Investigator:
Susan E. Swedo
Affiliation:
Pediatrics and Developmental Neuropsychiatry Branch, NIMH
Position Type:
Clinical Research Fellowship
Labs Web Page:
http://neuroscience.nih.gov/Lab.asp?Org_ID=448
Description:
The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is recruiting child psychiatrists, pediatricians, pediatric neurologists, neuropsychologists, and developmental psychologists for research fellowship positions in the Pediatrics and Developmental Neuropsychiatry Branch (PDN) in Bethesda, MD.
This multi-disciplinary clinical research program is focused on understanding the etiology and pathophysiology of autism spectrum disorders (ASD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and related conditions. Specific research interests include the regressive subtype of autism, medical comorbidities of ASD, and evaluation of novel therapies for autism, OCD and other psychiatric disorders.
Fellows will have excellent mentoring and comprehensive training in all areas of clinical research, including descriptive studies, clinical trials and neuroimaging studies. Fellows are encouraged to design their own research investigations, including collaborative studies with scientists inside and outside of NIMH. The research fellowship is 2 to 5 years in duration, with positions available in Spring/Summer 2008.
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Application
Instructions:
Applications will be accepted until the positions are filled. For further information, or to make application, please contact:
Susan Swedo, M.D.
Chief, Pediatrics & Developmental Neuropsychiatry Branch,
10 Center Drive-MSC1255,
Bethesda, MD 20892
Email: swedos@mail.nih.gov
phone 301-496-5323
