Listen to a summary of our collaborative study with Dr. Homay Valafar and his student Andrew Smith wherein we leveraged a deep learning software tool to automatically score sleep stages for single channel EEG data collected in our lab.

Smith A, Milosavljevic S, Wright CJ, Grant C, Pocivavsek A, Valafar H. A deep learning software tool for automated sleep staging in rats via single channel EEG. Neuropsychopharmacology – Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience. 2025;3(1):20. Doi: 10.1038/s44277-025-00035-y.

**The neuroscience of sleep.**

Article highlighting our research on maternal sleep quality and lasting impacts on brain development and cognition!
https://www.sc.edu/uofsc/posts/2024/11/neuroscience-sleep-maternal-brain-health.php

**2023 School of Medicine Dean’s Distinguished Service Awards**

**Read the press release about our publication in Translational Psychiatry that places critical attention on a novel strategy to improve sleep stability.**

https://www.sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/medicine/about_the_school/news/2023/neuroscientists_identify_new_therapeutic_to_aid_in_sleep_quality.php

**Breakthrough Star: Ana Pocivavsek**

**Neuroscience professor researches importance of quality sleep**

Recruiting a research assistant!

Opportunities to research sleep, cognition, schizophrenia, and healthy brain aging across development!

Requirements: Applicant must hold a B.A. or B.S. in psychology, neuroscience, or related basic science field. Prior work experience is preferred, but not required.

Recruiting a postdoctoral fellow!

We seek an enthusiastic and motivated post-doctoral fellow to conduct preclinical research funded by the NIH.

Project Goals: The aims of our project are designed to investigate the interplay between tryptophan metabolism via the kynurenine pathway, sleep and cognition in rodents. Experimental work will encompass mainly biochemistry, pharmacology, and behavioral neuroscience (learning and memory tasks, EEG/EMG sleep recordings).

Requirements: Applicants must hold a Ph.D. in neuroscience or basic science relevant to the fellowship goal. Experience working in vivo with rodents, including behavioral, electrophysiology, or biochemical studies, is preferred, but not required.

How to apply: Applicants should send a cover letter and C.V. to Dr. Ana Pocivavsek at pocivavsek.lab@gmail.com.