Farrell Prize in Sleep Medicine

Each spring since 2003, the Division of Sleep Medicine has held a day of events to celebrate and highlight the field of sleep medicine, bringing together the Harvard sleep community.

On Wednesday, June 3rd, the Division of Sleep Medicine will award the 2009 Peter C. Farrell Prize in Sleep Medicine to Robert W. McCarley, MD, Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, for his extraordinary lifetime scientific contributions to the field of Sleep Medicine.


Dr. McCarley will present a Special Session of Sleep Grand Rounds, "REM and non-REM sleep: Sorting Out Mechanisms and Models" at noon, followed by the seventh annual Division of Sleep Medicine Poster Session. 

Download the complete program for June 3, 2009

The annual Peter C. Farrell Lecture and Prize in Sleep Medicine and Division of Sleep Medicine Poster Session are milestones toward the establishment of a permanent presence for circadian and sleep medicine within Harvard Medical School.

Bringing together faculty, fellows and students in the Harvard sleep community, these events aim to further the understanding and study of sleep, and the recognition of its importance as one of the three pillars of health. This event also honors Dr. Peter C. Farrell’s lifelong commitment to the field of sleep medicine.

Division of Sleep Medicine Poster Session

Past Honorees

2008 Farrell Prize events details and photos

2007 Farrell Prize events details and photos

2006 Farrell Prize events details and photos