[Neuroinfo] Postdoctoral positions available in Dr. Suzanne Haber's lab

[Sarah Heilbronner]

2 Postdoctoral positions are available in Dr. Suzanne Haber’s lab at the
University of Rochester.  The studies use nonhuman primate anatomical
connectivity studies in combination with MRI in nonhuman and human primates
to investigate: 1. Reward pathways and their interface with cognitive and
motor control circuits; and 2. Circuitry underlying obsessive-compulsive
disorder (OCD).


The first project is designed to delineate connectional hubs within cortex
and basal ganglia structures that receive convergent inputs from reward and
cognitive control regions.  Specific focus is on dorsolateral,
ventrolateral, ventromedial, orbital, and anterior cingulate cortices and
the striatum and amygdala.  The approach is to use traditional anatomical
tract-tracing circuitry techniques in combination with state of the art
imaging methods such as diffusion and functional MRI to explore the
location of these hubs in both animal and human brains and their
relationship to disease.


The second project is designed to characterize the organizational
principles that govern white matter organization and trajectories
connecting frontal areas with particular emphasis on the connectional
hubs. These
data will form the basis for segmenting white matter with respect to
function in order to identify and evaluate diffusion MRI changes associated
with OCD and its treatments. These studies are part of a Silvio O. Conte
Center grant involving several Institutions and multiple techniques
investigating the neurocircuitry of OCD and effects of neurostimulation.


The ideal applicants would have background in systems neuroscience and/or
neuroimaging. These positions will give opportunities to interact with
pioneering scientists through the Conte Center grant and will provide
unique training at the forefront of anatomy, neuroimaging, and
translational neuroscience.


Applicants should submit a summary of research interests, a curriculum
vitae and names of three references to:  Dr. Suzanne Haber, Department of
Pharmacology and Physiology: Email: Suzanne_Haber at URMC.Rochester.edu.
(AA/EOE).
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