Biostatistics and Mental Health Neuroimaging and Genomics Training Grant

 描述：北卡罗来纳大学教堂山分校生物统计学系、精神病学系和生物医学研究成像中心(UNC)提出了一个心理健康生物统计学研究培训计划，重点是神经成像和基因组学，将支持三名博士后学生和两名博士后学者。其目标是培养独立的调查人员，他们能够使用生物统计学中的各种分析方法来回答精神卫生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(PECHCH)、放射科(RADIO)、遗传学系(GNET)、计算机科学系(CS)、心理学系(PSY)和生物医学研究成像中心(BRIC)的生物统计学、心理健康、放射学、计算机科学、计算机科学和心理学研究人员之间现有的合作关系基础上。博士后和博士后/研究学者的培训时间通常为2-3年。该培训计划旨在：(I)为心理健康研究提供生物统计学方法的扎实培训；(I)在生物统计学、放射学、遗传学、心理学和精神病学方面为导师提供广泛的专业知识；(Iii)在培训期间在不同的精神病学和心理学实验室轮流培训受训者；以及(Iv)使受训者在开发心理健康研究所需方法和合作方面从事学术研究事业。该计划的主要优势包括：(I)著名的生物统计学和精神病学培训计划，包括向学员提供的关于大数据、基因组学和神经成像方法的综合课程；(Ii)生物统计学、精神病学和心理学教师在生物统计方法和心理健康研究的多个领域的广泛经验；(Iii)在生物统计学、统计、心理学、无线电、CS、PSY、GNET和BRIC方面的高效研究环境，旨在支持心理健康生物统计学的教育和培训；(Iv)获得大量心理健康研究项目，包括心理学、生物统计学、金砖四国和PSY；(V)获得高通量的遗传和神经成像设施；以及(Vi)由PENGCH和基本输入输出系统提供的成功研究培训计划的悠久历史。学员可获得的资源包括一系列正在进行的心理健康、神经成像和基因组学以及生物统计学研究项目；北卡罗来纳大学-CH分校对合作研究和培训的承诺；以及参与该培训计划的教职员工的广泛专业知识和经验。

 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.