1 year fellowship in the Center for Pharmaceutical and Molecular Imaging

A one-year fellowship in the Center for Pharmaceutical and Molecular Imaging is offered to radiologists and radiology trainees to study the applications of contrast media in magnetic resonance imaging and optical imaging. The experience includes work in the laboratory with animal imaging as well as participation in clinical studies. The fellow is a member of a multi-disciplinary group including radiologists, chemists, pharmacologists, and MRI specialists. The position is designed to provide a thorough grounding in the conduct of scientific investigations and a broad exposure to MR imaging and molecular imaging for candidates interested in an academic career. The fellow will work with faculty in the Clinical MRI Section and will be encouraged to develop new projects and to actively participate in ongoing protocols.
The Department of Radiology at the University of California, San Francisco offers four one-year positions in biomedical imaging research. The Department has a long record of excellence in clinical and academic radiology, with substantive extra-mural funding, and the University provides a fertile ground for interdisciplinary collaboration with numerous outstanding basic scientists and clinicians already engaged in cutting edge imaging research. The program is sponsored by a grant from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (1 T32 EB001631-04), and is designed to give radiologists-in-training and junior nuclear medicine physicians the skills required to become independent clinical scientific investigators and leaders in academic biomedical imaging. The Program includes formal training in Clinical Research, Biostatistical Methods, and Grant Writing. Trainees will complete one year of full-time dedicated research supplemented by appropriate core and project-specific coursework in one of 4 systematic tracks (Abdominal Imaging, Musculoskeletal Imaging, Neuroradiology, and Molecular/Nuclear Medicine) followed by an additional clinical fellowship with 40% dedicated research time in the associated Section. The systematic tracks are based on existing sections in the UCSF Department of Radiology that have an ongoing and established commitment to multidisciplinary collaborative research in biomedical imaging, although the Program emphasizes flexibility and alternative approaches may be possible according to individual interests. Mentorship and supervision will be provided by teams incorporating radiologists, basic scientists, and clinicians. The Department provided state of the art imaging facilities with extensive laboratory support.

Application Procedures

In order to be considered for the program, an applicant must:

• be a citizen of the U.S. or permanent resident.
• have an MD degree (or be in or completing an approved radiology or nuclear medicine residency program.  

Interested applicants should send their curriculum vitae, a cover letter including a description of their research interests, and three letters of references to:

Fergus Coakley, MD
Training Grant Program Director
UCSF Department of Radiology
505 Parnassus Avenue
Room M372, Box 0628
San Francisco, CA 94143-0628

All applications will be reviewed by the Training Grant Selection Committee, and applicants may be invited to interview.

Stipend levels are in accordance with NIH guidelines based on years of postdoctoral experience and may be supplemented.