The 8th Annual Sleep & Circadian Science Research Day

Thursday, November 2, 2023

William Pitt Union Ballroom, Oakland

This event is open to all faculty, trainees, and students at the University of Pittsburgh, and other local universities who are interested in sleep and circadian research.

Call for Abstracts Registration

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The David J. Kupfer Keynote Presentation

Marie-Pierre St-Onge, PhD

Associate Professor of Nutritional Medicine
Dept of Medicine Endocrinology
Columbia University Medical Center

“Role of Sleep in Cardiometabolic Health: From Life’s Simple 7 to Life’s Essential 8”

I will discuss how sleep duration became an accepted metric to track in assessing cardiometabolic health, alongside long-term established lifestyle behaviors like smoking, weight, diet quality, and physical activity and physiological markers like glucose, cholesterol, and blood pressure.

CSCS Research Day Program

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8:15am – 8:55 am

Lobby

Registration

8:55 – 9:00am

Ballroom

Welcoming Remarks

Introduction:

Adam Bramoweth, PhD

Research Health Scientist & Staff Psychologist

VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System

9:00am – 10:20am

Ballroom

Morning Symposium: Role of Technology in the Assessment and Treatment of Sleep Disorders

Chair:

Faith Luyster, PhD

Associate Professor of Health and Commuity Systems

10:20am – 10:40am

Ballroom

Coffee & Tea Break

10:45 am – 11:45 am

Ballroom

David J. Kupfer Keynote Lecture: Marie-Pierre St-Onge, PhD

11:45 am – 12:45 pm

Assembly Room

Lunch / Exhibitor Session

12:45 pm – 1:45 pm

Ballroom

Debate: Current Conversations in Sleep Health

Chairs:

Marquis Hawkins, PhD

Assistant Professor of Public Health

Jonna Morris, PhD

Assistant Professor of Health and Community Systems

1:45 pm – 2:00 pm

Ballroom

Coffee & Tea Break

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm *Ballroom*	Tica Hall Tribute and Data Blitz
	Chairs:	H. Matthew Lehrer, PhD Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Meredith Wallace, PhD Associate Professor of Psychiatry
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm *Kurtzman room*	Poster Session and Networking Reception
4:30 pm – 4:45 pm *Ballroom*	Awards & Closing Remarks
	Presenter:	Adam Bramoweth, PhD Research Health Scientist & Staff Psychologist VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System