Biostatistics and Mental Health Neuroimaging and Genomics Training Grant

生物统计学和心理健康神经影像和基因组学培训补助金

• 批准号: 9038451
• 负责人: Jason Fine
• 金额: $ 23.43万
• 依托单位: UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-07-01 至 2020-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9038451
• 关键词: Biometry; Genomics; Grant; Mental Health; Training; neuroimaging

 DESCRIPTION: The Department of Biostatistics, the Department of Psychiatry, and the Biomedical Research Imaging Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) propose a research training program in mental health biostatistics with an emphasis on neuroimaging and genomics that will support three predoctoral students and two postdoctoral scholars. The objective is to develop independent investigators, who are able to use a wide range of analytical approaches in biostatistics to answer important scientific questions in mental health research. The program is built upon existing collaborative relationships among biostatistics, mental health, radiology, computer science, and psychology research faculty in the Department of Biostatistics (BIOS), the Department of Statistics & Operation Research (STAT), the Department of Psychiatry (PSYCH), the Department of Radiology (RADIO), the Department of Genetics (GNET), the Department of Computer Science (CS), the Department of Psychology (PSY), and the Biomedical Research Imaging Center (BRIC). Training will usually be 2-3 years in duration for predoctoral students and postdoctoral/research scholars. The training program is designed to: (i) provide solid training of the biostatistical methods for mental health research; (i) provide broad expertise of mentors in biostatistics, radiology, genetics, psychology, and psychiatry; (iii) rotate trainees through different laboratories in psychiatry and psychology durin their training; and (iv) prepare trainees to pursue academic research careers in developing methods and collaborations needed in mental health research. Major strengths of the program include: (i) the prestigious training programs in biostatistics and psychiatry, including comprehensive courses on big data, genomics and neuroimaging methods available to trainees; (ii) the wide-ranging experience of the biostatistics, psychiatry, and psychology faculty in multiple areas of biostatistics methods and mental health research; (iii) a highly productive research environment in BIOS, STAT, PSYCH, RADIO, CS, PSY, GNET, and BRIC designed to support education and training in mental health biostatistics; (iv) access to a large number of mental health research projects in PSYCH, BIOS, BRIC, and PSY; (v) access to high throughput genetic and neuroimaging facilities; and (vi) the long history of successful research training programs offered by PSYCH and BIOS. The resources available to trainees include a broad array of ongoing mental health neuroimaging and genomics and biostatistics research projects; UNC-CH's commitment to collaborative research and training; and the broad range of expertise and experiences of faculty participating in this training program.

 描述：北卡罗来纳大学教堂山分校 (UNC) 的生物统计学系、精神病学系和生物医学研究成像中心提出了一项心理健康生物统计学研究培训计划，重点是神经影像学和基因组学，该计划将支持三名博士前学生和两名博士后学者。目标是培养独立的研究人员，他们能够使用生物统计学中的广泛分析方法来回答心理健康研究中的重要科学问题。该计划建立在生物统计学系（BIOS）、统计与运筹学系（STAT）、精神病学系（PSYCH）、放射学系（RADIO）、遗传学系（GNET）、计算机科学系（CS）、心理学系（PSY）和生物医学研究系的生物统计学、心理健康、放射学、计算机科学和心理学研究人员之间现有的合作关系的基础上 影像中心（金砖四国）。博士前学生和博士后/研究学者的培训通常持续 2-3 年。培训计划旨在：（i）为心理健康研究提供生物统计方法的扎实培训； (i) 提供生物统计学、放射学、遗传学、心理学和精神病学领域广泛的专业知识； (iii) 在培训期间让受训者轮流到精神病学和心理学的不同实验室； (iv) 培养学员从事学术研究职业，开发心理健康研究所需的方法和合作。该计划的主要优势包括：(i) 享有盛誉的生物统计学和精神病学培训计划，包括为学员提供的大数据、基因组学和神经影像方法的综合课程； (ii) 生物统计学、精神病学和心理学教师在生物统计学方法和心理健康研究多个领域的广泛经验； (iii) BIOS、STAT、PSYCH、RADIO、CS、PSY、GNET 和 BRIC 中高效的研究环境，旨在支持心理健康生物统计学的教育和培训； (iv) 接触PSYCH、BIOS、BRIC、PSY的大量心理健康研究项目； (v) 使用高通量遗传和神经成像设施； (vi) PSYCH 和 BIOS 提供的研究培训项目的成功历史悠久。学员可以获得的资源包括一系列正在进行的心理健康神经影像学、基因组学和生物统计学研究项目； UNC-CH 对合作研究和培训的承诺；以及参与该培训计划的教师广泛的专业知识和经验。