UC Davis Health | Sleep Medicine Program Research

The sleep program is involved in a range of research pursuits that include translational, big-data, and industry-driven projects to understand burning questions in a number of sleep conditions that include sleep-disordered breathing, movement disorders and behavioral sleep conditions. 

Current studies that are underway include

Sleep-related breathing disorders: The role of sleep disordered breathing, particularly intermittent hypoxemia on red cell oxidative stress is being studied at differing altitudes.

Study Primary Investigator (PI): Krishna Sundar, M.D.

PLMS research: This looks at the role of periodic limb movements in contributing to sleep fragmentation and impact on sleep quality and cardiovascular indices.

Study PI- Sasikanth Gorantla M.D.

SCENT study: Monitoring of disease induced VOCs; specifically looking at obstructive sleep apnea.

Study PI – Nicholas Kenyon M.D.