Speakers and Sessions

Session 1: Craving Sleep and Rhythmicity

The objectives for this session are to explore both sleep and circadian contributions to substance use/abuse and potential implications for treatment.

Session 2: Sleep and Rhythms in Bloom: Sleep and Circadian Development

The objectives for this session are to understand the development of sleep and circadian rhythms and sleep and circadian disruption from infancy to adolescence.

Session 3: LIGHT of My Life

The objectives for this session are to explore new and novel research related to the role of light and retinal function on sleep, circadian rhythms and wellbeing.

Plenary Session 1: Who is the Boss: Sleep vs. Wake Various Perspective

Session 4: Biomarkers of Circadian Clocks and Sleep Quality: Genetic, Computational, and Clinical Perspectives

The objectives for this session are to explore biomarkers related to circadian rhythms and sleep quality from genetic, computational, and clinical perspectives, addressing their impact on health.

Session 5: Making Waves: Emerging Sleep Therapeutics

The objectives for this session are to explore emerging methods to modify sleep including but not limited to acoustic and transcranial stimulation, temperature manipulation and the use of pharmacological agents such as propofol.

Session 6: Fluid Dynamics in the Brain: Multidisciplinary Insights into Neurodegeneration

The objectives of this session are to explore fluid dynamics in the brain, focusing on neurodegeneration through research on the choroid plexus, cerebrospinal fluid, and the glymphatic system. How sleep and circadian rhythms influence these processes will be explored.

Plenary Session 2: Harnessing AI for Sleep and Circadian Science

Session 7: Sleeping and Timing for a Long, Healthy Life

The objectives for this session are to explore bidirectional mechanisms linking aging and sleep and circadian function and identify potential sleep/circadian therapies to support healthy aging.

Session 8: Unraveling Mechanisms of Sleep and Rhythms: Exploring Non-Neuronal Pathways

This session will explore novel mechanisms of sleep and circadian regulation, including effects on non-neuronal cells and immune and metabolic links to circadian function and sleep.

Plenary Session 3: Targeting Sleep Circuitry for Promoting Health Span