Advocacy Task Force
Mandate
The Sleep Research Advocacy Task Force will guide and organize SRS volunteers in their advocacy efforts with congressional action and through communicating the value of sleep research to NIH officials in order to build meaningful relationships over time and thereby enhance the funding for sleep research.
Task Force Members
| Ruth Benca, MD, PhD – Chair Hill Visit Team |
Janet M. Mullington, PhD – Vice Chair |
| Jason Carter, PhD NIH Visit Team |
Chiara Cirelli, MD, PhD |
| Jeanne F. Duffy, PhD RFI Response Team |
Monika Haack, PhD NIH Visit Team |
| Tom Kilduff, PhD | Elizabeth B. Klerman, MD, PhD RFI Response Team |
| Andrew D. Krystal, MD | Sam Kuna, MD NIH Visit Team |
| Daniel S. Lewin, PhD, Diplomate Emeritus, ABDSM Hill Visit Team |
Beth A. Malow, MD Hill Visit Team |
| Ketema Paul, PhD | Seva Polotsky, MD, PhD NIH Visit Team |
| Naresh Punjabi, MD NIH Visit Team |
Adam Spira, PhD NIH Visit Team |
| Fred Turek, PhD NIH Visit Team |
Scott Williams, MD Hill Visit Team |
| Phyllis Zee, MD, PhD RFI Response Team |
Daniel Buysse – Board Liaison |
| Dale Dirks Health & Medicine Counsel of Washington |
Dane Christensen Health & Medicine Counsel of Washington |
| John A. Noel, Executive Director | Jenny Bogda, Coordinator |
For questions, comments or concerns regarding advocacy efforts, please contact SRS Coordinator at coordinator@srsnet.org.