CU Boulder Sleep and Development Laboratory

In memoriam of our founder and lab director, Dr. Monique LeBourgeois, please consider donating to the endowment fund in her honor.

Any donations will contribute to scholarships for the recruitment and retention of first generation students and/or underrepresented students in the Health Professions Residential Academic Program (HPRAP) at the University of Colorado Boulder.

Donate to the Monique K LeBourgeois Undergraduate Endowment Fund: https://giving.cu.edu/fund/monique-k-lebourgeois-undergraduate-endowment-fund

Check out the press release on our most recent published work!

Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder noticed a rise in melatonin use to help kids fall asleep. Postdoctoral fellow Lauren Hartstein describes what melatonin is and how the rise in use could be problematic.

Melatonin use rising for kids Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder noticed a rise in melatonin use to help kids fall asleep. Postdoctoral fellow Lauren Hartstein describes wh...

Check out this important research just published in JAMA Pediatrics! We found that nearly 1 in 5 school-aged children and preteens used melatonin in the past 30 days!

Read more at: https://www.colorado.edu/today/2023/11/13/melatonin-use-soars-among-children-unknown-risks

Sleep fairies had a great time talking with families about our research and making balloon animals! 🎈☀️