Sleep in Non-Mammalian Models
Fish, flies—and even worms—show periods of behavioral quiescence and sensory insensitivity that resemble sleep. These sleep states likely share mechanistic and functional features with human sleep. Extensive genetic tools to identify mutations and brain regions which control sleep are available for these model organisms. This meeting will focus on recent advances and will provide a forum for discussion of current opportunities.
Organizers
Chiara Cirelli, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Amita Sehgal, HHMI/University of Pennsylvania
Invited Participants
Ravi Allada, Northwestern University
Robert Anholt, North Carolina State University
Guy Bloch, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Mario de Bono, Medical Research Council
Ralph Greenspan, The Neurosciences Institute
Leslie Griffith, Brandeis University
Emmanuel Mignot, HHMI/Stanford University School of Medicine
Eric Nofzinger, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Allan Pack, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
David Raizen, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Michael Rosbash, HHMI/Brandeis University
Alexander Schier, Harvard University
Paul Shaw, Washington University, St. Louis
Paul Sternberg, HHMI/California Institute of Technology
Roland Strauss, Johannes Gutenberg-Universitaet Mainz
Irene Tobler, University of Zurich
Giulio Tononi, University of Wisconsin - Madison
