Advances in Sleep and Circadian Science
Austin, Texas | February 19-22, 2027

All times below are listed in Central Time.

Schedule as of April 17, 2026. Subject to change.

Friday, February 19, 2027
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 20, 2027
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Breakfast
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Session 1: Sleep in Early Life and its Relevance for Adult Behavior
Amy Poe, PhD | Miranda Lim, MD, PhD | Sarah England, PhD
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM Break
10:45 AM – 12:15 PM Session 2: Sleep and Synaptic Plasticity
Robbert Havekes, PhD | Min Xu, PhD | Azahara Oliva Gonzalez, 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: Evolution of Sleep and Rhythms
Mike Abrams, PhD | Alex Keene, PhD | Gilles Laurent, PhD
4:45 PM – 6:30 PM Poster Session
6:30 PM Dinner
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM Plenary Session 1: Glymphatics Debate
Lauren Hablitz, PhD | Bill Wisden, PhD
Sunday, February 21, 2027
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Breakfast
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Session 4: Brain-periphery Interactions in the Regulation of Circadian Rhythms and Sleep
Samer Hattar, PhD | Tiffany Schmidt, PhD | Jeremy Borniger, PhD
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM Break
10:45 AM – 12:15 PM Session 5: Population Coding of Neural Activity
Keith Hengen, PhD | Inna Slutsky, PhD | Bruno van Swinderen, 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: Homeostatic Mechanisms Underlying Sleep
Lior Appelbaum, PhD | Qinghua Liu, PhD | Ada Eban-Rothschild, PhD
4:45 PM – 6:30 PM Poster Session
Grand Ballroom
6:30 PM Dinner
Island Ballroom
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM Plenary Session 2: NIH Program Officers
Janet He, PhD | Marishka Brown, PhD
Monday, February 12, 2027
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Breakfast
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Session 7: Sleep and Circadian Circuits
Erin Gibson, PhD | Mark Wu, MD, PhD | Antoine Adamantidis, PhD
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM Break (Hotel Checkout)
10:45 AM – 12:15 PM Session 8: Clocks, Sleep and Aging
Joke Meijer, PhD | Erik Musiek, MD, PhD | Joe Takahashi, PhD
12:30 PM Lunch and  Award Ceremony

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