LCDR J. Kent Werner, Jr. MD, PhD — active-duty physician and neuroscientist in the Navy Medical Corps who is appointed Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology and in the Neuroscience Graduate Program at the Uniformed Services University (USU) in Bethesda, MD — will be giving the Sleep and Performance Research Center’s Seminar entitled “Sleep, glymphatics, and traumatic brain injury in the military: biomarkers and interventions” on April 13 at 11:30 a.m. in SCCRS/SCRS 50.
His research focuses on the impact of traumatic brain injury on sleep physiology and cognitive performance. This includes the development of novel molecular, electrophysiological, magnetic resonance, and optical spectroscopy biomarkers of sleep and circadian function. He aims to use these for the execution of targeted clinical trials for TBI-related sleep disorders. He actively trains medical students, graduate students, residents and fellows in his laboratory at USU, and he is serving as principal investigator in multiple human research protocols exploring sleep physiology and testing novel therapies.
We look forward to you joining us in person or through Zoom!
Questions/Zoom link? Contact Michelle Sanchez at michelle.r.sanchez@wsu.edu.