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PhD positions are available at the Functional and Molecular Neuroimaging Laboratory, Queensland Brain Institute, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. The focus of the lab is to understand the relationship between functional network and the molecular pathology in the brain. We are developing advanced in vivo imaging techniques (MRI/MRS, PET and optical imaging) to track the structural, functional and molecular changes longitudinally in transgenic mice that express specific disease-related mutations. Correlations can then be drawn between animal behaviour, neuropathology, neurotransmission and the neural network. There is currently an opportunity for highly motivated PhD students to join this collaborative project. The student will learn and refine in vivo functional imaging in rodents to understand how neurotransmission and functional connectome are disrupted in the disease progression. QBI has state-of-the-art core facilities for electrophysiology, super resolution microscopy, flow cytometry, molecular genetics, histochemistry and cognitive testing. Access is also available to an state-of-the-art imaging facility, the Centre for Advanced Imaging, equipped with 16.4T MRI, 9.4T MRI with cryoprobe, 7T MR-PET and microPET/CT for small animal imaging, and Siemens 7T, Siemens 3T Trio, PET/CT, and a cyclotron for human imaging. For more detail, please see: http://jobs.uq.edu.au/caw/en/job/497609/phd-position-in-imaging-disease-connectome For inquiry, please email to: [log in to unmask] — Kai-Hsiang Chuang, PhD Associate Professor Queensland Brain Institute and Centre for Advanced Imaging University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, Australia