TRAINING IN FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING

威斯康星州医学院（MCW）已成为功能性磁共振成像（fMRI）开发和应用的领先学术研究中心。自1992年fMRI成立以来，MCW开发了独特的设施组合（包括0.5，1.5和3.0特斯拉MR扫描仪），研究环境，工程和科学专业知识。功能磁共振成像研究的一个标志是综合的，多学科的方法，系统神经科学连同专业知识，在磁共振物理和信号处理。拟议的功能性神经成像培训计划将提供博士前和博士后培训，将生物物理学，应用数学和信号处理的工具应用于神经科学的基础和临床问题。拟议的培训计划将作为MCW生物物理学研究生课程中的一个单独的轨道，这是一个跨学科的博士学位。在13个部门有31名教师。目前，该计划的24名学生中有10名正在进行MRI或FMRI研究;拟议的计划将使学生参与率提高约50%。15名博士后或医学研究员目前正在接受功能磁共振成像培训，该计划在培训期间增加了新的职位。13个初级培训教师，都在生物物理学研究生课程的任命，将担任博士前导师和博士后导师。James Hyde博士，生物物理研究所所长和生物物理研究生课程主席将担任培训项目主任，从而确保培训项目的高度行政重点。七位经验丰富的科学专家将通过提供教学，实验室和/或临床培训来补充初级教师，以增加该计划的广度和深度。小学和相关的教师将担任论文委员会沿着与一个国家地位的外部成员。已确定了三个研究专业知识和培训领域：1）基础和临床系统神经科学，2）MR信号采集，图像分析和信号处理以及3）微血管脑调节。培训计划的目标是为学员在系统神经科学和功能性神经成像研究的职业生涯做好准备，为学员提供识别和解决系统神经科学前沿问题的知识和技能，并为学员提供有效的书面和口头传播科学信息所需的沟通技能。描述了一个计划，以评估该计划在满足这些目标方面的成功。

The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) has emerged as a leading academic research center in the development and application of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Since the inception of fMRI in 1992, a unique combination of facilities (including 0.5, 1.5 and 3.0 Tesla MR scanners), research environment, engineering and scientific expertise has developed at MCW. A hallmark of fMRI research is the integrated, multidisciplinary approach to systems neuroscience together with expertise in MR physics and signal processing. The proposed Training Program in Functional Neuroimaging will provide pre- and post-doctoral training applying the tools of biophysics, applied mathematics and signal processing to basic and clinical problems in neuroscience. The proposed Training Program will operate as a separate track within the Biophysics Graduate Program at MCW, an interdisciplinary Ph.D. program with 31 faculty in 13 departments. Currently, 10 of the 24 students in the program are performing MRI or FMRI research; the proposed Program will increase student participation by about 50%. Fifteen postdoctoral or medical fellows are currently training in fMRI with this Program adding new positions over the training period. Thirteen primary training faculty, all with appointments in the Biophysics Graduate Program, will serve as predoctoral preceptors and postdoctoral mentors. Dr. James Hyde, Director of the Biophysics Research Institute and Chair of the Biophysics Graduate Program will serve as the Training Program Director, thereby assuring a high degree of administrative focus to the Training Program. Seven well-established scientific experts will supplement the primary faculty by providing didactic, laboratory and/or clinical training to add breadth and depth to the Program. Both primary and associated faculty will serve on dissertation committees along with one external member of national stature. Three areas of research expertise and training have been identified: 1) basic and clinical systems neuroscience, 2) MR signal acquisition, image analysis and signal processing and 3) microvascular cerebral regulation. The objectives of the Training Program are to prepare trainees for careers in research in systems neuroscience and functional neuroimaging, to provide trainees with knowledge and skills to identify and solve cutting edge problems in systems neuroscience, and to provide trainees with communications skills required for effective written and oral transmission of scientific information. A plan is described for evaluating the success of the program in meeting these objectives.