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Reykjavik University Sleep Institute (RUSI) – Reykjavik University

Reykjavik University Sleep Institute (RUSI) - Reykjavik University

Dept of Engineering and Dept of Computer Science
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Reykjavik University Sleep Institute (RUSI)

Contact: Erna  
Sif  
Arnardóttir
Position: Assistant Professor
Address: Menntavegur 1
City: Reykjavik
Country: Iceland
Phone: 5996200
Contact Email: Contact laboratory
Website: https://svefnsetrid.ru.is/en/
RESEARCH DOMAIN: Basic Human, Methodology / Technology, Clinical
KEYWORDS: Sleep Physiology-Neurophysiology in Human, Biological Rhythms, Sleep and Body Functions (Cardio-Respiratory, Thermoregulation/Metabolism, Endocrine), Paediatric Sleep Disorders, Epidemiology of Sleep, Sleep and Medical Disorders, Learning, Memory, Cognition, Others

CURRENT ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Staff vacancies December 2020

We are starting Sleep Revolution project in March 2021 and we will be advertising a number of positions for staff and graduate students soon. Interested people can send an inquiry and their CV.

Sleep research Teaching and Training Centre

We are always more than happy to consider any interested research fellows.

Laboratory Description:

Reykjavik University Sleep Institute (RUSI) was established in 2020. The Sleep Center is a research center within the University of Reykjavik. The activities of the center are interdisciplinary and have within its walls employees of the Engineering Department, the Psychology Department, the Sports Department and the Computer Science Department of the RU. The dormitory also works with professionals in the education and health system, and its facilities are accessible to those involved in research related to sleep or daytime. These include employees at the Landspitali, Healthcare, Heart Protection, Better Sleep, and researchers from the University of Reykjavik and the University of Iceland.

In 2020, RUSI members received a 15-million Euro Horizon grant. The project is led by Dr. Erna Sif Arnardóttir, RUSI´s director. With almost 40 international collaborating partners from academia and industry, it aims to develop machine learning techniques to better estimate the severity and treatment needs for obstructive sleep apnea, to improve health outcomes and quality of life. With the commitment of the European Sleep Research Society and the Assembly of National Sleep Societies, with its over 8000 members, the project further aims to create new standardized international guidelines for sleep medicine. Sell further here.

KEY Publications of the Laboratory:

[1] On the rise and fall of the apnea-hypopnea index: A historical review and critical appraisal.
Pevernagie DA, Gnidovec-Strazisar B, Grote L, Heinzer R, McNicholas WT, Penzel T, Randerath W, Schiza S, Verbraecken J, Arnardottir ES.
J Sleep Res. 2020 Aug;29(4):e13066. doi: 10.1111/jsr.13066. Epub 2020 May 14.
PMID: 32406974 Review.

[2] Severe desaturations increase psychomotor vigilance task-based median reaction time and number of lapses in obstructive sleep apnoea patients.
Kainulainen S, Duce B, Korkalainen H, Oksenberg A, Leino A, Arnardottir ES, Kulkas A, Myllymaa S, Töyräs J, Leppänen T.
Eur Respir J. 2020 Apr 9;55(4):1901849. doi: 10.1183/13993003.01849-2019. Print 2020 Apr.
PMID: 32029446 Free PMC article.

COLLABORATIONS:

  • Title:  PhD Name:  Juha Töyräs Position: Chief Physicist, Department of Applied Physics Institution: University of Eastern Finland Email: 
  • Title:  PhD Name:  Sami Myllymaa Position: Adjunct Professor Institution: University of Eastern Finland, SIB Labs Infrastructure Unit & Institute of Dentistry Email: 
  • Title:  PhD Name:  Timo Leppänen Position: Associate Professor Institution: Department of Applied Physics, University of Eastern Finland Email: 
  • Title:  PhD, MD Name:  Harald Hrubos-Strøm Position: Associate Professor Institution: Akershus University Hospital and University of Oslo, Norway Email: 
  • Title:  PhD, MD Name:  Eva Lindberg Position: Professor Institution: Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Sweden Email: 
  • Title:  PhD, MD Name:  Liborio Parrino Position: Professor of Neurology Institution: Parma University, Sleep Disorders Center, Italy Email: 
  • Title:  PhD, MD Name:  Barbara G. Strazisar Position: Consultant in Paediatrics and Child Neurology, Somnologist-Expert in Sleep Medicine Institution: Ljubljana University Medical Centre, Slovenia Email: 
  • Title:  PhD Name:  Mariana Figueiro Position: Professor Institution: Biological Sciences Department, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, United States Email: