FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ON March 25, 2006
UCSF Scientist to be Honored with Sleep Science Award
St. Paul, Minn., -
Ying-Hui Fu, Ph.D., associate professor of neurology at the University of California, San Francisco, will be honored with the 2006 Sleep Science Award for her work in the genetic basis of circadian clock mechanisms. Fu will receive the award during the American Academy of Neurology’s 58th Annual Meeting in San Diego, Calif., held April 1 – 8. The Sleep Science Award is intended to reward individuals in the pursuit of basic or clinical research in sleep. Fu’s research examines the circadian clock in humans and other organisms. “Genetic variants identified in humans can now be studied in multiple organisms,” Fu said. “Studies of such variants will not only help to dissect the human circadian mechanism, but also elucidate the similarities and differences of circadian clocks in different organisms. A greater understanding of human circadian function will also lead to a better therapeutic intervention for sleep-related disorders in the future.” The Sleep Science Award is sponsored by the AAN and the AAN Sleep Section, and made possible through an endowment from Cephalon, Inc. The 58th Annual Meeting takes place in the San Diego Convention Center. It is the world’s largest annual gathering of neurologists.