Lectures & Seminars
Sleep Grand Rounds
The Stanford Center for Sleep Sciences and Medicine hosts a weekly research seminar program each academic year. The series features presentations on basic and clinical sleep research from Bay Area scientists as well as visiting researchers from around the world. Topics vary from epidemiology to Metagenomics. If you would like to present to our group, contact Dr. Chad Ruoff.
Time and Location*
Sleep Grand Rounds recently moved to Li Ka Shing Center (LKSC), seminar room LKSC120 (unless otherwise noted) on the ground floor to allow for more seating and a more central location on the Stanford campus. Presentations are Friday’s at 12:00 PM and last approximately one hour. Here is a map to help locate LKSC.
Video Conference
When possible, a video of a talk can be accessed the day after the presentation on this website.
You will need a Stanford University SUNet ID to access the website.
Available presentations from January to March 2012 can be viewed here. Lecutres from August to December 2012 can be viewed here.
Available presentations from 2011 can be viewed here.
Upcoming Schedule*
Grand Rounds are on haitus until the Fall.
*NOTE: Please check the website weekly as there may be changes (such as location , cancellation, etc.)
Grand Rounds - Previous Lectures from this Academic Year (2012 – 2013)
Friday, August 31, 2012 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Using Dynamic Analyses of Sleep to Explore Physiology
Elizabeth Klerman, MD, PhD,
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Division of Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Li Ka Shing Center (LKSC), Seminar Room LKSC120
Friday, September 14 2012 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Intensive Sleep Retraining Treatment for Insomnia
Leon Lack, PhD,
Professor, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
Li Ka Shing Center (LKSC), Seminar Room LKSC120
Friday, September 28, 2012
No Sleep Grand Rounds
Friday, October 5, 2012 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Genetic Studies in Narcolepsy
Juliette Faraco, PhD, Research Associate, Stanford University
Li Ka Shing Center (LKSC), Seminar Room LKSC120
Friday, October 12, 2012 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Cardiovascular Disease: Back and Forward in Time Over the last 25 Years
Stuart F. Quan, MD, Gerald E. McGinnis Professor of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Senior Physician, Division of Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Li Ka Shing Center (LKSC), Seminar Room LKSC120
Friday, October 19, 2012 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Insulin Resistance: Considerations and Connection to Sleep Apnea
Gerald Reaven, MD, Professor Emeritus, Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University
Alice Liu, MD, Instructor, Endocrinology, Gerontology, & Metabolism, Stanford University
Li Ka Shing Center (LKSC), Seminar Room LKSC120
Friday, October 26, 2012 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Primary Outcomes Data from the Apnea Positive Pressure Long-term Efficacy Study (APPLES)
Clete Kushida, MD, PhD., Professor, Stanford Center For Sleep Sciences and Medicine
Li Ka Shing Center (LKSC), Seminar Room LKSC120
Friday, November 2, 2012 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Development of Genetically Encoded Voltage Indicators and Their Use to Image Cortical Circuit Dynamics
Thomas Knöpfel, MD, PhD, Laboratory Head, Laboratory for Neuronal Circuit Dynamics, RIKEN Brain Science Institute
Li Ka Shing Center (LKSC), Seminar Room LKSC120
Friday, November 9, 2012 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Obesity, Sleep and Surgery
John Morton, MD, MPH, Associate Professor, Section Chief, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Director, Bariatric Surgery & Surgical Quality, Stanford School of Medicine
Li Ka Shing Center (LKSC), Seminar Room LKSC120
Friday, November 16, 2012 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Protective Versus Harmful Effects of Stress on Immune Function: Basic Mechanisms, Clinical Implications, and a Bit About Diurnal Rhythms
Firdaus Dhabhar, MD, Associate Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University
Li Ka Shing Center (LKSC), Seminar Room LKSC120
Friday, December 7, 2012 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Non-visual Photoreception in Humans: Circadian Consequences of Spectral Modulations of Light
Raymond Najjar, Ph.D, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Zeitzer: Circadian Research Laboratory, Stanford/VA Aging Clinical Research Center
Li Ka Shing Center (LKSC), Seminar Room LKSC120
Friday, December 14, 2012 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Immunology in Narcolepsy
Emmanuel Mignot, MD, PhD, Craig Reynolds Professor of Sleep Medicine Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Stanford Center For Sleep Sciences and Medicine
Li Ka Shing Center (LKSC), Seminar Room LKSC120
Friday, December 21, 2012 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Complex Nocturnal Behaviors
Alon Y. Avidan MD, MPH, Director, UCLA Sleep Disorders Center Director, UCLA Neurology
Clinic, UCLA, Department of Neurology
Li Ka Shing Center (LKSC), Seminar Room LKSC120
Friday, January 18, 2013 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Neural 'replay' during sleep and rest: a mechanism for offline learning?
Tom Davidson Ph.D., Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Deisseroth Lab, Stanford University
Li Ka Shing Center (LKSC), Seminar Room LKSC120
Friday, January 25, 2013 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Childhood Narcolepsy
Giuseppe Plazzi, MD, PhD, Professor of Neurology at University of Bologna Italy
Li Ka Shing Center (LKSC), Seminar Room LKSC120
Friday, February 1, 2013 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm
No Grand Rounds
Friday, February 8, 2013 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Orexin Gene Transfer and Narcolepsy
Priyattam (Peter) Shiromani, PhD, Professor and Senior Research Scientist, Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Medical University of South Carolina
Li Ka Shing Center (LKSC), Seminar Room LKSC120
Friday, February 15, 2013 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Sleep Medicine – It’s Future and Alignment with Precision Medicine
Patrick J Strollo, Jr, MD, FCCP, FAASM, Medical Director, UPMC Sleep Medicine Center Professor of Medicine and Clinical and Translational Science Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine
Li Ka Shing Center (LKSC), Seminar Room LKSC120
Friday, February 22, 2013 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm
The Relationships of Sleep, Respiratory Disorders, and Sleep Disorders to Pulmonary Hypertension
Michael R. Littner, MD, Professor of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles
Li Ka Shing Center (LKSC), Seminar Room LKSC120
Friday, March 8, 2013 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm
ADHD Medications and Risk of Serious Cardiovascular Events
Laurie Habel, PhD, Research Scientist, Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente
Li Ka Shing Center (LKSC), Seminar Room LKSC120
Friday, March, 15, 2013 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Non-visual Photoreception in Humans: Circadian Consequences of Spectral Modulations of Light
Raymond Najjar, Ph.D, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Zeitzer: Circadian Research Laboratory, Stanford/VA Aging Clinical Research Center
Li Ka Shing Center (LKSC), Seminar Room LKSC120
Friday, March 22, 2013 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Upper airway physiology – More Than Just Anatomy
David M. Rapoport, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Director, Sleep Medicine Program, NYU School of Medicine
B-2 Conference Room, SMOC, 450 Broadway Street, Pavilion B, 2nd Floor, Redwood City
Friday, March 29, 2013 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Natural Short Sleepers: A Multi-Faceted Syndrome
Christopher R. Jones, MD, PhD, Professor (Clinical), Department of Neurology, University of Utah
Li Ka Shing Center (LKSC), Seminar Room LKSC130
http://medicine.utah.edu/neurology/faculty/CJones.htm
Friday, April, 5, 2013 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Mattress Actigraphy: A Zero-Burden Approach to Recording Sleep
Steve Woodward, PhD, VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Li Ka Shing Center (LKSC), Seminar Room LKSC120
Friday, April 12, 2013 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Sleep in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Suresh Kotagal, MD, Professor, Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic
Li Ka Shing Center (LKSC), Seminar Room LKSC120
http://www.mayoclinic.org/bio/13494112.html
Friday, April 19, 2013 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm
No Grand Rounds
Friday, April 26, 2013 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm
No Sleep Grand Rounds
Friday, May 3, 2013 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm
No Sleep Grand Rounds
Friday, May 10, 2013 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm
No Sleep Grand Rounds
**Thursday, May 16, 2013 from 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Insomnia and Hyper-arousal
Dieter Riemann, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Freiburg
B-2 Conference Room, SMOC, 450 Broadway Street, Pavilion B, 2nd Floor, Redwood City
Friday, May 17, 2013 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Melatonin and Circadian Rhythms
Alfred Lewy, M.D., PhD, Richard H. Phillips Professor and Senior Vice Chair of Psychiatry, Oregon Health & Science University
Li Ka Shing Center (LKSC), Seminar Room LKSC120
Grand Rounds - Previous Academic Years
Videos of available past lectures have been archived by quarter
Fall 2011
Winter 2012
Spring 2012
Fall 2012
Below is a list of speakers and lecture titles for the previous academic years.
Sleep Grand Rounds 2011-12 (PDF)
Sleep Grand Rounds 2010-11 (PDF)
Sleep Grand Rounds 2009-10 (PDF)
Sleep Grand Rounds 2008-09 (PDF)