# Neuroimaging Sciences Training Program

> **NIH NIH T32** · YALE UNIVERSITY · 2020 · $395,271

## Abstract

NISTP: NEUROIMAGING SCIENCES TRAINING PROGRAM
 This institutional grant requests funds for five 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 diagnosis, treatment, and understanding of the pathophysiology of substance abuse
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 medical practice. 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 abuse, 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:** 9928009
- **Project number:** 5T32DA022975-12
- **Recipient organization:** YALE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Graeme F Mason
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $395,271
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2007-07-01 → 2024-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9928009

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9928009, Neuroimaging Sciences Training Program (5T32DA022975-12). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9928009. Licensed CC0.

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