St Hilaire, Melissa A. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5700-8391
Rahman, Shadab A.
Gooley, Joshua J.
Witt-Enderby, Paula A.
Lockley, Steven W.
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (T32-HL079010)
Article History
Received: 12 August 2017
Accepted: 14 December 2017
First Online: 9 January 2018
Compliance with ethical standards
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: In the last 24 months, MAStH has provided consulting services to The MathWorks Inc., MentalWorkout, and the Cooperative Research Centre for Alertness, Safety and Productivity, Australia. None of these commercial interests are related to the research or topic reported in this article. SAR, JJG, and PWE report no conflicts of interest. SWL has had a number of commercial interests in the last 24 months. None of them are directly related to the research or topic reported in this article; however, in the interests of full disclosure, are outlined below. In the past 2 years (2014–2016), SWL has received consulting fees from the Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta Hawks, Carbon Limiting Technologies Ltd on behalf of PhotonStar LED, Perceptive Advisors, and Serrado Capital; has current consulting contracts with Akili Interactive, Delos Living LLC, Environmental Light Sciences LLC, Focal Point LLC, Headwaters Inc., Hintsa Performance AG, Light Cognitive, OpTerra Energy Services Inc., Pegasus Capital Advisors LP, PlanLED, and Wyle Integrated Science and Engineering; owns equity in iSleep pty, Australia; has received unrestricted equipment gifts from Bioilluminations LLC, Bionetics Corporation, and F. Lux Software LLC; has received royalties from Oxford University Press; has received honoraria plus travel, accommodation or meals for invited seminars, conference presentations or teaching from Estee Lauder, Informa Exhibitions (USGBC), and Lightfair; travel, accommodation and/or meals only (no honoraria) for invited seminars, conference presentations or teaching from FASEB, Lightfair and USGBC. Through Brigham and Women’s Hospital, SWL has ongoing investigator-initiated research Grants from Biological Illuminations LLC and F. Lux Software LLC; has completed service agreements with Rio Tinto Iron Ore and Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc; and had completed three sponsor-initiated clinical research contracts with Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. SWL holds process patents for the use of short-wavelength light for resetting the human circadian pacemaker and improving alertness and performance, and for a novel method to measure sleep, which are assigned to the Brigham and Women’s Hospital per Hospital policy. SWL has also served as a paid expert in arbitrations related to sleep, circadian rhythms and work hours and legal proceedings related to light, sleep and health. SWL is also a Program Leader for the Cooperative Research Centre for Alertness, Safety and Productivity, Australia.