Sonia Ancoli-Israel, PhD, professor of psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine, has been selected to receive the National Sleep Foundation’s (NSF’s) 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award.

The award, presented at the NSF’s 7th Annual Night of a Thousand Dreams Gala in Washington, DC, on March 6, is in recognition of her invaluable contributions to the fields of sleep science and public health.

A pioneering researcher with more than 30 years experience, Ancoli-Israel is one of the nation’s preeminent experts in the field of sleep disorders and sleep research in aging. She is a prolific researcher and writer who has produced a vast library that includes over 300 publications and three books, including All I Want is a Good Night’s Sleep. She continues to be published regularly in medical and psychiatric journals.