Laboratory
| POSITIONS |
See below for specific openings. In general, we are consistantly looking for (1) motivated PhD students (from Indiana University or Purdue University) and (2) postdocs with background in medical image analysis, bioinformatics, image and vision computing, statistics, or machine learning to work with us on advanced neuroscience-relevant medical image analysis and bioinformatics technology development and application. If you are interested, please email shenli@iupui.edu for additional information. |
| IUSM IGL POSTDOC POSITION |
Postdoctoral Fellow Position (PDF) Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Fellow position in the Imaging Genomics Lab at the IU Center for Neuroimaging (CfN, http://neuroimaging.medicine.iu.edu/) and Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (CCBB, http://compbio.iupui.edu/). The focus of the new position is on advanced neuroscience-relevant medical image analysis and bioinformatics technology development and application. Requirements include a Ph.D. in computer science, informatics, engineering (e.g., ECE, BME), or genetics and related ones, and a record of academic productivities. Preference will be given to candidates who have experience with advanced techniques for analysis of structural and functional brain imaging and/or genomic array data. A strong interest in relating genomic and medical imaging data would be highly desirable, as would extensive programming experience using Matlab and C/C++ and knowledge of ITK and VTK libraries. The Imaging Genomics Lab is affiliated with two multidisciplinary centers at IU: (1) CfN, the hub for all neuroimaging research activities on campus, and (2) CCBB, the bioinformatics core of IUSM. It provides a unique interdisciplinary research environment incorporating expertise from neuroscience, radiology, computer science, genetics, informatics, statistics, and other related domains. The successful candidate will benefit from mentorship of a diverse research team and will be exposed to cutting-edge technology by collaborating on various imaging and genomic projects. The major focus of the research is to develop state-of-the-art computational methods and software tools for analyzing structural and functional neuroimaging data as well as genomic and other related biomarker data. The ultimate goal of this research program is to improve early diagnosis and mechanistic understanding of disease processes and treatment response for brain disorders such as Alzheimer's disease and schizophrenia, as well as the cognitive effects of cancer chemotherapy. IU has committed substantial resources to imaging research (see http://imaging.medicine.iu.edu/) including 3T MR, PET, PET/CT and radiochemistry. Outstanding preclinical small animal imaging resources in the same facility include two 9T magnets, PET, CT and an interventional suite. Future plans include a new neuroscience complex incorporating a brain imaging research center with additional modalities. IU has also made major investments in genomic and proteomic core facilities. Active clinical research programs in neuroimaging at IU include neurodegenerative diseases (AD/MCI, PD, HD), the cerebral response to alcohol and risk for alcoholism, systemic cancer chemotherapy, psychopharmacological agents and video games, connectivity in schizophrenia, human movement and plasticity, as well as optimization of clinical fMRI methods. Major NIH sponsored research centers at IU relevant to imaging include Alzheimer’s Disease, Alcohol Research and Cancer. Integration of genomic and imaging data is a major theme across these areas. Interested candidates should forward their CV, selected reprints and a list of three references to: Li Shen, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Radiology |