Richard L. Horner, PhD, is a Professor of Physiology, and Medicine at the University of Toronto. His research identifies mechanisms of sleep, sedation and anesthesia, and their impact on vital functions such as breathing and cognition. He is author of over a hundred research papers in peer-reviewed journals, and chapters in textbooks such as Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine and the Textbook of Respiratory Medicine. For his body of research in sleep and breathing, Dr. Horner was elected Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences in 2017. Dr. Horner also leads undergraduate and graduate teaching on sleep science in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto spanning physiology to clinical problems. Dr. Horner has won awards for his research and teaching, including from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto in 2015 (for ‘Sustained Excellence in Graduate Teaching and Mentorship') and 2013 (‘Excellence in Linking Undergraduate Teaching to Research').