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Monday, October 05, 2009
The Crump Institute is delighted to announce that the UCLA Scholars in Oncologic Molecular Imaging program (SOMI) has been renewed and we are now accepting applications. The SOMI program is directed by Dr. Michael Phelps, Norton Simon Professor, Chair of the Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology and Crump Institute Director, along with Dr. Anna Wu, Crump Institute Associate Director, and Vice Chair of the Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology.
The UCLA Scholars in Oncologic Molecular Imaging (SOMI) Program is a unique postdoctoral training program for biological researchers and physicians who desire to integrate molecular imaging and cancer research. Molecular imaging provides powerful and sensitive tools to observe and measure the molecules, molecular processes, and events that distinguish malignant from normal tissues. Oncologic molecular imaging combines the disciplines of cellular and molecular biology, chemistry, physics, biomathematics and bioinformatics, pharmacology, imaging sciences, and clinical medicine to advance cancer research, diagnosis, and management.
Postdoctoral fellows, with backgrounds from across the basic sciences and medicine, will participate in an integrated, cross-disciplinary training program under the mentorship of a diverse group of basic science and clinical faculty members representing 7 departments and 6 divisions in the David Geffen School of Medicine, the College of Letters and Sciences, and the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science. The centerpiece of the program is the opportunity to conduct innovative molecular imaging research co-mentored by two faculty members from complementary disciplines. Fellows also engage in specialized coursework, seminars, and a clinical tutorial program. Graduates of SOMI will be uniquely trained to lead research programs to study cancer in an organismal context with state-of-the-art technologies.
Support is provided for salary, supplies and travel, for up to three years. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. or M.D. degree and must be either a US citizen or permanent resident. Minority candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
We have immediate openings available for 3-4 new trainees, to participate in multidisciplinary research under the supervision of two complementary mentors, in molecular imaging of cancer. Trainees also participate in coursework, clinical tutorials/ethics training, quarterly research dinners, seminars, and preparation of a mock grant. The program is open to candidates with either PhD or MD degrees, who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents. The Training Committee will begin reviewing applications in October. Up to three years of support is available to trainees. This support may be used for postdoctoral salary, supplies, and travel (and may be supplemented by mentors according to relevant policies). We are particularly interested in recruiting trainees who are underrepresented minorities or come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. SOMI is supported by the NIH/NCI under the R25T mechanism, NCI Cancer Education Grant R25 CA 098010.
Further information and application instructions are available at the SOMI website, www.crump.ucla.edu/somi. Positions will remain open until filled.
Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunity, PhD/or MD, Molecular Imaging of Cancer, in the UCLA Scholars in Oncologic Molecular Imaging (SOMI) postdoctoral training program. Crump Institute for Molecular Imaging, University of California, Los Angeles
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