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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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Staying awake during meetings
Thursday, December 4, 2025
Amita Sehgal, Ph.D. offers advice to CNN for how to stay awake and alert during class or meetings at work.
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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.
CSI Research Meeting
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Monday, January 26, 2026
4-5 pm
Javier Cavieres (Kayser Lab): "Interplay Between Sleep and Blood–Brain Barrier Development in Drosophila Larvae"
Henry Hollis (Anafi Lab): TBA
Location: SCTR 10-146AB