Minnesota Neuroimaging Postdoctoral Training Grant

总结 过去的十年迎来了惊人的进步，神经影像学由于变革性的发展， 磁共振和光学成像技术以及计算和建模工具。一个共同 这些进展的主线是它们的多学科性质，需要医学界之间的合作。 研究人员、工程师、物理学家、数学家和数据科学家等等。为了 继续神经成像技术进步的步伐，并利用其独特的能力， 研究和医学应用，培养下一代神经影像学专家是至关重要的， 设置1）与丰富的国家的最先进的工具，2）与开发新的编程兴趣 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 多学科指导下的研究。明尼苏达大学（UMN）有着优良的传统， 在医学院和科学与工程学院培养神经影像学博士后。也是 在神经成像技术开发和新型生物医学领域， 神经影像学的应用。拟议的明尼苏达神经影像博士后培训补助金旨在 提供14名博士后研究员-其中至少4人将来自STEM领域代表性不足的社区- 神经成像技术开发和先进生物医学应用的多学科技能， 通过为期两年的神经成像，提供职业发展指导以及社交和网络支持 UMN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， 将他们的背景与另一个领域相结合，明确目标是开发新的神经成像技术， 技术.每个研究员将由两名教师从40多名参与教师中选出共同指导， 补助金：一个将直接监督研究项目，另一个代表与研究项目相关的核心领域。 研究项目。研究员将参加至少两门课程，以扩大他们的技能，并准备无论是一个 学术或行业研究生涯。他们将参加年度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，科学严谨性 和可重复性，资助写作和其他关键科目。他们还将参加UMN的众多 神经科学会议，研讨会和讲习班，沿着完善的UMN外展计划， 来自STEM领域代表性不足的社区的高中生和本科生。该计划将 由执行委员会管理，代表了整个医学领域参与教师的多样性 学校和科学与工程学院。管理计划包括严格的、持续的评估 该过程结合了外部咨询委员会和明尼苏达大学的内部研究， 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.