# The Society for Research on Biological Rhythms Conference: Rhythms in the Real World

> **NIH NIH R13** · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · 2020 · $18,200

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY
We request partial support for the 2020 Society for Research on Biological Rhythms Meeting, to be held at the
Omni Amelia Island Plantation Resort, in Florida, from May 30 to June 3, 2020. The conference, which attracts
more than 700 attendees, will focus on several topics that represent key research areas in the field of
chronobiology, including molecular biology, genetics, cell biology, neurobiology, physiology, metabolism,
cancer, aging, infectious disease, immunology, behavior, sleep, mathematical modeling, environmental
science and drug development. The theme of the meeting will be “Rhythms in the Real World.” This theme
reflects the extent to which biological rhythmicity affects all aspects of life in all organisms living in their natural
environment. The meeting will feature 19 symposia of invited speakers, 16 slide sessions with short talks, and
~350 posters that combine the best of basic clock research with research that translates this information into
the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease. The symposium speakers and session chairs are
recognized leaders in their fields, and were chosen to represent our the breadth of the field and realize our
goal of bridging basic and applied circadian clock research. Slide session speaker include a majority of
trainees (postdocs or graduate students). Large efforts are being made to recruit scientists from other fields,
not usually attending SRBR, as speakers. Special attention has been given to cultural and geographical
diversity as well as gender balance. We aim to attract scientists from diverse backgrounds through targeted
advertisement and, with NIH support, to offer travel fellowships to trainees, prioritizing those from under-
represented groups. Various new and previously successful communication initiatives will ensure a broader
dissemination of knowledge. Training aspects of the meeting are fully developed, and include a highly
subscribed, free, one-day Trainee Professional Development Day, Junior Faculty Workshops, and a Mentoring
Program. Finally, the new 2020 Chronobiology School, directed to graduate students and postdocs new to the
field, will be offered.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9990472
- **Project number:** 1R13NS116964-01
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
- **Principal Investigator:** Horacio O De La Iglesia
- **Activity code:** R13 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $18,200
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-05-01 → 2021-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9990472

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9990472, The Society for Research on Biological Rhythms Conference: Rhythms in the Real World (1R13NS116964-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9990472. Licensed CC0.

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