Postdoc Position – Environmental, Genetic, and Lifestyle in Neurodegeneration in the Neurology Department of the Perelman School of Medicine
| Date Posted | May 11, 2022 |
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| Faculty Member | Corey T McMillan |
| Position Type | NIH Grant |
| Number of Slots | 2 |
| School | Perelman School of Medicine |
| Organization | Neurology |
| Description | The University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) Frontotemporal Degeneration Center (FTDC) is currently seeking a qualified applicant for a postdoctoral fellowship. The overall mission of the Penn FTDC is to use integrative strategies to leverage multimodal data such as neuropyscholgical, neuroimaging and biofluid biomarker data to improve our understanding of the biological basis and heterogeneity of neurodegenerative conditions. We aim to identify environmental, lifestyle and genetic associations that can be used to understand variability in cognitive decline, uncover mechanisms of disease and/or stratify diverse patients to define homogenous patient groups with a higher likelihood of achieving a therapeutic response. We primarily focus young-onset neurodegentiave conditions such as frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD). The Penn FTDC is a highly interdisciplinary environment based in the Neurology Department of the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. We work closely with clinicians in the NIA-funded Alzheimer Disease Center (ADC) and Comprehensive ALS Clinic as well as several national and international consortia. Our lab is also integrated into the FTDC and associated research centers at the University of Pennsylvania including the Penn Institue on Aging (IOA), Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research (CNDR), Penn Neurodegeneration of Genomics Center (PNGC), Penn Image Computing Science Laboratory (PICSL), Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics (ITMAT), Neuroscience Graduate Group and many others. |
| Qualifications | The ideal candidate is required to have a PhD or will soon complete a PhD in a relevant area (e.g., neuroscience, neurology, gerontology, epidemiology, genetics, bioengineering, biostatistics, etc…) and either (1) experience in the epidemiology or genetics of neurodegenerative disease; (2) MRI image analysis experience; or (3) a strong broad interest in neurodegenerative diseases. Candidates should have a strong interest or desire in using one of the above research areas to either answer fundamental questions about aging and neurodegeneration. A PhD or MD/PhD required or soon to be completed in a relevant field. |
| Contact | Interested candidates should email a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and anticipated PhD completion date to Lauren Massimo, PhD: Lauren Massimo Richards Medical Laboratories 3700 Hamilton Walk Philadelphia, PA. 19104 Email: lmassimo@upenn.edu Email: lmassimo@upenn.edu |