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CSI Seminar Series
Thursday, December 11, 2025, 12-1 pm
Shaun Purcell, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
"Sleep Micro Architecture Biomarkers & Genetic Risk for Schizophrenia"
Thursday, January 22, 2026, 12-1 pm
Jonathan Lipton, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
"Circadian mechanisms in synapses"
2024-25 MINS "Year of Sleep Research"
April 30, 2025, Smilow Auditorium
MINS Annual Symposium/CSI Research Retreat
MINS/CSI Symposium Program here >>

Congratulations to the poster awardees! From left to right: Misghana Gidewon (Aldeheff Lab), Andi Wasilczuk (Kelz Lab), Joe Stucynski (Chung/Weber labs), Henry Hollis (Anafi Lab), Mariela Lopez Valencia (Sehgal Lab), Milan Szuperak (Kaiser Lab)
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Latest News
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A Better Prescription for Good Slep
Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Richard Schwab, M.D. and Michael Perlis, Ph.D. have launched a large study to investigate best practices, medication, and treatment of insomnia. Their approach is to evaluate effectiveness of sleep medications or supplements across patients in "real world conditions" for getting better sleep. For more information about the study and to participate, visit www.sleeplessinphilly.com
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When should melatonin supplements be used?
Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Indira Gurubhagavatula, MD, MPH, comments for Medscape on effects of melatonin as a sleep aid and potentially adverse effects when used over the long term, or combination with other medications.
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Effects of Daylight Savings Time on sleep, health, and well-being
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Indira Gurubhagavatula, M.D. spoke with Penn Today about the impacts of changing the clock and how to cope with "springing forward" or "falling back".
CSI Research Meeting
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Monday, December 8, 2025
4-5 pm
Yuanquan Song: "Metabolic control of neural repair"
Jane Choi (Sengupta Lab): "The role of the NK cell clock in mediating optimal host immune response and lung repair following Influenza A infection"
Location: SCTR 10-146AB
