Interdisciplinary Training Program in Cognitive Science

Neuro-physical-computational Sciences Graduate Training

Neuroscience Training in Drug Abuse Research

Training in Neurobehavior/Neuroimmune Addiction Research

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Official Title:

"Training in Neurobehavior/Neuroimmune Addiction Research"

Unofficial Title:

PNI Program

Training Grant Directors:

Tom Molitor, Ph.D.
Sheldon Sparber, Ph.D.

Grant Website:

http://umn.edu/home/pni

Eligibility:

For both predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees: U.S. citizen and those foreign nationals who possess a permanent residency.

Predoctoral Trainees: Predoctoral candidates must have earned a bachelor degree and be accepted by into one of the following University of Minnesota Graduate Programs: Medicinal Chemistry, Molecular Veterinary Biosciences, Neuroscience, Pharmacology, Psychology, and Veterinary Medicine (Ph.D. program).

Postdoctoral Trainees: Postdoctoral candidates must have a Ph.D., D.V.M., or M.D. and be interested in laboratory-based neurobehavior-neuroimmune addiction Research.

Goals:

The PNI Training Program's goal is to train researchers who will be able to experimentally study problems related to substance abuse at either a more fundamental level (e.g., cellular or molecular biology) and/or at a more global level (e.g., systems or whole animal/human) pharmacology, immunology, infectious diseases or behavioral neuroscience related to drug abuse and addiction. Training will emphasize mastery of one or two knowledge bases and research methodologies and more diverse approaches to a global problem such as abuse of and addiction to a particular class of drugs.

Additional Information:

This is a 100% federally funded training grant (T32 DA07097). We support 11 predoctoral and 9 postdoctoral trainees per year. Pre- and Post-doctoral appointments will be made in 12-month increments. Tuition and fees will be paid for predoctoral trainees and supplemental coursework will be covered for postdoctoral trainees. A travel allowance is provided for each trainee to attend one national scientific meeting per year to present research finding. Individual health insurance will be covered for both predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees. Trainees receive federal stipends, which are commensurate with years of relevant experience.

Application is accepted throughout a year until all slots are filled. For further information, please visit our website at umn.edu/home/pni or contact our program administrator at smart006@umn.edu or 612-625-5746.

Faculty Trainers: