The Center for Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology (CSRN) is a multidisciplinary center dedicated to exploring and understanding the basic mechanism of sleep and circadian rhythm, the pathogensis of sleep disorders and the outcomes of therapy. The broad range of research activities, the frequent seminars and the excellent mentorship combine to make the CSRN a leader in the training of sleep medicine researchers.

The Division of Sleep Medicine was the first independent Sleep Division to be established in the United States. Based in the University of Pennsylvania Department of Medicine, the division's membership reflects the multidisciplinary nature of sleep medicine at Penn. It draws its faculty members from different academic departments and specialties. The Division of Sleep Medicine provides high quality care serving patients with the whole range of sleep disorders. Providing multidisciplinary care, the division ensures that findings from our research and that of others is transferred into practice. Our fellows come from many different disciplines, and receive training in all aspects of sleep medicine. Faculty in the division are committed to advancing knowledge in sleep medicine by conducting the highest quality basic and clinical research.

The program utilizes specialists in pulmonary medicine, neurology, psychiatry, geriatrics, pediatrics and nursing. These specialists also work closely with colleagues in otorhinolaryngology (ear, nose and throat), oral-maxillo-facial surgery, and weight management in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea.

What's New

Register now for Population Sleep, the first of its kind inter-disciplinary forum to discuss the current understanding of population sleep, the effects of poor sleep in the workplace and on health, and to propose strategies to study population sleep.

CSRN researchers identify sleep-promoting gene in Science. Also see Science's NewsFocus which gives an update on molecular sleep research.

Dr. Jini Naidoo shows in the Journal of Neuroscience that the unfolded protein response, an adpative response to stress due to sleep deprivation, is impaired in the brains of older mice. (more...)

In the July 1 issue of Sleep, Dr. Grace Pien shows that sleep disturbances in post-menopausal women depend on other symptoms. (more...)

The Penn Sleep Center with the University of California San Francisco, sponsor their annual Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment of Sleep Apnea and Snoring in Disney World in 2009.