JBRF Fellowship Program

The Juvenile Bipolar Research Foundation, in conjunction with New York Weill Cornell Medical Center, is offering a 1-2 year clinical/research fellowship for psychiatrists who have completed a child and adolescent psychiatry residency and are seeking specialized training in diagnosis, clinical treatment and research related to bipolar disorders in children and adolescents.

Fellows will receive training in the administration of standardized research diagnostic interviews and will take an active role in a research project designed to examine chronobiological aspects of juvenile-onset bipolar disorder. Drawing from a distinguished interdisciplinary faculty, the fellowship program will provide a unique opportunity to learn and apply research methodologies in a variety of areas, including clinical phenomenology, neuropsychology, and circadian studies. Excellent clinical supervision will be conducted by senior child and adult psychiatrists who specialize in the diagnosis and pharmacological management of mood disorders throughout the life cycle.

There are six areas of study towards which research efforts will be directed:

Clinical Phenomenology – Diagnosis and Temperamental Features
Neuropsychology - Cognitive deficits/neural circuits
Neuroimaging - Activation paradigms for fMRI studies of fronto-striatal pathways
Neuroendocrinology – Behaviorally active neuropeptides and receptors
Chronobiology - Activity, thermoregulatory, sleep propensity, REM/NREM rhythms

The primary training site will be at the Sleep-Wake Disorders Center of New York Presbyterian Hospital, located at the Hospital’s Westchester Division, a 226-bed academic psychiatric hospital located in White Plains, N.Y.

Interested applicants should contact:

Demitri F. Papolos, M.D.
Director of Research
The Juvenile Bipolar Research Foundation
E-mail: dpapolos@JBRF.org
Telephone: 203-226-2216
Fax: 203-222-2248
Mail: 7 Whitney Street Extension, Westport, CT 06880.

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