Minnesota Neuroimaging Postdoctoral Training Grant

摘要 在过去的十年里，由于神经成像技术的变革性发展，神经成像技术取得了惊人的进步 磁共振和光学成像技术以及计算和建模工具。一种常见的 这些进步的主线是它们的多学科性质，需要医疗人员之间的合作 研究人员、工程师、物理学家、数学家和数据科学家等等。为了 继续保持神经成像技术进步的步伐，开发其独特的大脑功能 在研究和医疗应用方面，培养下一代神经成像专家在 背景1)使用大量最先进的工具，2)对开发小说具有编程兴趣 神经成像技术和生物医学应用，以及3)学员可以进行开创性的 在多学科指导下的研究。明尼苏达大学有着优良的传统 在其医学院和科学与工程学院培训神经成像博士后。它也是世界上 在神经成像技术开发和新型生物医学方面的重大、世界知名努力的发源地 神经成像的应用。拟议的明尼苏达州神经成像博士后培训补助金旨在 在STEM领域给予14名博士后研究员-其中至少4名将来自代表性不足的社区- 神经成像技术开发和高级生物医学应用方面的多学科技能， 通过为期两年的强化神经成像，为职业发展提供指导，并提供社交和网络支持 密歇根大学的奖学金。每个研究员的主要研究将在一个多学科项目上进行，该项目 将他们的背景与另一个领域结合起来，明确目标是开发新的神经成像 技术。每个研究员将由从40名参与本课程的教员中选出的两名教员共同指导 格兰特：一个将直接监督研究项目的人，一个代表与 研究项目。学员将至少参加两门课程，以拓宽他们的技能集，并为 学术或行业研究生涯。他们将参加一年一度的务虚会和每月两次的研讨会 这将涵盖研究和职业发展主题，如负责任的研究行为、科学严谨 以及可再现性、助学金写作等关键科目。他们还将参加UMN的众多 神经科学会议、研讨会和研讨会，以及建立良好的UMN外联计划 高中生和来自STEM领域代表性不足的社区的本科生。该计划将是 由一个执行董事会管理，该执行董事会代表了整个医学院参与教职员工的多样性 学校和科学与工程学院。管理计划包括严格的、持续的评估 将外部咨询委员会和明尼苏达大学的内部研究和 评估服务。

Summary The last decade ushered in amazing advances in neuroimaging due to transformative developments in magnetic resonance and optical imaging techniques as well as in computational and modeling tools. A common thread in these advances is their multi-disciplinary nature, requiring collaborations among medical researchers, engineers, physicists, mathematicians, and data scientists, among many others. In order to continue the pace of technical advances in neuroimaging and to exploit their unique capabilities for brain research and medical applications, it is critical to train the next generation of neuroimaging specialists in a setting 1) with an abundance of state-of-the-art tools, 2) with a programmatic interest in developing novel neuroimaging technologies and biomedical applications, and 3) where trainees can carry out groundbreaking research under multi-disciplinary mentorship. The University of Minnesota (UMN) has an excellent tradition of training neuroimaging postdocs in its Medical School and its College of Science & Engineering. It is also the home of major, world-renowned efforts in neuroimaging technology development and novel biomedical applications of neuroimaging. The proposed Minnesota Neuroimaging Postdoctoral Training Grant aims to give 14 postdoctoral fellows – at least 4 of whom will be from communities under-represented in STEM fields – multi-disciplinary skills in neuroimaging technology development and advanced biomedical applications, guidance in career development, and social and networking support through intense two-year neuroimaging fellowships at UMN. Each fellow's primary research will be conducted on a multi-disciplinary project that combines their background with another field with the express goal of developing new neuroimaging technologies. Each fellow will be co-mentored by two faculty selected from the 40+ participating faculty in this grant: one that will directly supervise the research project, and one that represents a core area related to the research project. Fellows will take at least two courses to broaden their skillset and prepare for either an academic or industry research career. They will participate in an Annual Retreat and twice-monthly seminars that will cover research and career development topics such as responsible conduct of research, scientific rigor and reproducibility, grant writing, and other key subjects. They will also participate in UMN's numerous neuroscience conferences, symposia, and workshops, along with well-established UMN outreach programs to high schoolers and undergraduates from communities under-represented in STEM fields. The program will be managed by an Executive Board that represents the diversity of the participating faculty across the Medical School and the College of Science & Engineering. Management plans include a rigorous, ongoing evaluation process that incorporates an external Advisory Board and the University of Minnesota's internal research and assessment services.