Research Assistant: Neuroimaging Brain Abnormalities in Mood Disorders

Introduction to the topic

 Affective disorders such as bipolar disorders are associated with changes in brain structure and function. In our research group we have investigated with MRI large groups of patients with affective disorders, their unaffected relatives, and healthy controls in order to map gray and white matter changes and abnormal neural responses during cognitive tasks.

Project details

The research project will involve visual assessment of the quality of structural and functional MRI brain scans of patients and healthy control participants. The project may further involve contribution to the statistical analysis of the imaging data, explore recent neuroimaging literature, and aid in the writing of a scientific publication.

Research Assistantship Hours

You will spend 180 hours directly engaged in research, together with 20 hours in co-curricular activities, during your RAship.

Field Studies: Culture & Language

As a co-curricular complement to your summer research, you will meet every Wednesday, together with faculty from the DIS European Humanities program, for a 6-week introduction to culture and language in Copenhagen.

Macoveanu, J., Stougaard, M. E., Kjærstad, H. L., Knudsen, G. M., Vinberg, M., Kessing, L. V., & Miskowiak, K. W. (2022). Trajectory of aberrant reward processing in patients with bipolar disorder – A longitudinal fMRI study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 312, 235–244.
Macoveanu, J., Kjærstad, H. L., Vinberg, M., Harmer, C., Fisher, P. M., Knudsen, G. M., Kessing, L. V., & Miskowiak, K. W. (2021). Affective episodes in recently diagnosed patients with bipolar disorder associated with altered working memory-related prefrontal cortex activity: A longitudinal fMRI study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 295, 647–656.

Additional application required

You must submit an additional application through the Online Registration portal.

All application materials must be submitted by 23:59 Central European Time on March 15.

Complete your application through Student Registration.

Faculty

Julian Macoveanu

Faculty

Ph.D. (Medical Sciences (Neuroscience), Karolinska Institute, Sweden, 2006). Ph.D. Licentiate of Engineering (Computational Biology), University of Linköping, Sweden, 2005) MSc. (Biochemistry, Stockholm University, 2002). Postdoctoral Research Associate, Danish Research Center for Magnetic Resonance (DRCMR) Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre. With DIS since 2014.

More information about your Research Assistantship

Learn more about the Labs, Research, and Practicums Summer Session.

: Earning authorship within the course of a semester is challenging. Exceptional Research Assistants may be considered for co-authorship, subject to evaluation from the supervising Research Mentor.

Though you may not ultimately become an author on a published paper, you will gain many practical skills and insights into the publication process.

: Many research projects last across several semesters and various points of the research process, so not all Research Assistants on the same project will conduct the same research.

: This varies from project to project, but work generally takes place outside of DIS in labs in located throughout Copenhagen or Stockholm.

: Summer Research Assistantships are designed for highly motivated students who have a strong background within the field of interest and some basic research experience, as you will spend much of your summer session

engaging in hands-on research in universities and medical institutes in Copenhagen or Stockholm.

Introduction to the topic

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Additional application required

Faculty

Julian Macoveanu

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