# Training in Sleep, Circadian, and Respiratory Neurobiology

> **NIH NIH T32** · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · 2022 · $747,780

## Abstract

ABSTRACT
In its most recent research plan, the NHLBI's National Center for Sleep Disorders Research identified the need to
train investigators as its highest priority. The Harvard Medical School Division of Sleep Medicine Program for
Training in Sleep, Circadian and Respiratory Neurobiology, based at the Brigham and Women's Hospital, has
been addressing this need since 1998 and has been modified to address the new challenges in our field. This
program provides structured, comprehensive research training to prepare outstanding individuals for academic
positions in the broad field of sleep science and sleep and circadian medicine. For each trainee, the training
program consists of core required courses and activities, elective courses and activities, and an intensive
research experience. Cross-disciplinary and translational research is a highlight of this program, and formal
mentoring and tracking components are integral features. Intensive research training experiences are available
across the breadth of sleep, circadian and respiratory neurobiology areas, including basic as well as clinical and
translational research opportunities, with two program projects that span multiple laboratories and institutions.
There are 15 Full Preceptors with extensive experience and demonstrated success at training pre- doctoral and
post-doctoral fellows, well-funded research programs (training faculty have current research support totaling
nearly $30 million of direct costs per year), and outstanding resources that trainees will utilize for research. In
addition, we have 17 Associate Preceptors who also oversee our trainees, and are actively being trained to be
our next generation of mentors. Our program also has 3 Affiliate Preceptor mentors who provide direct research
supervision and research career development related to his or her areas of expertise. Our training record over
the past decade reveals the success of our efforts to train leaders in academic sleep science. Of our pre- and
post-doctoral trainees funded by this training grant over the last 10 years, 90% of our pre-doctoral trainees
remain in academic/research-intensive careers, and 94% of our post-doctoral trainees remain in
academic/research-intensive careers, with a full 75% of our post-doctoral trainees remaining in academic
medicine (still in academic training or now in faculty positions). Of those still in academic medicine, almost all
have a faculty rank of Assistant Professor or higher, and more than 50% have already received external grant
support as PI or Co-I, with the remainder well on their way to independence. These data indicate that this training
program is very effective at selecting and training scientists who have productive careers in research. Funds are
requested to support four pre-doctoral graduate students, three pre-doctoral short-term summer minority medical
students and eight post-doctoral trainees. Based on our highly competitive application process, we are confident
these ...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10490827
- **Project number:** 5T32HL007901-25
- **Recipient organization:** BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL
- **Principal Investigator:** Charles A Czeisler
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $747,780
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1998-08-01 → 2023-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10490827

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10490827, Training in Sleep, Circadian, and Respiratory Neurobiology (5T32HL007901-25). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10490827. Licensed CC0.

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