Colorado Sleep and Circadian Summer School

6th Annual听University of Colorado

Sleep and Circadian Summer School

Aug 3-9, 2025

Supported byNIH/NHLBI T32 鈥淭ransdisciplinary Training in Sleep and Circadian Rhythms鈥, NIH/NINDS R25 "Multi-Institutional Summer Undergraduate Research Program to Promote Sleep and Circadian Research Careers",College of Arts and Sciences and the Vice Chancellor for Research, and听the听Department of Integrative Physiology at the University of Colorado Boulder

Organizing committee:听听Sidney Aki, Nathan Anderson, Dr. Erin Kishman, Andrea Lugo, Grissy Sime Mora, Jhair Torres, Dr. Dana Withrow, Prof. Ken Wright

The 6th听Annual Colorado Sleep and Circadian Summer School will be hybrid.听 Approximately 50 trainees will be selected to attend the summer school in person and have access to the full program. Some educational offerings will also be made available virtual.

The 6th Annual Colorado Sleep and Circadian Summer School is free (i.e., there is no registration fee).听 Trainees and/or their mentors are responsible for travel to and from Boulder as well as hotel and food.

The educational program will include morning lectures, afternoon workshops, networking sessions, and professional development sessions.

The educational program is provided by Colorado faculty and visiting faculty.

In Person 兔子先生传媒文化作品ing Professors听

  • Prof. Till Roenneberg, PhD - University of Munich
  • Prof. Elizabeth Klerman, MD, PhD -听Harvard Medical School
  • Prof. Paul Shaw, PhD - Washington University St. Louis
  • Danny Forger, PhD - University of Michigan

Including educational and professional development sessions provided by some of the faculty from the Colorado T32 program

Summer School Program

All times are Mountain (MDT, UTC/GMT - 6 hours)

Sessions with a * will be provided in hybrid format via webinar

Sunday 3rd Aug 鈥 Registration and welcome 鈥 University of Colorado Boulder

Welcome evening for students and faculty

1800 鈥 1930

Registration for students, welcome and networking session

University of Colorado Boulder Campus听 111

Monday 4th听Aug 鈥 University of Colorado Boulder

Morning session

Introductory lectures

University of Colorado Boulder Campus听 100

0845鈥0900听 听

0900鈥1015听 听

*Ken Wright, PhD听- Introduction to the summer school

Plenary

*Mark Opp, PhD听- Historical aspects sleep and immune function

1015鈥1045听 听Coffee break

1045鈥1200

Plenary

*Till Roenneberg, PhD - History of circadian science from neurospora to humans

1200鈥1230听 听Data blitz session 1
1230鈥1345Lunch
Afternoon sessionUniversity of Colorado Boulder Campus听 100
1345鈥1500

Plenary

*Elizabeth Klerman, MD, PhD 鈥 Adding sleep and circadian rhythms to medicine

1500鈥1530听 听Coffee break
1530鈥1610*Ken Wright, PhD 鈥 Circadian biomarkers
1615鈥1745

Poster session 1 鈥

University of Colorado Boulder Campus听 111

Tuesday 5th Aug 鈥 University of Colorado Boulder

Morning sessionLectures -听University of Colorado Boulder Campus听 100
0900-1015听 听

Plenary

*Daniel Forger, PhD 鈥 Wearable technologies for sleep and circadian science in real life

1015-1045听 听Coffee break
1045-1200*Brice McConnell, PhD听鈥 Sleep EEG and cognitive decline
1200-1230听 听Data blitz session 2
1230-1345Lunch
Afternoon session

Afternoon workshops

University of Colorado Boulder Campus听 100

1345 鈥 1445

Chronobiology听鈥 Fundamental Concepts and Methods

Till Roenneberg PhD, Elizabeth Klerman, MD, PhD and Ken Wright, PhD

1445 鈥 1515听 听Coffee break
1515-1630

Wearable technologies and analytical tools

Danny Forger, PhD and Elizabeth Klerman. MD, PhD

1645鈥1815

Poster session 2 鈥

University of Colorado Boulder Campus听 111

Wednesday 6th Aug

Morning session

Lectures

University of Colorado Boulder Campus听 100

0900-1015听 听

Plenary

*Paul Shaw, PhD 鈥 Genetics of sleep in animals and humans

1015-1045听 听Coffee break
1045-1200*Robert Thompson, PhD 鈥 Microbiome countermeasures to improve sleep and circadian rhythms
Afternoon sessionFree afternoon - Hike/other activities

Thursday Aug 7th

Morning session

Lectures

University of Colorado Boulder Campus听 100

0900-1015听 听*Zoe Panchal, MD 鈥 State of the science on sleep and cannabis
1015-1045Coffee break
1045-1200听 听*Stephen Duntley, MD听Clinical sleepiness and fatigue
1200-1330Lunch
Afternoon session

Afternoon workshops

University of Colorado Boulder Campus听 100

1330-1445

*Advocacy of sleep and circadian science
Allan Pack, PhD and Fred Turek, PhD
1445-1515听 听Coffee break

1515-1630

Sleep and wakefulness 鈥 Fundamental concepts and methods

Rachel Rowe PhD, Paul Shaw PhD, Mark Opp PhD and Ken Wright PhD

Friday Aug 8th

Morning session

Lecture

University of Colorado Boulder Campus听 100

0845-1000听 听*Rachel Rowe, PhD 鈥 Sleep and traumatic brain injury
1000-1000Coffee break
1000-1145听 听

Workshop

Future opportunities in Sleep and Circadian Science

Mark Opp PhD, Paul Shaw, PhD, Till Roenneberg, PhD Elizabeth Klerman, MD PhD, Rachel Rowe, PhD, and Ken Wright, PhD

1145-1300Lunch
Afternoon sessionUniversity of Colorado Boulder Campus听 100

1300-1715

*R25 Sleep and Circadian Scholar Presentations
  1. Kai Washington
  2. Darrell Davis
  3. Alison Santos
  4. Muaaz Khan
  5. Tiara Wilkerson
  6. Damon Jakubsen
  7. Princesa Rodriguez

15 min break听

  1. Anastacia Trubetskaya
  2. Norberto Rentas
  3. Tori Graves
  4. Edwin Pulido
  5. Nina Miller
  6. Lucas Guerrero
  7. Neha Sonika
1715Closing remarks and poster prizes听

Application for the in-person summer school is open and trainees will be admitted on a rolling basis. Please send a request for application to kenneth.wright@colorado.edu

for the virtual summer school now open