at Umeå center for Functional Brain Imaging (UFBI) and related institutes/labs.
PhD-student position in Medical Science at the Department of Medical and Translational Biology, Umeå University.
The Department of Medical and Translational Biology is now announcing a Ph.D student position in Medical Sciences within the research disciplines of Cognitive Neuroscience. The position is on full time for four years, starting 1st of September 2025, or upon agreement.
Description of the PhD-project and assignments The aging brain undergoes several changes that can lead to cognitive decline and dementia. Brain changes that are of particularly importance for individual differences in cognitive aging remain, however, currently inconclusive. This project will investigate associations between aging-related brain changes, e.g., the dopamine decline, cerebral-small vessel disease, inflammation and build-up of b-amyloid and phosphorylated tau, in relation to cognitive performance in healthy older adults.
The student will handle and analyse large amounts of data from brain imaging (MRI and PET), cognitive tests, blood-based biomarkers; and perform statistical analyses.
