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POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW CENTER FOR NEUROBIOLOGY OF STRESS AND RESILIENCE

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES

Background:

The Center for Neurobiology of Stress and Resilience in the Division of 
Digestive Diseases at the University of California Los Angeles is seeking a 
full time Post-Doctoral Research Fellow for an R01-funded project studying the 
brain-gut microbiome mechanisms of action underlying obesity. The Center is a 
multidisciplinary team conducting clinical, translational and basic research 
with human populations. The postdoctoral fellow will work directly with Dr. 
Arpana “Annie” Gupta, PhD and other faculty collaborators.

 This project uses multimodal MRI sequences combined with measures of the gut 
microbiome and dimensional neuropsychiatric behavioral measures (i.e. tasks, 
questionnaires, heart rate variability, digital phenotyping, cognitive and 
clinical measures) to study structural and functional circuit dynamics in 
obesity.

 There will be opportunities to develop translational and clinical research 
skills (e.g. target discovery, individualized treatment development and 
biomarker/predictor development), in addition to analysis methods and pipelines 
to address basic and pathophysiological systems biology questions. There will 
be many opportunities to lead high impact publications starting on day one. We 
will be working with existing unique datasets in addition to creating new ones. 
Extensive mentorship will be provided to facilitate the transition to an 
independent research career.

 

Duties and Responsibilities:

The Post-Doctoral Fellow’s responsibilities will include, but are not limited 
to: 

1.     Model complex datasets including imaging, gut microbiome, inflammation, 
behavioral and clinical data.

3.     Coordinate the acquisition of data working with a team of research 
assistants.

4.     Be able to contribute to manuscripts, grants and publish

 

Qualifications:

1.     Ph.D. in Engineering, Epidemiology, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer 
Science or a related field.

2.     Strong proficiency and independence with large data analysis platforms 
(such as neuroimaging or microbiome platforms), multivariate modeling 
strategies and network connectivity analyses.

3.     Established quantitative and statistical skills, including strong 
programming skills and comfort with diverse computing environments. Comfortable 
using R.

4.     Background in bioinformatics systems/cognitive neuroscience, 
neuroanatomy or psychological/clinical constructs.

5.     A demonstrated capacity to write first author publications.

6.     Great writing skills, motivated and driven to publish. 

 

Additional Qualifications:

1.     Connectomics network analysis and machine learning modeling confer a 
very significant advantage.



Additional Information:

This is a 2 to 5-year term position with great opportunities for training in 
human systems biology, translational/clinical applications and diverse 
integrated methodologies. Applications can be submitted via 
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<mailto:agu...@mednet.ucla.edu>) and include a CV, cover letter and names of 
three references.

Arpana "Annie" Gupta, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Director: Neuroimaging Core
G. Oppenheimer Center for Neurobiology of Stress and Resilience
Ingestive Behavior and Obesity Program
UCLA Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases
David Geffen School of Medicine
UCLA CHS 42-210, 10833 Le Conte Avenue | Los Angeles, CA 90095-7378
Email: agu...@mednet.ucla.edu <mailto:agu...@mednet.ucla.edu>
 
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