# Neuroimaging Sciences Training Program

> **NIH NIH T32** · YALE UNIVERSITY · 2024 · $534,979

## Abstract

NISTP: NEUROIMAGING SCIENCES TRAINING PROGRAM
This institutional grant requests funds for six postdoctoral positions for interdisciplinary training and research in
neuroimaging. Two general classes of neuroimaging will be emphasized: radiotracer and nuclear magnetic
resonance. The specific imaging methods are described by the following acronyms: PET (positron emission
tomography, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), including fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) and
DTI (diffusion tensor imaging), and MRS (magnetic resonance spectroscopy). These imaging methodologies
offer real promise for the expanded clinical utility of neuroimaging in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and
understanding of the pathophysiology of substance misuse and dependence. However, these new
methodologies typically derive from complex, multidisciplinary sciences, which thereby create a challenging
information barrier to their further development and application in biomedical research. The purposes of the
proposed program are the following:
- Provide formal course training to postdoctoral fellows, with an emphasis on imaging and clinical research
methodology, and instruction in their underlying multidisciplinary sciences.
- Provide mentored training for fellows to apply these new methods to the interdisciplinary advance of our
understanding of the function of the brain in health, substance misuse, and other psychiatric diseases.
- Provide an integrated research experience for the fellows both in imaging applications and in methodology.
All postdoctoral fellows will be expected to complete at least one research project with an applications mentor
and one with a methodology mentor during their training period.
The integration of training in methodology and imaging applications will be enhanced by the organization of this
program as two interactive tracks of approximately equal size: Methodology and Application. We expect that
the majority of postdoctoral fellows in the Methodology track will have Ph.D. degrees, and those in the
Application track, primarily M.D. degrees or Ph.D. in neurosciences or behavioral sciences. Each fellow will
have a primary and secondary faculty mentor to represent the two tracks.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10849197
- **Project number:** 2T32DA022975-16
- **Recipient organization:** YALE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Graeme F Mason
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $534,979
- **Award type:** 2
- **Project period:** 2007-07-01 → 2029-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10849197

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10849197, Neuroimaging Sciences Training Program (2T32DA022975-16). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10849197. Licensed CC0.

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