Guido Simonelli, M.D.
Assistant Research Professor
Department of Medicine, University of Montreal
guido.simonelli@umontreal.ca
Training
Masters in psychology, University of Montreal
M.D. Facultad de Medicine, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Postdoctoral fellowship in behavioral biology, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, United States
Research interests
My current work focuses on the relationship between sleep, public health and human performance. My research program focuses on two complementary research axes: 1) Characterizing the environmental, social and behavioral determinants of sleep health; 2) Characterizing cognitive, physical and mental sleep health outcomes.
Methodological approaches
Actigraphie, polysomnographie, questionnaires, Tâches mesurant des performances cognitives et physiques.
Fundings
Junior 1 salary award from the Quebec Research Fund - Health
Years: 2021-2025
Grant from the Office of Naval Research Global
Titre: Bio-Behavioral and Morphologic Predictors of Resilience During Cold Weather and Arctic Operations
Role: Principal investigator
Years: 2021-2024
Amount: $ 540,000 (USD)
Grant from the Office of Naval Research Global
Title: Chronobiology of Antarctic Isolation: the use of Belgrano II Antarctic Station as a Space Analogue
Role: Co-principal investigator
Years: 2020-2022
Amount: $ 211,762 (USD)
My team
Xavier Michaud
Research Assistant
B.Sc. candidate Honors
Université de Montréal
Anthony Levasseur
Research Assistant
M.Sc. candidate
Université de Montréal
Yanis Ouali
Research Intern
M.Ing. candidate
École de technologie supérieure
Anushka Sondhoo
Research Assistant
CB.Sc. candidate
Université de Montréal
Élodie Petit
Research Assistant
B.Sc. candidate Honors
Université de Montréal
Selected publications
Simonelli G. (In-Press 2020) Disparities in sleep health and potential urban interventions: the challenge of unintended consequences. Chest.
Alger S, Brager A, Balkin T, Capaldi V, Simonelli, G. (2020). Effect of cognitive load and emotional valence of distractors on performance during sleep extension and subsequent sleep deprivation. SLEEP. Zsaa013. https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsaa013
Folgueira A, Simonelli G, Plano S, Tortello C, Cuiuli J, Blanchard A, Patagua A, Brager A, Capaldi V, Zimmerman A, Aubert A, Barbarito M, Golombek D, Vigo D. (2019). Sleep, napping and alertness during an overwintering mission at Belgrano II Argentine Antarctic station. Scientific Reports. Jul 26;9(1): 10875 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-46900-7
Simonelli G, Mantua J, Gad M, St Pierre M, Moore L, Yarnell A, Quartana P, Braun A, Balkin T, Brager A, Capaldi V. (2019). Sleep extension reduces pain sensitivity. Sleep Medicine. Feb;54:172-176. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2018.10.023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2018.10.023
Simonelli G, Marshall NS, Grillakis A, Miller C, Hoyos C, Glozier N. (2018). Sleep health epidemiology in low and middle-income countries: a systematic review, and meta-analysis of the prevalence of poor sleep quality and sleep duration. Sleep Health, Jun; 4(3):239-250. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleh.2018.03.001
Simonelli G, Dudley K, Weng J, Gallo L, Perreira K, Shah N, Alcantara C, Zee P, Ramos A, Llabre M, Sotres-Alvarez D, Wang R, Patel S. (2017). Neighborhood factors as predictors of poor sleep in the Sueño ancillary study of the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL). SLEEP. Jan 1;40(1):zsw025. https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsw025
Projects
Chronobiology of Antarctic Isolation: the use of Belgrano II Antarctic Station as a Space Analogue
This study is a one-year longitudinal study evaluating the chronobiological impact of a wintering mission in Antarctica. We are studying a total of 20 healthy crew members (including scientists and military personnel) who will spend a year at the Belgrano II research station in Antarctica. Belgrano II comprises a series of scientific research facilities on the continent more specifically at Nunatak Bertrab, facing the Weddell Sea (77 ° 51S and 34 ° 33W). The primary objective of this study is to assess changes in sleep, circadian patterns, social interactions, mood, alertness, and decision-making among crew members during this mission to a year in Antarctica.
COHESION Study: COvid-19, HEalth and Social InteractiOn in Neighborhoods
COHESION is a longitudinal study aimed at capturing perceptions and attitudes towards COVID-19 and related societal containment measures, spaces for daily activities, sleep, social interactions as well as the mental health of individuals and households across Canada throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. https://etudecohesion.ca