Fellowship Title:

Interdisciplinary Training in Psychiatry and Neuroscience

Fellowship Description:

The training program is jointly sponsored by the Department of Psychiatry and the Department of Neuroscience at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The faculty members all have appointments in either of these two departments and have an established record of collaborative interaction. The research interests of the core faculty represent the major sub-disciplines of the neurosciences and biological psychiatry, including molecular and cellular neurobiology, developmental neurobiology, systems neurobiology, behavioral biology, neuroimaging, psychiatric genetics and neuropsychiatry. The primary vehicle for training is supervised research in a laboratory of one of the core faculty members combined with an organized didactic program in relevant aspects of neuroscience and psychiatric research methodology. The training program provides a unique opportunity for M.D.s and Ph.D.s to obtain training at the postdoctoral level in basic neuroscience research oriented toward clinical psychiatry.

URL Address:

E-mail:

caross@jhu.edu

Contact:

Christopher Ross, M.D., Ph.D.
Room 618
Ross Research Building
Johns Hopkins University
720 Rutland Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21205
410-614-0011
410-614-0013 (fax)

Fellowship Title:

Fellowship in Schizophrenia Research

Fellowship Description:

This fellowship focuses on basic research as well as clinical research training related to schizophrenia. Supervised research, training in research methodology, and didactic seminars in schizophrenia comprise the two to four-year program, which is supported by a National Institute of Mental Health grant. Training aims at providing fellows the skills needed to successfully obtain their own research support.

URL Address:

http://www.columbia.edu/

E-mail:

Contact:

Jonathan A. Javitch, M.D., Ph.D.
Columbia University
Center for Molecular Recognition
P&S 11-401, Box 7
630 West 168th Street
New York, NY 10032
212-305-7308
212-305-5594 (fax)

Fellowship Title:

Psychiatry Research Fellowship

Fellowship Description:

The department of Psychiatry Research at the Zucker Hillside Hospital is pleased to offer a 2-year fellowship, under the direction of John Kane, M.D., designed for a board-eligible or certified psychiatrist who seeks advanced training in biomedical, neuroscience, and behavioral neuroscience research.

As a fellow, you will work closely with senior faculty on existing studies in schizophrenia, bipolar and unipolar mood disorders, or dementia. Projects may encompass psychiatric genetics/pharmacogenetics, neuroimaging (fMRI, DTI, PET), psychopharmacology (e.g., clinical trials, challenge assays), neuroendocrinology, neurochemistry, neurocognition, prodromal/first episode studies, phenomenology and assessment, and outcome (e.g., functional disability, suicide). You will have the opportunity to develop independent lines of investigation, publish and pursue funding in preparation for careers in academic medicine.
If you are interested in this position, please send your CV and a letter outlining your interests. Minority applicants are encouraged to apply.

E-mail:

sevy@lij.edu

Contact:

Serge Sevy, MD
The Zucker Hillside Hospital,
75-59 263rd Street,
Glen Oaks, NY 11004
Phone: (718)470-8175
Fax: (718) 343-1659

Fellowship Title:

The Multiple Facets of Schizophrenia

Fellowship Description:

The fellow will participate with a multidisciplinary group in the comprehensive study of the psychotic disorders. He/She will become familiar with patient recruitment, clinical data gathering instruments, rating scales, brain imaging, brain electrophysiology and mapping, family studies and molecular genetics. The fellow will have in depth specialized experiences in one of the areas, and will do literature reviews and write first-author paper(s) in the area. He will be encouraged and tutored in preparing grant application(s) if the fellowship extends beyond one year.

URL Address:

E-mail:

garverdl@msn.com

Contact:

David L. Garver, M.D.
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
"A" Bldg., Room 210
500 South Preston Street
Louisville, KY 40202
502-852-1123
502-852-2196

Fellowship Title:

Schizophrenia Clinical Research Training

Fellowship Description:

The Maryland Psychiatric Research Center includes inpatient and outpatient settings, specialty research programs in motor disorders, brain imaging and postmortem tissue research, and basic neuroscience laboratories. The program offers comprehensive clinical and basic training in schizophrenia research. Special emphasis is given to the integration of basic neuroscience knowledge and clinical research. From the beginning, fellows participate actively in ongoing research projects. In time, under the supervision of a senior mentor, he/she is guided in developing a project in an area of interest. A dedicated program introduces the fellow to the methodological, statistical and ethical aspects of research. Clinical research opportunities are varied and include: psychopharmacology, neuroimaging (structural and functional), neuropsychology, neurophysiology. Various basic laboratory experiences in molecular biology, pharmacology, electrophysiology, or anatomy are also possible.

URL Address:

E-mail:

alahti@mprc.umaryland.edu

Contact:

Adrienne C. Lahti, M.D.
Maryland Psychiatric Research Center
P.O. Box 21247
Baltimore, MD 21228
410-402-6842
410-402-6858 (fax)

Fellowship Title:

Research Training in Major Psychoses and Clinical Neurobiology

Fellowship Description:

This 1 to 3-year NIMH funded fellowship program is designed for M.D.s and Ph.D.s who are interested in an academic career. M.D.s should have completed psychiatry residency or (for exceptional candidates) be in their PGY-IV. The primary disease focus is schizophrenia and related disorders, but work with affective disorders is also available. Major areas of activity include neuroimaging (MRI, fMRI & PET), cognitive neuroscience, clinical psychopharmacology, biostatistics, neuroanatomy and neuropathology, molecular genetics and gerontology. Fellows participate in clinical or basic research under the preceptorship of senior investigators. The fellowship program also provides formal coursework and training in the use of structured assessment instruments, biostatistics, neuroimaging, and psychiatric epidemiology.

URL Address:

http://iowa-mhcrc.psychiatry.uiowa.edu/

E-mail:

vicki-foubert@uiowa.edu

Contact:

Attn: Vicki Foubert
Nancy C. Andreasen, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Department of Psychiatry, MH-CRC
200 Hawkins Drive 2911 JPP
Iowa City, IA 52242
319-356-1545
319-353-8656 (fax)