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Neuroimaging in ADRD T32 Postdoctoral Fellow
Posted 17 Apr 2025
Employer
University of Pennsylvania
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Principal Investigator
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Research Statement: please provide a 1-page specific aims format page that describes a research project using neuroimaging in ADRD and specify how it relates to one of the 3 specializations described above.
Personal Statement: please provide a 1 page personal statement that describes your past research experience and how participation in this training program will further your career goals.
Candidate Biosketch: please provide a 5-page NIH style biosketch.
Letter(s) of Support: please provide 1-2 letters of support.
Please address any questions and send a single PDF containing all application materials to the Program Director, Corey McMillan (cmcmilla@pennmedicine.upenn.edu), by May 1st, 2025.
Please visit our website for more information:
https://www.med.upenn.edu/pennadrdneuroimaging-tg/
Description
Training Program Summary: Neuroimaging has become a leading strategy used for translational research in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD), as well as a prominent biomarker strategy for defining preclinical stages of ADRD, for clinical differential diagnosis of ADRD, and for evaluating for target engagement and therapeutic responses in clinical trials. Modern neuroimaging is an inherently interdisciplinary field combining expertise in neuroscience, biostatistics, and bioengineering.
Additional expertise in topics such as genomics and basic science disease mechanisms are also required to translate neuroimaging in ADRD research. This proposed cross-disciplinary training program will provide two years of support for predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees from both biological and quantitative science backgrounds with the training required to develop a research career focusing on neuroimaging in ADRD. A core course curriculum will cover neuroimaging methods and additionally include specialized training in the Responsible Conduct of Research, Experimental Rigor, and Transparency and its application to neuroimaging. This program has three research specializations:
- Imaging Disease Mechanisms (e.g., animal models, PET tracer development)
- Biomarkers and Neuroimaging Trials (e.g., diagnostic MRI/PET biomarkers)
- Statistical and Computational Approaches (e.g., imaging-genomics, AI, machine learning)
Requirements
Postdoctoral fellows (Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D.) in their first-third year of training
All trainees must meet NIH requirements for U.S. citizens, non-citizen nationals or individuals lawfully admitted for permanent residence.