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The American Sleep Medicine Foundation (ASMF) awarded its first research grants in 2000. Since then the ASMF more than $4 million to advance the scientific study of sleep and sleep disorders. Below are the researchers and projects that ASMF grants have supported since 2000.

The American Sleep Medicine Foundation awarded five grants of $75,000 each in the Physician Scientist Training Award (PSTA) category; four awards to the Best Science and one award to the Comprehensive Academic Sleep Program of Distinction. One grant of $50,000 over two years was also awarded in the ABSM Junior Faculty Research Award category for 2010. The Foundation also awarded two grants each in the Educational Projects Award category and Strategic Research Award category.

The recipients of the PSTA, ABSM Junior Faculty Award, Educational Projects and Strategic Research awards were recognized at the Welcome to San Antonio Fundraising Reception at SLEEP 2010 in San Antonio, Texas.

The following are the 2010 award recipients:

Principal Investigator	University Affiliation	Project Title	Type of Grant
Ina Djonlagic	Brigham & Women’s Hospital	Predictors of sleep-dependent memory consolidation in obstructive sleep apnea	ABSM Junior Faculty Research Award
Brian Abaluck, MD	Brigham & Women’s Hospital	Changes in cognition across internship	PSTA – Program of Distinction
Ron Anafi, MD, PhD	University of Pennsylvania	Phase coordination in the transcriptional control of circadian rhythms	PSTA – Best Science
Oleg Chernyshev, MD, PhD	LSU Health Science Center – Shreveport	The cardiopulmonary study as an early sleep apnea screening tool in acute ischemic stroke	PSTA – Best Science
Yo-El Ju, MD	Washington University School of Medicine	Preclinical executive dysfunction in idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder	PSTA – Best Science
Diane Lim, MD	University of Pennsylvania	CHOP-C/EBP basis of hippocampal memory impairment and injury in sleep apnea	PSTA – Best Science
Alon Avidan, MD	University of California	Sleep DOVE (Distant Online Virtual Education)	Educational Projects
Charlene Gamaldo, MD	Johns Hopkins University	Developing an interactive educational supplement for undergraduate course in sleep	Educational Projects
Janine Hall, PhD	St. Luke’s Hospital	Hypnotic medications and sleep-dependent memory consolidation: The effect of variable drug exposure during the night	Strategic Research
Lynn Marie Trotti, MD	Emory University	Clarithromycin for the treatment of hypersomnia	Strategic Research

Principal Investigator	University Affiliation	Project Title	Type of Grant
Morofunfolu Akinnusi, MD	University of Buffalo	Lectin-like Receptor (LOX-1) Mediates Vascular Dysfunction in Obstructive Sleep Apnea	Physician Scientist Training Award
Sean Cain, PhD	Brigham & Women’s Hospital	Evaluation of the circadian time of sleep in women with and without insomnia	Strategic Research Award
Georgina Cano, PhD	University of Pittsburgh	Potential prospective role of Oxytocin in primary insomnia: Gender differences on sleep parameters and brain activation among males and females with offspring	Strategic Research Award
Ting-hsu Chen, MD	Boston University	Genome-wide association of sleep phenotypes in the Framingham Heart Study	Physician Scientist Training Award
Sina Gharib, MD	University of Washington	Mapping the Brain’s Transcriptional Response during Sleep Disordered Breathing	ABSM Junior Faculty Research Award
Anne Mooney, MD	New York University School of Medicine	Central Versus Obstructive Respiratory Events in Sleep Disordered Breathing	Physician Scientist Training Award
David T. Plante, MD	Brigham & Women’s Hospital	A 1H-MRS Study of Altered Regional Brain GABA in Primary Insomnia	Physician Scientist Training Award
Stuart Quan, MD	Brigham & Women’s Hospital	Developing and testing an online sleep education presentation for college psychology students	Educational Projects Award
Shilpa Rahangdale, MD	Brigham & Women’s Hospital	The Effect of Sleep Apnea on Vascular Reactivity After Bariatric	Physician Scientist Training Award
Shirin Shafazand, MD	University of Miami	Sleep knowledge, attitude and social cognition in Hispanic patients with sleep disordered breathing	Educational Projects Award

Principal Investigator	University Affiliation	Project Title	Type of Grant
Josna Adsumilli , MD	Brigham and Women’s Hospital	> Effectiveness of Night Floats and Naps in reducing the risks of interns' 24+ hour shifts	Physician Scientist Training Award - Funded by Takeda
Ina Djonlagic, MD	Brigham and Women’s Hospital	Sleep, Learning and Parkinson Disease	Physician Scientist Training Award
Dennis Hwang, MD	NYU School of Medicine/Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine	A Pilot Study Evaluating Changes in Pcrit after Therapy for OSA with Oral Appliance Therapy and Upper Airway	Physician Scientist Training Award
Mikhail B. Litinski, MD	Brigham and Women’s Hospital	Modulating Effect of Circadian Rhythm and Sleep/Wake Cycle on Severity of Sleep Apnea Hypopnea Syndrome	Physician Scientist Training Award

2007 Grant Recipients

Principal Investigator	University Affiliation	Project Title	Type of Grant
Carol Rosen, MD	Case Western Reserve University	Portable Monitoring in the Diagnosis and Management of Obstrutive Sleep Apnea	Portable Monitoring Grant
Frank A.J.L. Scheer, PhD	Harvard University	Restoration of Sleep in Heart Failure Patients Supported by Merck	Insomnia Grant

2006 Grant Recipients

Principal Investigator	University Affiliation	Project Title	Type of Grant
Patricia Haynes, PhD	University of Arizona-Tucson	Evaluation of cognitive behavioral social rhythm therapy for sleep and scheduling disturbances in patients with comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder and depression	Career Advancement Study
Kevin Hellman, PhD	University of Chicago	Neurophysiological investigation of pain-induced arousal	Career Advancement Study
Margaret Park	Rush University Medical Center	Daytime sleepiness and Parkinsonism in patients with mild Alzheimer Disease	Career Advancement Study

2005 Grant Recipients

Principal Investigator	University Affiliation	Project Title	Type of Grant
Patrice Bourgin, MD, PhD	Stanford University Sleep Research Center	Identification of Novel Transcripts in Hypocretin-Containing Cells and Their Relevance to Narcolepsy	Career Advancement Study
Kimberly Hutchison, MD	Vanderbilt University Medical Center	Neural Correlates of Adaptation to Sleep Deprivation in Obstructive Sleep Apnea--A Pilot Study	Career Advancement Study
Sushil K. Jha, PhD	University of Pennsylvania	Neural activity and sleep dependent plasticity	Career Advancement Study
Wilfred Pigeon, PhD	University of Rochester (New York)	Sleep Homeostasis in Primary Insomnia Following Treatment	Career Advancement Study

2004 Grant Recipients

Principal Investigator	University Affiliation	Project Title	Type of Grant
Hari Bandla, MD	Medical College of Wisconsin	Cost Effectiveness of Required Self-Paced Asynchronous e-Learning Modules for Advancement of Sleep Medicine Education	Educational Research Study
Takatoshi Mochizuki, PhD	Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center	The Molecular Mechanism of Gamma-Hydroxybutyrate	Career Advancement Study
Douglas E. Moul, MD, MPH, D'ABSM	University of Pittsburgh	Testing the Nocturnal Sleep Latency Profile in Primary Insomnia	Career Advancement Study
YeMing Jimmy Sun, PhD, MD	JFK Medical Center	Opioids Protect Against Substantia Nigra Dopaminergic Cell Apoptosis Induced b Iron Deprivation: A Possible Model for the Pathogenesis of the Restless Legs Syndrome	Career Advancement Study
Denys V. Volgin, PhD	University of Pennsylvania	Hypothalamic GABAergic Regulation of Transcription	Career Advancement Study

2003 Grant Recipients

Principal Investigator	Project Title
Dean Beebe, PhD	Neurobehavioral Effect of OSA in Obese Teens and Preteens
Helen Burgess, PhD	The Effect of a History of Short Nights on the Human Circadian System's Phase Shifting Response to Light
Ruben Guzman-Marin, MD, PhD	Role of Sleep in Regulation of Adult Neurogenesis
Sanja Jelic, MD	Novel Approach to Study Vascular Endothelium in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Jonathan P. Wisor, PhD	Day-Active Mice: Genetics of Circadian Rhythm Entrainment

2002 Grant Recipients

Principal Investigator	Project Title
Gregory Hawkins, PhD	DNA Sequencing of Polymorphisms in Human Sleep Disorder Candidate Genes
Miroslaw Mackiewicz, PhD	The Locus Coeruleus and CREB-Mediated Gene Expression
Nirinjini Naidoo, PhD	Monamines, CREB and Rest Homeostasis in Drosophila
Elena Nikonova, MD	Cytochrome C Oxidase in Sleep and Prolonged Wakefulness
Seiji Nishino, MD, PhD	Sleep, Energy Homeostasis, and Hypocretin Neurotransmission

2001 Grant Recipients

Principal Investigator	Project Title
Elda Arrigoni, PhD	The effect of adenosine on the membrane properties of basal forebrain cholinergic neurons
Sean P.A. Drummond, PhD	Influence of task difficulty on cerebral and behavioral responses to cognitive performance following total sleep deprivation
Emmanual Mignot, MD	Genomics of the Zebrafish Hypocretin / Narcolepsy Pathway
Judith Owens, MD, MPH	Sleep loss and Alcohol Consumption: Comparative Effects on Sleepiness, Mood and Performance in Pediatric Residents
Charles L. Wilson, PhD	Intracranial Microdialysis of Adenosine in the Human Forebrain During Extended Sleep Deprivation
Kenneth P. Wright, Jr., PhD	Effects of Chronic Partial Sleep Loss on Cognitive and Neurobehavioral Function

2000 Grant Recipients

Principal Investigator	Project Title
Radhika Basheer, PhD	Role of Adenosine in Prolonged Wakefulness: A Molecular Study
Chiara Cirelli, MD, PhD	Fatal Familial Insomnia: Changes in Brain Gene Expression
Diego Contreras, MD, PhD	Sleep Rhythms and Sleep Behavior in the Kv3.2 Knockout Mouse
James M. Krueger, PhD	Sleep has a Synaptic Plasticity Function
Mahesh Thakkar, PhD	Oresin in the Control of Sleep-Wakefulness
David P. White, MD	Computational Model of Human Pharyngeal Airway