Academic Activities

The Sleep Research Lab provides a variety of academic opportunities for students, sleep researchers, clinicians, and other intereste members of the local academic community. These events range from monthly informal sleep-related activities to more formal and intensive training experiences.

Tom F. Anders Seminar Series

The Tom F. Anders Seminar Series (TFASS) welcomes a sleep researcher to present on the third Tuesday of every month. The seminar provides an opportunity for sleep researchers from the New England area to discuss their research with an audience of sleep-sophisticated students and scientists. more

Summer Apprenticeship

Every year, the Sleep Research Lab directs a 3-month academic-research Summer Apprenticeship, funded by a grant from the NIMH. During this intensive program, students from Brown and other universities receive instruction in human sleep and circadian rhythms and learn many techniques of behavioral sciences research. In 2001, this program was named for one of its long-time supporters and a major leader in US sleep research; it is now known as the William C. Dement Summer Sleep and Chronobiology Summer Research Apprenticeship. more

Courses at Brown

Faculty members of the Sleep Research Lab offer courses available for students enrolled at Brown University to introduce the area of sleep and circadian rhythms. Supervision of honors projects and independent study are also available. more

Journal Club

This activity is held on Tuesdays at 12:00 pm on weeks when TFASS is not meeting. Research papers of interest to ongoing projects are scrutinized at these sessions open to students and scientists in sleep and circadian rhythms research. Those interested in participating should contact Victoria Dionisos (VDionisos@lifespan.org) to be added to the Journal Club email list. more