Advances in Sleep and Circadian Science
Clearwater Beach, FL | February 14-17, 2025

All times below are listed in EST.

Schedule as of September 1, 2024. Subject to change.

The preliminary program is now available. Click here to view the program and agenda (PDF).

ASCS Preliminary Program

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Friday, February 14, 2025
3:00 PM – 6:00 PM Check-in/Arrival
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Welcome Reception
8:00 PM – 9:00 PM Data Blitz
Saturday, February 15, 2025
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Breakfast
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Session 1
Craving Sleep and Rhythmicity
Karen Gamble, PhD | Morgan James, PhD | Ryan Logan, PhD
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM Break
10:45 AM – 12:15 PM Session 2
Sleep and Rhythms in Bloom: Sleep and Circadian Development
Sarah Honaker, PhD | Lauren Hartstein, PhD | Jimmy Dooley, PhD
12:30 PM Lunch
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Trainee Activity
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Free Time
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Session 3
LIGHT of My Life
Kathryn Roecklein, PhD | Timothy Brown, PhD | Gianluca Tosini, PhD
4:45 PM – 6:30 PM Poster Session
6:30 PM Dinner
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM Plenary Session 1
Balancing Act: The Crucial Roles of Wake and Sleep in Daily Life
Yang Dan, PhD | Clifford Saper, MD, PhD
Sunday, February 16, 2025
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Breakfast
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Session 4
Biomarkers of Circadian Clocks and Sleep Quality: Genetic, Computational, and Clinical Perspectives
John Hogenesch, PhD | Jeanne Duffy, PhD | Chris Depner, PhD
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM Break
10:45 AM – 12:15 PM Session 5
Making Waves: Emerging Sleep Therapeutics
Lisa Marshall, PhD | Kenneth Diller, Sc. D., P.E. | Ben Julian Palanca, MD, PhD
12:30 PM Lunch
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Trainee Activity
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Free Time
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Session 6
Fluid Dynamics in the Brain: Multidisciplinary Insights into Neurodegeneration
Jen Strahle, MD | Ryann Fame, PhD | Jeffrey Iliff, PhD
4:45 PM – 6:30 PM Poster Session
6:30 PM Dinner
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM Plenary Session 2
Harnessing AI for Sleep and Circadian Science
Azizi Seixas, PhD | Rosemary Braun, PhD
Monday, February 17, 2025
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Breakfast
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Session 7
Sleeping and Timing for a Long, Healthy Life
Carla Green, PhD | Amita Sehgal, PhD | Alec Davidson, PhD
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM Break
10:45 AM – 12:15 PM Session 8
Unraveling Mechanisms of Sleep and Rhythms: Exploring Non-Neuronal Pathways
John O’Neill, PhD | Ashley Ingiosi, PhD | Laura Fonken, PhD
12:30 PM Lunch & Award Ceremony
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Plenary Session 3
Targeting Sleep Circuitry for Promoting Health Span
Luis de Lecea, PhD | Lucia Peixoto, PhD