What's New
- World Sleep Day 2025
- Perspectives on Management of Sleep Disordered Breathing in Infants with Robin Sequence
- Respiratory Management of Patients with Neuromuscular Weakness An American College of Chest Physicians Clinical Practice Guideline and Expert Panel Report
- Journal Club- Surmount- OSA
- Webinar- It is Time for Circadian Rhythms
Welcome Message
Assembly Chair
Robert L. Owen, MD, ATF
Welcome to the website of the Assembly on Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology (SRN). Our Assembly focuses on clinical and research questions associated with sleep, sleep-disordered breathing, respiratory sensation, control of breathing, physiologic interactions during sleep, and the pathophysiologic effects of sleep-related exposures including hypoxia, hypercapnia, respiratory effort and sleep disruption/loss. We aim to translate this knowledge into the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with sleep-related and in particular, sleep-related breathing disorders.
The ATS leadership is committed to sleep and actively supports our activities to make sleep one of the three pillars of the society. SRN has a diversity of members from both adult and pediatric medical and dental spheres, including clinicians, researchers, and educators. We also have a large and active international membership that provides unique research and clinical perspectives.
One of the greatest aspects of the assembly structure is that it fosters opportunities for members to get involved, especially for our trainees and young investigators from all around the globe, who are the future of the field! As you’ll see below, our assembly has responsibilities for overseeing programming of topics related to our expertise at the international meeting each year, including: leading workshops, developing guidelines and reports for evidence-based research and clinical practice, developing educational programs and materials, mentoring junior professionals, networking, advocacy; and international affairs, where members can get involved. We highly encourage you to reach out and volunteer your time and talents, to help advance our assembly missions! We welcome hearing from you regarding your ideas and interests!
Sincerely,
Robert L. Owen, MD, ATSF
Assembly Chair
Do you have any comments, ideas, suggestions, or questions for SRN?
Please contact us at srn@thoracic.org. We look forward to hearing from you and welcoming you to our Assembly!