THE STANLEY NEUROVIROLOGY
LABORATORY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM AT
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
The
overall goal of the Laboratory is to develop a training and
research program devoted to the elucidation of the role of
infection and immunity in the etiology of schizophrenia and
bipolar disorders. Post-doctoral fellows will have the
opportunity to receive training and perform research in the areas
of molecular biology directed at studies in these areas. Studies
will be performed in collaboration with faculty members from
different Departments at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
The program will provide stipends based on the Fellows
level of post-graduate training. The program will also cover the
cost of training, research materials, transportation and health
insurance for the post-doctoral Fellows.
The
preceptors who are currently participating in the program, in
addition to Dr. Robert Yolken, Director, are:
- Dr.
Christopher Ross –
Psychiatry/Molecular Genetics - Dr.
Raphael Viscidi – Molecular
Virology - Dr.
Noel Rose – Neuroimmunology - Dr.
Mark Riddle – Developmental
Psychiatry - Dr.
Linda Bobo – Molecular Microbiology - Dr.
Lorraine Brando – Virology/Cell
Culture - Dr.
E. Fuller Torrey – Psychiatric
Epidemiology
All of
the preceptors are members of the faculty of Johns Hopkins except
for Dr. Torrey, who is at St. Elizabeths Hospital in
Washington, D.C.
The
specific nature of the research and training program will be
tailored to meet the needs of the individual fellows. It is
expected that some of the Fellows will spend time in the
laboratory of several of the preceptors while others will want to
work with a single preceptor. Research can cover a wide range of
areas provided that the work is directed at the principal
research goals of the laboratory.
The
Fellowships will normally be available for three years, pending
satisfactory review at the end of each year. Longer periods of
Fellowship support may be made available in some cases.
An
application may be obtained by writing or calling the
address/phone numbers below. The application will request three
letters of recommendation that will need to be sent directly to
us. As soon as your completed application and the three letters
of recommendation are received, they will be forwarded to the
Stanley Review Committee. The Committee will meet to determine
which applicants they want to interview for the position. As soon
as this occurs you will be contacted by mail.
Completed
applications should be sent to:
Dr.
Robert H. Yolken
Johns Hopkins University
Stanley Neurovirology Laboratory
600 N. Wolfe Street / Blalock 1111
Baltimore, MD 21287-4933
Please
feel free to contact us for any additional information at:
Telephone:
410-955-3271
Fax: 410-614-1491
E-mail: [email protected]