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CSI Special Seminar
Monday, March 9, 2026, 12-1 pm
Min Xu, Ph.D.
Senior Investigator, Institute of Neuroscience, Chinese Academy of Sciences
"Infra-slow Brain State Oscillations During NREM: Function & Regulation"
CSI Seminar Series
Thursday, March 12, 2026, 12-1 pm
Derk Jan Djik, Ph.D., FRSB, FMedSci
Professor of Sleep and Physiology,Director Surrey Sleep Research Centre, University of Surrey
"Novel approaches to study human sleep and circadian rhythms"
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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"Wide Asleep"How Penn Nursing is advancing sleep medicineClick the image to see the article! |
Latest News
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Application of circadian metabolic rhythms to "cyborg" pancreatic cultures allows cells mature and function properly
Thursday, February 19, 2026
Juan Alvarez, Ph.D. and colleagues used nanoelectronics to monitor growth and function of pancreatic organoids, published in Science. Synchronizing to daily metabolic cycles enabled proper maturation and function. Results have important implication for type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Congratulations!
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Why do some people get away with little or no sleep?
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Some people need only a few hours of sleep per night and do so without consequences to their health or well-being. Amita Sehgal, Ph.D. speculates on how or why they can do this for an article in the New Yorker.
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Pink noise disrupts sleep
Monday, February 2, 2026
Noise machines or other sources of broadband noise have been marketed to improve sleep. However, in a recent study led by Mathias Basner, M.D., Ph.D., pink noise reduced REM sleep and overall sleep quality with more frequent awakenings. For blocking aircraft or other ambient noise, ear plugs were most effective. Full story reported in Penn Medicine News.
CSI Research Meeting
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Monday, March 23, 2026
4-5 pm
Ian Diaz Nieves (Cohen Lab): “Effect of traumatic brain injury on melanin-concentrating hormone neurons and sleep”
Camilo Guevara (Sehgal Lab): “Abdominal sensory neurons modulate sleep and stress responses in Drosophila melanogaster”
Location: SCTR 10-146AB