International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine, University of Tsukuba

The mission of IIIS is to be a multidisciplinary, international hub for the research to elucidate the fundamental mechanism of sleep/wakefulness, to develop strategies to regulate sleep, and to contribute to enhancement of world health through the combat with sleep disorders and associated diseases.

2017.10.05: 118th WPI-IIIS Seminar (October 31)

2017.09.30: Why do we fall asleep when bored? (published on Nature Communications)

2017.09.22: Cannabis, “Spice” – better think twice (published on Scientific Reports)

2017.09.11: Cannot sleep due to stress? Here is the cure (published on Scientific Reports)

2017.09.11: 117th WPI-IIIS Seminar (September 25)

2017.08.21: 116th WPI-IIIS Seminar (August 23)

2017.07.24: 115th WPI-IIIS Seminar (July 28)

2017.07.24: 114th WPI-IIIS Seminar (July 28)

2017.07.12: 113th WPI-IIIS Seminar (July 26)

2017.07.10: 112th WPI-IIIS Seminar (July 24)

2017.06.28: The secret connection between anxiety and sleep (published on J Neuroscience)

2017.06.16: 111th WPI-IIIS Seminar (June 20)

2017.05.16: Wake-promoting compound validated ― the first step to deliver a magic bullet for curing narcolepsy (published on PNAS)

2017.05.15: 110th WPI-IIIS Seminar (May 22)

2017.04.12: Memory can be manipulated using auditory stimuli during sleep (published on Scientific Reports)

2017.04.11: Yu Hayashi was awarded The Young Scientists’ Prize

2017.03.27: 109th WPI-IIIS Seminar (April 5)

2017.03.15: 108th WPI-IIIS Seminar (March 22)

2017.03.06: 107th WPI-IIIS Seminar (March 7)

2017.02.24: 106th WPI-IIIS Seminar (March 1)

2017.02.24: 105th WPI-IIIS Seminar (March 1)

2017.02.15: 104th WPI-IIIS Seminar (February 22)

2017.01.31: Orexin as a potential drug for treating septic shock (published on eLife)

2017.01.20: 103rd WPI-IIIS Seminar (January 26)

2017.01.20: 102nd WPI-IIIS Seminar (January 25)

2017.01.17: 101st WPI-IIIS Seminar (January 19)

2017.01.10: 100th WPI-IIIS Seminar (January 12)

2017.01.10: Direct link between REM sleep loss and the desire for sugary and fatty foods discovered (published on eLife)

2016.12.21: 99th WPI-IIIS Seminar (December 27)

2016.12.07: 98th WPI-IIIS Seminar (December 13)

2016.12.07: 97th WPI-IIIS Seminar (December 13)

2016.12.06: Abstracts for “The 5th Annual IIIS Symposium (Dec 12, 2016)” are now available

2016.12.07: 96th WPI-IIIS Seminar (December 13)

2016.11.21: 95th WPI-IIIS Seminar (November 28)

2016.11.21: 94th WPI-IIIS Seminar (November 28)

2016.11.17: 93rd WPI-IIIS Seminar (November 21)

2016.11.17: 92nd WPI-IIIS Seminar (November 21)

2016.11.08: 91st WPI-IIIS Seminar (November 15: date changed)

2016.11.03: Genetic analysis identifies proteins controlling sleep in mice (published on Nature)

2016.11.02: Online registration for “The 5th Annual IIIS Symposium (Dec 12, 2016)” is now available

2016.09.14: 90th WPI-IIIS Seminar (October 4)

2016.09.14: 89th WPI-IIIS Seminar (September 29)

2016.09.06: 88th WPI-IIIS Seminar (September 21)

2016.09.06: 87th WPI-IIIS Seminar (September 16)

2016.09.06: 86th WPI-IIIS Seminar (September 14)

2016.08.01: 84th WPI-IIIS Seminar (August 9)

2016.08.01: 85th WPI-IIIS Seminar (August 4)

2016.07.19: 83rd WPI-IIIS Seminar (July 25)

2016.06.27: 82nd WPI-IIIS Seminar (June 30)

2016.06.16: 81st WPI-IIIS Seminar (June 24)

2016.06.16: 80th WPI-IIIS Seminar (June 24)

2016.06.02: 79th WPI-IIIS Seminar (June 13)

2016.06.02: 78th WPI-IIIS Seminar (June 10)

2016.04.28: Director Yanagisawa will be the Medal with Purple Ribbon recipient

2016.04.04: 77th WPI-IIIS Seminar (April 13)

2016.02.23: 76th WPI-IIIS Seminar (March 1)

2016.02.10: 75th WPI-IIIS Seminar (February 25)

2016.02.10: 74th WPI-IIIS Seminar (February 25)

2016.01.14: 73rd WPI-IIIS Seminar (January 20)

2016.01.14: 72nd WPI-IIIS Seminar (January 20)

2015.12.24: 71st WPI-IIIS Seminar (January 6)

2015.12.17: Online registration for “The 4th Annual IIIS Symposium (Feb 26, 2016)” is now available

2015.11.24: 70th WPI-IIIS Seminar (December 3)

2015.11.10: 69th WPI-IIIS Seminar (November 17)

2015.11.05: Discovery of a novel compound regulating wakefulness

2015.11.02: 68th WPI-IIIS Seminar (November 11)

2015.10.23: 【New video clip available!】 New insights into REM sleep crack an enduring mystery

2015.10.07: 67th WPI-IIIS Seminar (October 16)

2015.09.29: Drug discovery research agreement with Merck & Co., Inc.

2015.09.29: IIIS Building Inauguration Ceremony

2015.09.25: 66th WPI-IIIS Seminar (October 1)

2015.09.25: 65th WPI-IIIS Seminar (September 30)

2015.08.31: 64th WPI-IIIS Seminar (September 10)

2015.08.31: 63rd WPI-IIIS Seminar (September 8)

2015.08.03: 62nd WPI-IIIS Seminar (August 3)

2015.06.16: 61st WPI-IIIS Seminar (July 24)

2015.05.20: WPI-IIIS Science Session (June 2)

2015.04.28: 60th WPI-IIIS Seminar (May 13)

2015.04.22: Yu Hayashi, IIIS Junior Principal Investigator, was featured in an article for the “TSUKUBA FUTURE” series (#40: Chasing Dreams) on the University of Tsukuba official website

2015.04.07: 59th WPI-IIIS Seminar (April 28)

2015.03.19: 58th WPI-IIIS Seminar (April 14)

2015.03.18: 57th WPI-IIIS Seminar (April 7)

2015.03.15: Identification of pacemaker cells in the biological clock: key players that control sleep/wake [Japanese]

2015.02.25: 56th WPI-IIIS Seminar (March 17)

2015.02.24: 55th WPI-IIIS Seminar (March 16)

2015.02.09: IIIS will be opening an exhibition booth during the AAAS 2015 Annual Meeting in San Jose (February 13-15)

2015.02.02: 54th WPI-IIIS Seminar (February 25)

2015.02.02: 53rd WPI-IIIS Seminar (February 17)

2015.01.16: 52nd WPI-IIIS Seminar (January 30)

2015.01.15: 51st WPI-IIIS Seminar (January 22)

2015.01.08: 50th WPI-IIIS Seminar (January 14)