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June 22 - July 31, 2008
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TBA
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Location:
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University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University
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Program Description
The Multimodal Neuroimaging Training
Program (MNTP) within the existing Center for Neural Basis of Cognition
(CNBC) Graduate Program, a joint program of the University of
Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University, is sponsoring a 6-week
summer workshop to teach the synergy of multi-modal neuroimaging for
targeted students and investigators who have experience in one imaging
modality and want to expand their training into other modalities. The
summer workshop will consist of basic lectures, hands-on laboratory
work, a multimodal neuroimaging symposium focusing on "Alzheimer
Disease", and completion of projects, emphasizing the methodologies of multiple imaging modalities.
This enables trainees to utilize synergetic, complementary imaging
modalities for investigating neuroscience. The 2008 MNTP Summer
Workshop will begin on June 22nd and end on July 31st. Recipients
participating in this workshop will receive a subsistence allowance of
$2,500 and be provided with housing in a double-occupancy dormitory on
campus. Participants will receive a small allowance to help defray the
cost of travel and other related expenses.
We expect that applicants for the summer workshop will be senior
graduate students, medical students, post-doctoral fellows, and
independent researchers who have experience with one imaging modality
(structural MRI, functional MRI, PET, MEG/EEG, and optical imaging),
and would like to integrate multiple imaging modalities in order to
address neuroscience questions. Our goal in offering this workshop is
to train researchers for adequate handling of the increasing complexity
of combining multimodal neuroimaging data with the knowledge of various
data acquisition and processing approaches, and appropriate
interpretations. Participating trainees will also learn underlying
principles, potentials, limitations, computations and interpretations
of structural MRI, fMRI, PET, MEG/EEG, and optical imaging; and be able
to integrate multiple methods synergistically and carry out multi-modal
neuroimaging projects in their home institutes.
MNTP Training Faculty is divided into three different
categories: neuroscience, methods, and modeling to teach neuroscience
and multimodal imaging effectively. The Neuroscience faculty covers a
wide range of basic, cognitive and clinical neuroscience. The Methods
faculty are developing new imaging methods and radiotracers, and
investigating the source of imaging signals. The Modeling faculty with
expertise in statistics and machine learning are developing analysis
and visualization methods of structural MRI, diffusion-tensor imaging
(DTI), fMRI, PET, MEG/EEG and optical imaging data.
Applications to the MNTP summer workshop is made by completing the short application form below and submit to
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The application must also be accompanied by a copy of your CV and a
brief (2 page) essay describing your interest in the field and your
goals in participating in the workshop. Applicants should select (one)
modality on the application form in which the applicant wishes to focus
their workshop efforts. Prior research experience will be considered in
the evaluation of applications and should be described in the
application statement. Please note that funding will be limited to 12
participants.
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Seong-Gi Kim, Ph.D.
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William Eddy, Ph.D.
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Department of Radiology
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Department of Statistics
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University of Pittsburgh
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Carnegie Mellon University
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(412) 383-7091
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(412) 268-8588
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Pertinent Dates and Deadlines:
Receipt deadline: TBA
Notification of acceptance: TBA
Program Application Form
Click Here to view and download the application form.
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