Awakening to the Significance of Sleep and Health Disparities: A Global Evolutionary Perspective

Sleep is a critically important aspect of human biology and health that varies in relation to environmental, social, and cultural factors. Recent findings are linking sleep disparities to health disparities, and providing new insights to the evolution and function of sleep. This symposium will explore emerging connections between changing environments, disrupted sleep, and health outcomes in the US and globally.

Speakers
Orfeu Buxton, Penn State & Harvard
Daniel Forger, University of Michigan
Alyssa Gamaldo, Penn State
Lauren Hale, Stoney Brook
Horacio de la Iglesia, University of Washington
Chandra Jackson, Harvard & NIEHS
Benjamin Reiss, Emory
Frank Scheer, Harvard