Position: Postdoctoral Fellowship and Research Associate(funding for 2 years with the possibility of extension) at the Texas Institute of Restorative Neurotechnologies [TIRN], University of Texas Health Science Center [UTHealth], Houston, Texas.

Mentors: 
Prof. Samden Lhatoo, MD, FRCP (Lon)
Prof. John C Mosher, PhD
Asso Prof. Sandipan Pati, MD, MRCP (UK)
Asst. Prof. Nuria Lacuey, MD, PhD

Lab description: The mission of the Texas Institute of Restorative Neurotechnologies [TIRN] (https://www.uth.edu/tirn/) is to understand the neural networks that are operant in determining (1) postictal consciousness and cardio-respiratory abnormalities [SUDEP] and (2) the surgical outcomes of thalamic neuromodulation. Using integrated polygraphy-neuroimaging-electrophysiology techniques, we map neural circuits in patients undergoing invasive electroencephalography/ stereoencephalography [iEEG/sEEG] evaluation for seizure monitoring.

Our multidisciplinary team includes neurologists, neurosurgeons, neuroradiologists, neuropsychologists, biomedical engineers and neuroscientists. The Center for SUDEP Research [CSR] housed at TIRN, UTHealth is one of the largest bodies performing research on Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy Patients [SUDEP] and has collaborations with different universities around USA. Our data-sets include over a thousand de-identified multimodal imaging and electrophysiology data from patients with drug resistant epilepsy. These include iEEG/sEEG implantation, neuroimaging data including post-implantation CT scans for both SEEG and DBS, polygraphy recordings including electrocardiogram, arterial oxygen saturation, end-tidal and transcutaneous carbon dioxide, nasal airflow, and abdomino-thoracic plethysmography, all of which were continuously monitored for multiple days in the epilepsy unit. Thalamic neuromodulation data is also available in the form of sensing-deep brain stimulation [DBS] recordings, responsive neurostimulation [RNS] raw ECOG data and post-DBS neuroimaging. Unique to our data set is the recordings from the human thalamus and basal ganglia to study the role of subcortical structures in modulating epilepsy. 

Qualifications: A PhD/Masters in computational neuroscience/network neuroscience, neuroscience, with major in biomedical engineering or computer sciences or related fields. Expertise in neuroimaging and computer programming (Matlab, Python, R, etc.) is required. Previous experience working with clinical neuroimaging and/or electrophysiology is preferred.

About TIRN team and TCEP [Texas Comprehensive Epilepsy Program]: https://med.uth.edu/neurology/specialty-programs/texas-comprehensive-epilepsy-program/

Application: To apply, please send a cover letter describing your research interests and qualifications, a curriculum vitae, and at least three references to [log in to unmask] and [log in to unmask]

Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis. Salary will be competitive and commensurate with experience.

Chaitanya Ganne, MD, PhD
Department of Neurology
Texas Institute of Restorative Neurotechnologies [TIRN]
1133 John Freeman Blvd, JJL440, UTHealth, Houston, Texas 77030
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