The Neuroimaging Research Unit, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy, headed by Prof. Massimo Filippi, is looking for graduate students interested in a three-year PhD program in the frame of the International PhD Course in Molecular Medicine, Experimental Neurology Section.

Titles and Directors of Study of the programs are the following:

1.       Network degeneration in motor neuron diseases (MND): a study of the structural and functional connectomes in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and other MND. Prof. Massimo Filippi

2.        Brain plasticity in multiple sclerosis. Prof. Massimo Filippi

3.        Investigation of the functional and structural correlates of cognitive network function in pediatric MS patients. Dr Maria A. Rocca

4.        Cervical cord atrophy as a tool for monitoring disease evolution and for predicting long-term disability in patients with multiple sclerosis. Dr Maria A. Rocca

5.       The morphological, microstructural and functional MRI correlates of motor, cognitive and neurobehavioral impairment in patients with movement disorders. Dr. Federica Agosta

6.       Multimodal magnetic resonance imaging diagnosis of frontotemporal lobar degeneration (ftld): using supervised machine learning techniques to classify individual FTLD and Alzheimer's disease patients. Dr. Federica Agosta

The lab has a strong background in multiple aspects of neuroimaging from sequence programming and software design to the analysis of structural and functional images from patients with different disorders of the central nervous system.

The candidate will join a group with multiple interests in the field in a positive and productive environment.

The ideal candidate should have expertise in the acquisition and analysis of advanced MRI techniques (volumetric, diffusion tensor MRI and functional MRI). Expertise in voxel-based morphometry, tract-based spatial statistics, resting state and active fMRI analyses would be an advantage. 

She/he will have a good team-working attitude, be self-motivated and have a strong interest in pursuing research in a stimulating and competitive field of science.

Admission requirements and procedures are described at http://www.unisr.it/view.asp?id=8802

Deadline for application submission is 11 September 2014.