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M E N TO R I N G & T R A I N I N G S L E E P R E S E A R C H L E A D E R S
WORLDSLEEPSOCIETY.ORG/ISRTP
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This educational initiative is
supported by Philips.
M E N TO R I N G & T R A I N I N G S L E E P R E S E A R C H L E A D E R S
ISRTP STEERING COMMITTEE
Dear Sleep Medicine and Research Community,
W orld Sleep Society has developed—and is now seeking trainee
applications for—the International Sleep Research Training Program
(ISRTP). The overarching goal of the program is to prepare sleep trainees from
Clete Kushida, MD, PhD
Stanford University
(United States)
various countries throughout the world for future leadership in basic and/or
clinical sleep research. Prior to ISRTP, there was no formalized
process to select the best international trainees whom would optimally benefit Simon Kyle, MA, PhD
University of Oxford
from a 1-year comprehensive training program. (United Kingdom)
The ISRTP will provide an opportunity for such trainees, especially those in
developing countries, to train at major academic institutions so they can acquire
sleep research skills and observe management of patients with sleep disorders Allan I. Pack, MBChB, PhD
from experienced scientists and clinicians. In turn, the program will foster a University of Pennsylvania
(United States)
cohort of future sleep research leaders who will keep the field of sleep research
and medicine vibrant with their ideas, plans and goals.
Thomas Penzel, PhD
The trainees will be matched to sleep research mentors at host academic Charité Universitätsmedizin
institutions. Each trainee must have funds to support his or her trainee year Berlin (Germany)
at the host institution. The program will provide trainees with travel funds to
participate in two major international sleep meetings. Selection of trainees
will be based on their research plans; plans to further research in their home
Dalva Poyares, MD, PhD
country; English communication skills; motivation; educational level; and Universidade Federal de
availability of continued mentorship in their home countries. São Paulo (Brazil)
The second class of trainees will start on July 1, 2021 and end on June
30, 2022. An application packet for interested trainees can be found at Susan Redline, MD, MPH
worldsleepsociety.org/isrtp. The application deadline is January 15, 2021. Harvard University
(United States)
Please contact info@worldsleepsociety.org with any questions about the
program.
Brendon Yee, MBChB, PhD
Sincerely, University of Sydney
(Australia)
Clete Kushida, MD, PhD, This educational initiative is
on behalf of the WSS ISRTP Steering Committee supported by Philips.
MENTORING & TRAINING
SLEEP RESEARCH
LEADERS
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Apply to join the ISRTP as a 1) MENTEE/TRAINEE, 2) MENTOR or 3) ISRTP SITE. The aims of the program are to offer
training in the field of sleep research, to provide collaborative co-mentorship between mentors in the trainee’s home
institution and in the host country to promote coordinated, culture-appropriate career development, and to enrich the
growing field of sleep medicine and research with future sleep research leaders. The ISRTP strives to connect institutions,
societies and individuals to provide the best training for the next generation of sleep professionals.
MENTEE/TRAINEE OVERVIEW MENTEE APPLICATION PROCESS
Is your objective to make a career in the field of sleep
research? Apply as a Mentee/Trainee in the International HOW TO BECOME A MENTEE/TRAINEE
Sleep Research Training Program by January 15, 2021
to be a member of the Class of 2022.
IN THE CLASS OF 2022
To apply as a Mentee/Trainee in the program, applicants
KEY TOPICS COVERED WITHIN must first complete a communication skills/English intake
interview, conducted by World Sleep Society. During this
THE MENTORSHIP
interview, the Mentee/Trainee must cover the motivation
• Research study development, implementation and
behind application, as well as prior research experience.
replication (including study design, selection of specific Additionally, the following criteria must be met:
aims and outcomes, data analysis, authorship, and
ethical concerns) o Education requirement: PhD, MD, or equivalent degree
• Clinical exposure to management of sleep disorders o Completed application
• Scientific communication skills (including presenting o A personal statement detailing plans for research and
and publishing results) how to develop sleep research in country of origin
(max 500 words)
• Obtaining and managing research funds
o Biosketch
• Career development
o Letter of support from home mentor related to
• Sleep clinic entrepreneurship academic performance
o Letter of support from home institution
KEY MENTEE OUTCOMES o Letter of support from members of home institution
who are active in research
• Acquisition of knowledge and understanding of
sleep science o Copy of funding letter or evidence of funding OR
provisional status until letter of funding received
• Acquisition of research skills
• Clinical exposure to the management of sleep disorders APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR CLASS
• Accepted manuscripts OF 2022: JANUARY 15, 2021
• Funded grants Applications will be accepted by email only and should
arrive no later than January 15, 2021.
• Academic and societal leadership
All submissions will receive a confirmation email
within 3 business days.
This educational initiative is
supported by Philips. To apply for the ISRTP program and for more
information, visit WORLDSLEEPSOCIETY.ORG/ISRTP.
WORLDSLEEPSOCIETY.ORG/ISRTP | PAGE 3
CURRENT ISRTP SITES & MENTORS
CHARITÉ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BERLIN HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Sleep Medicine Center Division of Sleep Medicine at Harvard Medical School
SITE REPRESENTATIVE (Primary) SITE REPRESENTATIVE:
Thomas Penzel, PhD (Germany) Susan Redline, MD, MPH (United States)
MENTOR POSITION/TITLE MENTOR POSITION/TITLE:
Scientific Chair of Sleep Center Peter C. Farrell Professor of Sleep Medicine,
Harvard Medical School
SITE REPRESENTATIVE (Secondary) SITE PRIMARY RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Ingo Fietze, MD (Germany) Sleep medicine epidemiology; genetic epidemiology; cohort studies;
clinical trials; data science.
MENTOR POSITION/TITLE
Medical Director of Sleep Medicine Center WEBSITE: sleep.med.harvard.edu
SITE PRIMARY RESEARCH INTERESTS
New medical/non-medical treatment of sleep disorders; new
methods of statistical physics and processing of bio-signals for
detection & analysis of sleep disorders and cardiovascular risk MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK
parameters; sleep-wake behavior; influence of environmental Department of Neurology & Neurosurgery
conditions; telemedicine.
SITE REPRESENTATIVE:
WEBSITE: charite.de/en
Birgit Högl, MD
MENTOR POSITION/TITLE:
Professor of Neurology and Sleep Medicine,
FLINDERS UNIVERSITY Director of the Sleep Disorders Unit
Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health
SITE PRIMARY RESEARCH INTERESTS:
REM sleep behavior disorder and prodromal RBD, methodological
SITE REPRESENTATIVE
issues, PSG as biomarker of neurodegeneration, narcolepsy; machine-
Danny Eckert, PhD
based learning and AI and developing new diagnostic methods
(Australia)
for RBD; research focus on RLS and other motor disorders of sleep,
ranging from clinical to methodological papers.
MENTOR POSITION/TITLE
Director of Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health
WEBSITE:
i-med.ac.at/neurologie
SITE PRIMARY RESEARCH INTERESTS
Impact of environmental noise on sleep and physiology; sleep
deprivation and circadian experimentation; basic sciences and
translational sleep research; identification of the causes of
sleep apnea and insomnia. PEKING UNIVERSITY PEOPLE’S HOSPITAL
WEBSITE: flinders.edu.au/adelaide-institute-sleep-health
PKUPH Sleep Center
SITE REPRESENTATIVE
Fang Han, MD (China)
MENTOR POSITION/TITLE
Director of the Sleep Center
SITE PRIMARY RESEARCH INTERESTS
Narcolepsy; sleep apnea phenotypes; Sleep Center Management;
machine learning.
WEBSITE: english.pkuph.cn
MENTORING & TRAINING SLEEP RESEARCH LEADERS | PAGE 4
CURRENT ISRTP SITES & MENTORS
STANFORD UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
Division of Sleep Medicine Woolcock Institute of Medical Research
SITE REPRESENTATIVE: SITE REPRESENTATIVE:
Clete A. Kushida, MD, PhD (United States) Brendon Yee, MBChB, PhDC (Australia)
MENTOR POSITION/TITLE: MENTOR POSITION/TITLE:
Division Chief and Medical Director, Clinical Associate Professor Medicine, Central
Stanford University, Division of Sleep Medicine Clinical School, Woolcock Institute of Medical
Research
SITE PRIMARY RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Clinical trials on new diagnostic and treatment tools for sleep SITE PRIMARY RESEARCH INTERESTS:
disorders; phenotyping/genotyping of sleep disorders; prediction The cardiovascular and metabolic consequences of sleep apnea,
of adherence to treatment; artificial intelligence algorithms for respiratory failure including obesity hypoventilation syndrome,
polysomnography. cognitive performance and sleep loss, the relationship between shift
work and productivity, and health and sleep effects of windfarms.
WEBSITE: med.stanford.edu/sleepdivision
WEBSITE: woolcock.org.au
UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute
UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA
SITE REPRESENTATIVE:
International Institute for Integrative Sleep
Simon Kyle, MA, PhD (United Kingdom) Medicine (IIIS)
MENTOR POSITION/TITLE: SITE REPRESENTATIVE:
Associate Professor, University of Oxford, Masashi Yanagisawa, MD, PhD (Japan)
Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute
MENTOR POSITION/TITLE:
SITE PRIMARY RESEARCH INTERESTS: Director, Professor, International Institute for
Neural mechanisms that regulate sleep and circadian rhythms; Integrative Sleep Medicine (IIIS), University
experimental and clinical sleep medicine (with a particular focus of Tsukuba
on insomnia disorder); sleep and psychiatric disorders; wearable
devices and digital therapeutics in sleep medicine; regulation of SITE PRIMARY RESEARCH INTERESTS:
circadian rhythms by light; sleep and society. IIIS is the world’s premier institute for sleep medicine, aiming to
elucidate the fundamental principles of sleep/wake biology. Our
WEBSITE: ndcn.ox.ac.uk/research/experimental-and-clinical-sleep- mission is to develop new strategies of diagnosing, preventing and
medicine-group treating sleep disorders in order to promote human health through
research activities.
WEBSITE: wpi-iiis.tsukuba.ac.jp
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Center for Sleep & Circadian Neurobiology
MENTOR/SITE APPLICATION PROCESS
SITE REPRESENTATIVE: HOW TO BECOME AN ISRTP MENTOR & SITE
Allan I. Pack, MBChB, PhD (United States)
Criteria for our ISRTP Mentors & Sites will be assessed on a 3-year
MENTOR POSITION/TITLE:
cycle. Currently, to become a Mentor/Site, the following must be
Director, Center for Sleep and Circadian
present:
Neurobiology, University of Pennsylvania
o Availability of primary & secondary Mentors
SITE PRIMARY RESEARCH INTERESTS: o Availability of educational/training content for sleep science and
Specialization in a functional genomics approach to study of sleep research in English
and sleep disorders, with a particular focus on obstructive sleep
o Availability for both basic and clinical research
apnea and developing a personalized approach to this common
disorder, and studies in Drosophila and mice to elucidate the role o Active current and prospective research projects
of specific genes. o Ability to arrange clinical observations
o A track record of training students, peers or other trainees
WEBSITE: med.upenn.edu/sleepctr
To apply and for more information visit worldsleepsociety.org/isrtp.
FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT WORLDSLEEPSOCIETY.ORG/ISRTP | PAGE 5
M E N TO R I N G & T R A I N I N G S L E E P R E S E A R C H L E A D E R S
MENTEE APPLICATION
Is your objective to make a career in the field of sleep medicine and research? Apply as a Mentee/Trainee in the
International Sleep Research Training Program by January 15, 2021 to be a member of the Class of 2022.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: MENTEE APPLICATION PROCESS
o Education requirement: PhD, MD, or equivalent degree
HOW TO BECOME A MENTEE/TRAINEE
o Communication skills: 20-minute English intake IN THE CLASS OF 2022
interview To apply as a Mentee/Trainee in the program, applicants must
first complete a communication skills/English intake interview,
o Funding: Copy of funding letter or evidence of conducted by World Sleep Society. During this interview, the
Mentee/Trainee must cover the motivation behind application,
funding OR provisional status until letter of funding
as well as prior research experience. Additionally, the following
received * Disclaimer: If funding is not received, criteria must be met:
individual is unable to continue program
o Education requirement: PhD, MD, or equivalent degree
o Availability to commit to a one-year program o Completed application
(July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022) o A personal statement detailing plans for research and how to
develop sleep research in country of origin (max 500 words)
o Active standing as a member of World Sleep Society. o Biosketch
To become a member visit worldsleepsociety.org/join. o Letter of support from home mentor related to
academic performance
o Letter of support from home institution
o Letter of support from members of home institution
who are active in research
o Copy of funding letter or evidence of funding OR
provisional status until letter of funding received
APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR CLASS OF 2022:
JANUARY 15, 2021
Applications will be accepted by email only and should
arrive no later than January 15, 2021.
All submissions will receive a confirmation email within 3
business days.
To apply for the ISRTP program and for more information
visit worldsleepsociety.org/isrtp.
2022 APPLICATION DEADLINE: JANUARY 15, 2021
MENTEE APPLICATION - STEP A
CONTACT INFORMATION
First Name Last Name
MD, PhD, or Equivalent Degree
Specialty/Sleep Research Area
Personal Email Work Email
Academic Institution
Address
City State Zip Code
Country/Province
Cell Phone
MENTEE APPLICATION - STEP B
ISRTP SITE PREFERENCE *
CHARITÉ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BERLIN UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
Sleep Medicine Center Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute
Berlin | Germany Oxford | United Kingdom
Website: charite.de/en Website: ndcn.ox.ac.uk/research/experimental-
and-clinical-sleep-medicine-group
FLINDERS UNIVERSITY
Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Adelaide | Australia Center for Sleep & Circadian Neurobiology
Website: flinders.edu.au/adelaide-institute-sleep-health Philadelphia, PA | United States
Website: med.upenn.edu/sleepctr
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Division of Sleep Medicine at Harvard Medical School UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
Boston, MA | United States Woolcock Institute of Medical Research
Website: sleep.med.harvard.edu Sydney | Australia
Website: woolcock.org.au
MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK
Department of Neurology & Neurosurgery UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA
Innsbruck | Austria International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine (IIIS)
Website: i-med.ac.at/neurologie Ibaraki | Japan
Website: wpi-iiis.tsukuba.ac.jp
PEKING UNIVERSITY PEOPLE’S HOSPITAL
PKUPH Sleep Center * Please indicate your ISRTP Site Preference. Acceptance to the
Beijing | China program is conditional on being accepted by both a site and a
Mentor at the site. Matching you to your desired site is based on
Website: english.pkuph.cn
availability of site resources and if a Mentor in your area of research
interest is available and accepts you as his/her Mentee. If not, you
STANFORD UNIVERSITY will be offered other sites and Mentors who accept you as a Mentee.
Division of Sleep Medicine
Redwood City, CA | United States
Website: med.stanford.edu/sleepdivision
2022 APPLICATION DEADLINE: JANUARY 15, 2021
M E N TO R I N G & T R A I N I N G S L E E P R E S E A R C H L E A D E R S
MENTEE APPLICATION - STEP C
ATTACHMENTS
Each application must include the following attachments. Please attach the following with your completed application email:
o Personal statement detailing plans for research and how to o Biosketch (NIH offers a blank template to complete if
develop sleep research in country of origin. All personal unavailable: grants.nih.gov/grants/forms/biosketch.htm
statements should be attached as a Word Document or PDF,
should be no longer than 500 words and answer the o Letter of support from home mentor related to academic
following questions: performance, with comment on trainee’s current
percentage of research, education and clinical time
1. What is your background and experience in your
research area(s)? o Letter of support from home institution
2. Why do you want to be a Mentee in the ISRTP and o Letter of support from two members of home institution
what do you hope to accomplish through this program? who are active in research
3. What would you like to research within the scope of this o Copy of funding letter or evidence of funding OR
Mentorship and why are you interested in being provisional status until letter of funding received
matched to the host university you selected?
4. What potential contribution can you provide to your Send completed application by email to
host Mentor and/or Site? info@worldsleepsociety.org.
5. How do you hope this Mentorship will further/advance
your training and how do you plan to further your APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR CLASS OF 2022:
training after you finish the program? January 15, 2021
6. How will you develop sleep research and medicine in Applications will be accepted by email only and should
your home country? arrive no later than January 15, 2021. All submissions will
receive a confirmation email within 3 business days.
For more information visit worldsleepsociety.org/isrtp.
“I am a board-certified anesthesiologist and sleep specialist working in one of the main teaching hospitals
of Tehran University in Iran. I had been a Post-Doctoral Researcher in division of sleep medicine,
University of Chicago and Neuroanesthesia lab of UCSF.
I am excited to join ISRTP to connect to major academic institutions to fulfill my dream to grow as a
mentor and research leader in the field of sleep medicine.”
- Leila Emami, MD (Iran) | Inaugural Sleep Research Trainee Class of 2020
3270 19th Street NW, Suite 109
Rochester, MN 55901 USA
info@worldsleepsociety.org worldsleepsociety.org
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