Program Overview

Didactic Coursework:
Fellows are required to take ‘Cognition, Aging and Neurodegenerative Disease’ (330.802.01), for credit; to develop mastery in biostatistics, and to complete training in ethical conduct of research.

Research Activities:
Fellows select an area of research, under the supervision of a faculty mentor within the four following areas:

• Clinical Studies of Age-Related Cognitive and Neuropsychiatric Disorders
• Population Studies of Aging and Age-Related Cognitive and Neuropsychiatric Disorders
• Imaging Studies of Aging and Age-Related Cognitive and Neuropsychiatric Disorders
• Animal Models of Aging and Neurodegeneration

Clinical Activities:
It is expected that fellows with clinical expertise will spend a small portion of their time in patient care.

Seminars /Conferences:

• Cognition, Aging and Neurodegenerative Disease (330.802.01)
  Tuesdays, 3:30-5:20pm
• Journal Club
  Thursdays (once per month), 12:00-1:00pm
• Neurology Grand Rounds
  Thursdays, 8:30-10:30am
• Psychiatry Grand Rounds
  Mondays, 11:00am-12:30pm