2021 Sleep and Health Benefit
On October 4, 2021, the Division of Sleep Medicine will hold its 20th Annual Sleep and Health Benefit virtually.
Ying-Hui Fu, PhD and Louis Ptáček, M.D., both Professors of Neurology, in the Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco Weill Institute for Neurosciences, will be jointly awarded the 2021 Harvard Medical School Division of Sleep Medicine Prize for their contributions to the field of Sleep Medicine.
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SCHEDULE
10:00 - 11:30 AM ET
HMS DSM Annual Faculty Meeting
10:00 - 11:30 AM ET
Introductory Meeting for HMS DSM Trainees with Prize Winners Ying-Hui Fu, Ph.D., and Louis Ptáček, M.D.
12:00 - 1:15 PM ET
Division of Sleep Medicine Annual Prize Lecture by Ying-Hui Fu, Ph.D., and Louis Ptáček, M.D.
“Insights from studying genetics and biology and human sleep behaviors”
Ying-Hui Fu, PhD
Professor of Neurology
Department of Neurology
Weill Institute for Neurosciences
University of California, San Francisco
Louis Ptáček, MD
John C. Coleman Distinguished Professor of Neurology
University of California, San Francisco
- Opening Remarks: Charles A. Czeisler, MD, PhD
1:15 - 1:30 PM ET
Awarding of 2021 Harvard Medical School Division of Sleep Medicine Prize to Ying-Hui Fu, Ph.D., and Louis Ptáček, M.D.
- Award Presentation: Clifford B. Saper, MD, PhD
1:30 - 2:30 PM ET
Executive Council Meeting
2:30 - 4:30 PM ET
Data Blitz
4:30 - 5:30 PM ET
Reception
- Opening Remarks: Charles A. Czeisler, MD, PhD
- Data Blitz Awards Presented by: Thomas E. Scammell, MD
5:30 - 6:30 PM ET
Evening Public Lecture by Ying-Hui Fu, Ph.D., and Louis Ptáček, M.D.
“Serendipity, Ambition, and Delight: Insights from study of human sleep genetics.”
- Opening Remarks: Charles A. Czeisler, MD, PhD
- Moderator: Jeanne F. Duffy, MBA, MS, PhD
Register now ! Have questions related to the lecture? Submit your questions here!
A recording of the public lecture will be made available here after the event.
Support in 2021 for the Harvard Medical School Division of Sleep Medicine Sleep Grand Rounds Program was generously provided by the following individuals and organizations:
- Jazz Pharmaceuticals
- Regional Home Care
- NeuroCare, Inc.
- Philips Respironics
For over 25 years, 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.