The Sleepy Brain Lab is made up of clever, skilled, and thoughtful researchers, doctors, and students. Each member of our Lab brings a unique perspective to our work and provides invaluable insight to our research projects.
Our Team
Dr. Ben Palanca leads the Sleepy Brain Lab with the help of resident physicians, research coordinators, students, and professors.
Join Us
Do you have a passion for sleep research and are interested in joining our team? View our current position openings below.
Collaborators
Our collaborators are actively involved in the management and regulatory functions of the Lab as well as current research studies.
Alumni
We wouldn’t be where we are today without the contributions of the people who have worked with us along the way.
Sleepy Brain Lab get together for a dinner to celebrate the team. (left to right back row) Robby Greenspan, Nick Fontaine, Olivia Foster, Jay Patel, Mitsukuni Yoshida, Mehdi Kafashan and Michael Green (left to right front row) Sarah Knarr and Ben Palanca 
Sarah Knarr being comical during a get together. 
Ben Palanca and the Team enjoying the socialization outside the office. 
Jay Patel, Wash U undergrad, presenting his poster at the Summer Research Symposium. 
Jay Patel presenting his Research findings on “Correlating Sleep Spindle Density with Propofol-induced Slow Waves as an Intervention for Treatment-Resistant Depression in Geriatric Outpatients” 
SBL support Jay Patel at his Poster presentation. (left to right) Hilary Simon, Olivia Foster, Sarah Knarr, Jay Patel, Nick Fontaine, and Robby Greenspan. 
Left to right: Thomas Nguyen, Paul Krucylak, Anhthi Luong, Brandon Wanke, Keran Yang, Alyssa Labonte 
[First Row, Left to Right] Dr. Simon Haroutounian, Kiera Palanca, Brandon Wanke, Alyssa Labonte [Second Row, Left to Right] Kristi Kraus, Katie Dalton, Ben Swan, Karen Frey, Linda Yun [Third Row, Left to Right] Kristen Roles, Liz Wilson, Carrie Burk, Thomas Nguyen, Alan Hifko, James Palanca, Ben Palanca, Dani Tallchief 
Dr. Ben Palanca and his son, James Palanca, dressed up for the Department of Clinical and Translational Research Halloween party. 
Dr. Kendall Smith, and her fiance, holding Sleepy Brain Lab’s mascot, Tito. 
[Left to Right] Dr. Christian Guay, Thomas Nguyen, Dr. Kendall Smith, Anhthi Luong, Orlandrea Hyche, Dr. Ben Palanca, and Gaurang Gupte celebrating P-DROWS-E’s enrollment milestone of 200 participants with pizza. 
[Left to Right] Ravi Upadhyayula, Aamil Patel, Jamila Burton, Angela Mickle, and Hannah Maybrier working with a participant utilizing the HDEEG rig to visualize brain waves. 
Alaira Lourido-Corretjer and Dr. Palanca celebrating the poster session. 
[Left to Right] Dr. Ben Palanca, Wylie James, Ying Jiang, Emmal Huels, Alaira Lourido-Corretjer, and ChangWei Wei. 
[Left] Thaddeus Budelier, ChangWei Wei, Wylie James, Ying Jiang, Hannah Maybrier. [Right] Alaira Lourido-Corretjar, Dr. Ben Palanca, Jordan Oberhaus, Emma Huels. 
Hannah Maybrier and Angela Mickle with her daughter. 
[Left to Right] Ying Jiang, Dr. ChangWei Wei, and Alaira Lourido-Corretjer. 
Anhthi Luong presenting her poster on Neural Markers of Preoperative Inflammation at the 2019 Undergraduate Research Symposium. 
Dr. Ben Palanca and his dog, Tito, in matching Yoda costumes at a lab-get together. 
Dr. Ben Palanca’s dog, Tito, also Sleepy Brain Lab’s honorary mascot, snuggling up at home. 
Dr. Christian Guay testing out the Dreem 3 device. 
[Left to Right] Dr. ChangWei Wei, Dr. Jacob Bolzenius, Wylie James, Emma Huels, and Dr. Ben Palanca eating lunch as a lab. 
Alaira Lourido-Corretjer presenting a poster about the Recovery of EEG activity and Consciousness following ECT treatment. 
Alaira Lourido-Corretjer presenting her poster. 
{Left to Right] Jordan Oberhaus, Courtney Chan, Anhthi Luong, Jacob Bolzenius, Wylie Spencer, Angela Mickle, and ChangWei Wei at the Department of Anesthesiology 2019 Academic Evening. 
{Left] Dr. ChangWei Wei, Dr. Jacob Bolzenius, Wylie Spencer, Ying Jiang. [Right] Dr. Ben Palanca, Courtney Chan, Jung Uk Kang, Emma Huels. 
Dr. ChangWei Wei presening a poster on Ketamine and Etomidate and recovery from Right-Unilateral ECT. 
Dr. Ben Palanca’s daughter watches as Dr. Ben Palanca helps Dr. ChangWei Wei hold his pug. 
Dr. Changwei Wei and Emma Huels at poster presentation. 
Sleepy Brain Lab and significant others at Anesthesiology soiree 2023