diff --git a/assets/files/applications/RA_application_NBC_lab.doc b/assets/files/applications/RA_application_NBC_lab.doc new file mode 100644 index 00000000..da6a64af Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/files/applications/RA_application_NBC_lab.doc differ diff --git a/misc/_posts/2015-04-18-contact.md b/misc/_posts/2015-04-18-contact.md index bc68ccf5..bca43970 100644 --- a/misc/_posts/2015-04-18-contact.md +++ b/misc/_posts/2015-04-18-contact.md @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ tags: [] # Contact Us Phone: (305) 348-0464 -Email: neurolab@fiu.edu +Email: [neurolab@fiu.edu](mailto:neurolab@fiu.edu) ## Mailing Address Academic Health Center 4 Room 380 @@ -26,6 +26,21 @@ On the [map], Academic Health Center (AHC) 4 is the rectangular building under t # Join Us +The Neuroinformatics and Brain Connectivity Laboratory is always looking for exceptional students and personnel to join the team. **We are currently looking for graduate students for the 2018-2019 academic year and we are still accepting applications from undergraduate students to work on various projects.** More information on these training opportunities can be found below. + +## Graduate Students +Located in Miami, FIU is Florida’s fastest growing public research university, the fourth largest university in the nation, and one of nation’s largest Hispanic-Serving Institutions. The Cognitive Neuroscience Program is part of a campus-wide initiative to further develop brain research and brain education through interdisciplinary collaborations. + +At FIU, the Neuroinformatics and Brain Connectivity (NBC) Laboratory, directed by Dr. Angela Laird (Department of Physics) and co-directed by Dr. Matthew Sutherland (Department of Psychology), provides students with a truly interdisciplinary training environment. The NBC Laboratory focuses on understanding activity within and interactions between brain regions in healthy individuals and those diagnosed with psychiatric disorders and diseases. Research in the NBC Laboratory is centered around magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with emphasis on the development of neuroimaging data analysis tools, the impact of drug abuse on human brain function, and the brain mechanisms associated with student learning during STEM training. Funded through grants from the NIH and NSF, the NBC Laboratory is seeking motivated and energetic individuals to join the group. + +We are currently looking for graduate students in either physics or psychology. Applications to FIU's Cognitive Neuroscience doctoral program in Psychology for the 2018-2019 academic year are due in December, 2017. More information about the Cognitive Neuroscience doctoral program and admission for the upcoming academic year is available at [http://cn.fiu.edu](). Applicants to the Physics graduate program may learn more at [https://physics.fiu.edu/graduate-program/](). + +## Undergraduate Students +Undergraduate students working in the NBC Lab may contribute to one of several ongoing projects. These research activities may include assisting with literature searches and/or the collection, processing, and analysis of neuroimaging (fMRI) data. As this typically necessitates extensive training, a commitment of at least three semesters is needed to take full advantage of these research opportunities. + +The NBC Lab focuses on understanding activity within and interactions between brain regions in healthy individuals and those diagnosed with psychiatric disorders and diseases. Research in the Lab focuses on the development of neuroimaging data analysis tools, the impact of drugs abuse on brain function, and the brain mechanisms associated with student learning during STEM training. The NBC Lab, directed by Dr. Angela Laird (Department of Physics) and Dr. Matthew Sutherland (Department of Psychology) provides students with a truly interdisciplinary training environment. Such training is geared to those students who wish to pursue graduate training in the field of cognitive neuroscience. + +Interested students should download and complete the following application: [NBC Lab RA Application](/assets/files/applications/RA_application_NBC_lab.doc). Please send completed applications by email to [neurolab@fiu.edu](mailto:neurolab@fiu.edu?subject=NBC Lab undergraduate research application). Your application materials should be attached to an email with the following subject line: “NBC Lab undergraduate research application.” diff --git a/news/index.html b/news/index.html index d4d7730b..35246501 100644 --- a/news/index.html +++ b/news/index.html @@ -14,12 +14,6 @@ {% for post in site.categories.news limit: 10 %} - {% for member in site.categories.team %} - {% if member.handle == post.author %} - {% assign author = member %} - {% endif %} - {% endfor %} -
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diff --git a/projects/_posts/2016-05-01-hiv-cannabis.md b/projects/_posts/2016-05-01-hiv-cannabis.md index 84c44036..abfbbfae 100755 --- a/projects/_posts/2016-05-01-hiv-cannabis.md +++ b/projects/_posts/2016-05-01-hiv-cannabis.md @@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ Funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the NIH, this project utilizes ## Participate -You do not need to have HIV or use marijuana/cannabis to be in this study. This study includes people with and without HIV and people who use or don’t use marijuana. Recruitment for this project is coordinated through the Substance Use and HIV Neuropsychology (SUHN) Laboratory at FIU ([click here to learn more about participating in this project](http://suhn.fiu.edu/participants)). +You do not need to have HIV or use marijuana/cannabis to be in this study. This study includes people with and without HIV and people who use or don’t use marijuana. Recruitment for this project is coordinated through the Substance Use and HIV Neuropsychology (SUHN) Laboratory's Mind Matters study at FIU. [Click here to learn more about participating in this project](http://suhn.fiu.edu/participants). diff --git a/team/_posts/2017-01-06-taylor-salo.md b/team/_posts/2017-01-06-taylor-salo.md index e226b2f5..f4ed0440 100644 --- a/team/_posts/2017-01-06-taylor-salo.md +++ b/team/_posts/2017-01-06-taylor-salo.md @@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ image: /assets/images/team/taylor-salo.jpg site: "https://tsalo.github.io" --- -Taylor is a second-year graduate student in the Department of Psychology at Florida International University, specializing in Cognitive Neuroscience. He graduated from Cornell University (Ithaca, New York) with a B.A. in Psychology, before spending two years as a research assistant at the Translational Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience lab at University of California, Davis. He is interested in meta-analysis of neuroimaging studies, the improvement and standardization of statistical methods in cognitive neuroscience, optimal management of large datasets, and large-scale network dynamics. +Taylor is a third-year graduate student in the Department of Psychology at Florida International University, specializing in Cognitive Neuroscience. He graduated from Cornell University (Ithaca, New York) with a B.A. in Psychology, before spending two years as a research assistant at the Translational Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience lab at University of California, Davis. He is interested in meta-analysis of neuroimaging studies, the improvement and standardization of statistical methods in cognitive neuroscience, optimal management of large datasets, and large-scale network dynamics.