Robert Stickgold PhD., Introductory Meeting and Brunch with HMS DSM Trainees 
     for trainees only; Thorn 13 Conference Room, 13th Floor
     20 Shattuck St., Boston, Massachusetts 02115
11:45am -11:50am ET

Trainee Photo and Faculty Photo

     on the steps of Harvard Medical School

12pm – 2pm ET

Sleep Grand Rounds – Annual Prize Lecture
Opening Remarks | Charles A. Czeisler, Ph.D., M.D.
Introduction | Dara Manoach, PhD.

"Sleep, Memory and Dreams: Pulling it all Together"
     Robert Stickgold, PhD.


"The Molecular Circadian Clock and the Impact of Disrupted Rhythms and Sleep on Health and Disease"
     Fred Turek, PhD.


     Bornstein Amphitheater, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
     45 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115

2:30pm – 5:15pm ETHMS/DSM Annual Poster Session & Reception
     Marshall A Wolf Conference Center, Hale Building
     60 Fenwood Rd, Boston, MA 02115
    
3:45pm – 5:15pm ETHMS/DSM Group Photos
5:15pm – 8:00pm ET

HMS/DSM Sleep and Health Benefit Dinner
     Hale Cafe Atrium 1006, Hale Building
     60 Fenwood Rd, Boston, MA 02115

Welcome and Opening Remarks | Charles A. Czeisler, Ph.D., M.D.
Award Presentation | Clifford B. Saper, M.D., PhD. 
2024 Annual Prize in Sleep Medicine to:


Fred Turek, PhD. 
     Charles E. & Emma H. Morrison
                 Professor of Biology
     Department of Neurobiology
     Northwestern University

Robert Stickgold, PhD. 
     Professor of Psychiatry
     Harvard Medical School
     Department of Psychiatry
     Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Please register and support us through our Eventbrite. We are counting on your continued generous support in order to maintain this spectacular annual event for years to come. We look forward to seeing you this year in-person on October 23rd!

The 2024 Sleep and Health Benefit is generously supported by the following individuals and organizations:

Benefactor:

  • Avadel Pharmaceuticals
  • Vanda Pharmaceuticals
  • Jazz Pharmaceuticals

Patron

  • Harmony Biosciences

Leader

  • Terra Ziporyn Snider, Start School Later LLC.
  • Apnimed
  • Idorsia Pharmaceuticals 

Sponsors

  • ZOLL Respicardia
  • Christopher Landrigan MD. MPH
  • Elizabeth Klerman PhD.
  • Jeanne Duffy PhD. 
  • Jo Solet PhD. 
  • Frank Scheer PhD. 
  • Susan Redline PhD. 
  • Lei Gao MD. MMSc
  • Charles Czeisler PhD. MD. 
  • Theresa Shannahan MD. 
  • Michael Herf, f. lux Software LLC
  • Kun Hu PhD. 
  • Maria Marmarinos, Catalyst group

Supporters

  • Paul Matthew MD, DNBPAS, FAAN, FAHS
  • Lawrence Epstein MD 
  • Dara Manoach 
  • Tony Cunningham PhD.
  • Clifford Saper MD. 
  • Yuskel Peker MD. PhD. 
  • Stuart Quan MD. 
  • Robin Yuan PhD. 
  • Richard Ferber MD. 
  • Janet Mullington PhD. 
  • Monika Haack PhD. 

Other Donors

  • Phillip Litmanovich, Harmony Biosciences
  • Christa Nehs PhD. 
  • Shadab Rahman PhD, MPH 
  • Emily Schwartz PhD. 
  • Brian Cade PhD. 
  • Ritchie Brown Dr. Rer. Nat. 
  • Kate Lanza, Axsome Therapeutics
  • Shengzi Zeng PhD.
  • Seo Ho Song MD. PhD.
  • Kirsi-Marja Zitting PhD. 
  • Jessica Payne PhD.
  • Robert Strecker  PhD.
  • Haoqi Sun PhD.
  • Salma Batool- Anwar MBBS, MPH 
  • Edward Pace-Schott PhD.
  • Richard Liu PhD. 
  • Xavier Drouot

Support for the 2023-2024 Harvard Medical School Division of Sleep Medicine Sleep Grand Rounds Program was generously provided by the following organizations:

Since 1998, support for the Harvard Medical School Training Program in Sleep, Circadian and Respiratory Neurobiology, administered by the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, has been provided by a training grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.

Supplemental support in 2022 was provided by NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) for the Sleep Grand Round Series and the Retreat on Behavioral, Environmental, and Social Determinants of Sleep and Circadian Health and their Relationship to Sleep Health Disparities.

Directions

Parking at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Main Campus

  • Parking Office Phone Number: (617) 732-5877
  • For Visitors: Visitors may park in the 80 Francis Street Garage.
  • Hours of Operation: 7 days a week. 24 hours a day.
  • 0-1 Hours - $8.00; 1-2 Hours - $10.00; 2-3 Hours - $11.00; 3-4 Hours - $12.00; 4-5 Hours - $13.00; 5-6 Hours - $15.00; 6-7 Hours - $36.00; 7-24 Hours - $40.00

Directions to BWH Zinner Board Room

  1. Coming from 75 Francis, on the Pike, walk over Bridge into Shapiro Building, take the escalators or elevators to first floor, walk towards the back of building and take a right through the double glass doors. The entrance to room is straightaway.
  2. From the 70 Francis St. street level entrance, through the revolving door, walk towards the back of building and take a right through the double glass doors. The entrance to room is straightaway.

Directions to BWH Bornstein Family Amphitheater

  1. The Bornstein Family Amphitheater is located on the 2nd Floor "Pike" in Brigham and Women's Hospital. Directions to this conference room:
  2. From main lobby on the 1st floor at 75 Francis Street, walk down the "lower pike" corridor to the Connors Ctr for Women's Health elevators.
  3. Take the elevator up one level.
  4. Turn left into the main corridor.
  5. Find the entrance to this room on your left, between exits 5 and 6.

Directions to Marshall A. Wolf Conference Center

  1. Coming from 75 Francis, on the Pike, walk over Bridge into Hale Building, Take the elevator to the 3rd floor. 
  2. From the main lobby at 75 Francis St, Take elevator/escalator to the second floor, 

Directions to Hale Cafe Atrium

  1. Coming from 75 Francis, on the Pike, walk over Bridge into Hale Building 
  2. From the main lobby at 75 Francis St, Take elevator/escalator to the second floor, walk over Bridge into Hale Building