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.
Wash U Women’s Soccer Team takes the National Champion title on 12/08/2024 from Las Vegas, NV!
Our very own Olivia helping bring home the second national title for the Bears!
Olivia and her poster at the Fall Undergradute Research Symposium on 11/01/2024
Olivia, some of her teammates and her poster at the Fall Undergradute Research Symposium on 11/01/2024
Jay and his poster at the Fall Undergradute Research Symposium on 11/01/2024
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.
Robby testing out a new home sleep device, from SOMNOmedics!
[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.
Alaira Lourido-Corretjer and Dr. Palanca celebrating the poster session.
[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.
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.