Yo-El Ju is the Barbara Burton and Reuben Morriss III Professor of Neurology at the Washington University School of Medicine. She co-directs the Center on Biological Rhythms and Sleep (COBRAS) and is a member of the Hope Center for Neurological Diseases at Washington University. Clinically, she sees patients at Barnes-Jewish Hospital for parasomnia, narcolepsy, restless legs syndrome, and obstructive sleep apnea. Ju’s team has made multiple significant contributions to the field of sleep medicine and neurology in unveiling the complex relationship between sleep, amyloid deposition and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s, opening new possibilities for clinical treatment.