This Abstract Scholarship Award has been provided by Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. member of the American Thoracic Society Corporate Member Program

Jan  Polak, MD, PhD
Johns Hopkins University
Abstract Title: Intermittent Hypoxia Impairs Glucose-Stimulated C-Peptide Secretion And Insulin Clearance In Healthy Volunteers

This Abstract Scholarship Award has been provided by Genentech member of the American Thoracic Society Corporate Member Program

Matthew  Kowgier, PhD
Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
Abstract Title: A Genome-Wide Association Study Of Obstructive Sleep Apnea In Non-Obese Subjects From The Western Australian Sleep Health Study

This Abstract Scholarship Award has been provided by Gilead Sciences, Inc. member of the American Thoracic Society Corporate Member Program

Scott A. Sands, PhD
Brigham and Women's Hospital & Harvard Medical School
Abstract Title: Quantifying Ventilatory Instability Using Clinical Polysomnography In Obstructive Sleep Apnea

This Abstract Scholarship Award has been provided by United Therapeutics Corporation member of the American Thoracic Society Corporate Member Program

Brian  Cade, PhD
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Abstract Title: A Candidate Gene And Genome-Wide Association Study Of Sleep Fragmentation: The CARe Consortium

This Abstract Scholarship Award has been provided by Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. member of the American Thoracic Society Corporate Member Program

Yoshiro  Toyama, MD
Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Significant Associations Between Obstructive Sleep Apnea And Fat Accumulation In The Liver In Subjects Without Visceral Obesity

This Abstract Scholarship Award has been provided by Boston Scientific Corporation member of the American Thoracic Society Corporate Member Program

Yee-Hsee  Hsieh, PhD
Case Western Reserve University
Abstract Title: Acute Lung Injury Alters Central Respiratory Pattern And Activity Independent Of Pulmonary Feedback

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been provided by Teva Respiratory member of the American Thoracic Society Corporate Member Program

Yaniv  Dotan, MD
Bnai-Zion Medical Center
Abstract Title: Alteration In Tongue Muscle Co-Activation During Sleep In Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Flavia B. Nerbass, RRT, PT
Heart Institute (InCor) University of São Paulo
Abstract Title: Acute Effects Of Continous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)In Hemodynamics And Cardiac Performance In Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been provided by Purdue Pharma LLC member of the American Thoracic Society Corporate Member Program

Cesar  Melo-Silva, PhD
Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec
Abstract Title: Submental Muscles And Airflow Responses To Consecutive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation During Sleep In Obstructive Apnea Patients

Mikyung  Shin, PhD, PhD
Johns Hopkins University
Abstract Title: Chronic Intermittent Hypoxia Induces Glucose Intolerance And Insulin Resistance Via a Carotid Body-Dependent Mechanism

These Abstract Scholarship Awards have been funded by a generous educational grant from ApniCure, Inc.

Ricardo S. Osorio,, MD
Center for Brain Health, New York University
Abstract Title: Sleep-Disordered Breathing, Aging And Risk For Alzheimer's Disease In Cognitively Normal Subjects

Rosa  Rodriguez, BS
University of Pittsburgh
Abstract Title: The Impact Of Intermittent And Sustained Hypoxia On Left Ventricular Function And Cardiac Glycolytic Metabolism In Obese Mice

Martin  Glasser, MBBS, BSc(hons), MRCP
Royal Brompton Hospital
Abstract Title: Neuroanatomical Correlates Of Cognitive Dysfunction In Obstructive Sleep Apnoea: An Ongoing Study

Eric M. Davis, MD
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Abstract Title: A Novel Model Using Diaphragmatic EMG To Assess Variability, Central Apneas, And Obstructive Apneas Across The Circadian Cycle In Lean And Obese Mice During Sleep

This Travel Award has been provided by ATS Public Advisory Roundtable member - American Sleep Apnea Association.

Qiaoling Yao, MD, PhD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Hypertriglyceridemia Induced By Chronic Intermittent Hypoxia Is Mediated By Hypoxia Inducible Factor (HIF-1)