Welcome to COBRAS
The Center on Biological Rhythms and Sleep (COBRAS) enables researchers across diverse specialties and departments to readily investigate the impact of sleep and circadian rhythms on their disease of interest. COBRAS also serves as a platform for development of new collaborative projects and grants and can serve as a core for existing programs.
Upcoming Events
COBRAS Speaker Series: Matthew Maas, MD
Circadian Disruption during Acute Illness and the Path to Recovery: Linking Intervention Strategies to Pathophysiology
November 22, 2024
12:00 – 1:00
Holden Auditorium
COBRAS Speaker Series: Matthew Rosengart, MD
Title to be announced
December 13, 2024
12:00 – 1:00
Holden Auditorium
COBRAS Annual Symposium
May 19, 2025
1:00 – 5:00
Location: TBD
Educational Opportunities
Sleep, Circadian Biology and Time Series Analysis | October 22- December 10
Tuesdays, 11:00 – 12:30 pm
Location: TBA
Synopsis
This course focuses on sleep and circadian research through reading and discussing primary literature and hands-on data analyses. Each session includes discussions guided by experts engaged in sleep and circadian research. Students will debate emerging concepts in the neural regulation of daily behaviors including sleep-wake and practice time-series analysis of data using methods such as FFT, Wavelet, Periodogram, and non-parametric tests of rhythmicity. There are no re-requisites for this Nano.
Vist the Office for Neuroscience webpage for more information.
Funding Opportunities
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The 2025 Rising Star Award in Sleep Research
The Mahoney Institute for Neurosciences (MINS) at the University of Pennsylvania
Submit the application as a single PDF file
(one-page description, full CV and three
reference names) by December 1, 2024, to MINSRisingStarAward@lists.upenn.edu
For more information click here