Baltimore, MD, June 2 – 6, 2018
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania clinicians and researchers will be presenting compelling data and giving talks about emerging issues in the field of sleep medicine during SLEEP 2018, in Baltimore, MD, June 2 – 6, 2018.
The meeting includes symposia, clinical workshops and discussion groups on topics ranging from neuroscience and genetics to dreams, sleep deprivation and aging. Clinical sleep specialists also will discuss current practices in the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders such as insomnia and obstructive sleep apnea.
To arrange interviews with Penn Medicine experts and learn more about Penn research at SLEEP 2018, please contact Greg Richter at 215-327-2203 or gregory.richter@uphs.upenn.edu or visit Twitter @PennMedNews.
Division of Sleep Medicine
Center for Sleep and Circadian Neurobiology
Division of Sleep and Chronobiology
Penn Sleep Centers
Penn Behavioral Sleep Medicine program
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania Health System
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