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Research Intern (Academic Credit) - Department of Neurology - Per Diem (On-site)
Description
About Us:
We are a leading research institution committed to advancing scientific knowledge and innovation. Our team is dedicated to conducting ground breaking research and providing meaningful learning opportunities for aspiring scientists. Join us and contribute to our mission while gaining invaluable experience in a dynamic and collaborative environment.
The Research Internship program provides students and trainees an opportunity to develop basic research skills. Interns in this program are provided the opportunity to experience and observe many different aspects of basic, translational and/or clinical research. This program offers interns a unique experience, which is intended to provide a wealth of knowledge about the numerous options for a career in healthcare research. Typically lasting not more than a twelve-month period, this internship will expose participants to a diverse spectrum of clinical and non-clinical based research investigations. Under direct supervision from the assigned Postdoctoral Scientist, senior-level Research Associate and/or Principal Investigator, the intern will be provided with basic research instruction, will be oriented to the Institutional Review Board and other Human Subjects courses, and will be introduced to new and innovative research practices and techniques.
Overview of Department & Mentor
The Goldrich Center for Alzheimer’s and Memory Disorders clinic occupies 15,000 square feet on the 6th floor of the Cedars-Sinai the Advanced Health Sciences Pavilion (AHSP) building, which contains 100,000 square feet of state-of-the-art wet lab and supporting space for neuroscience and neurology related research. The Center oversees the care of over 500 patients per year, has two fellowship-trained behavioral neurology and neuropsychiatry specialists, one fellowship trained geriatric medicine specialist, one fellowship trained geriatric psychiatrist, three memory disorders nurse practitioners, one behavioral neurology and neuropsychiatry fellow, two neuropsychologists specializing in memory disorders, and one dedicated social worker. Center research personnel include one research manager and one memory disorders clinical research coordinator.
Dr. Mitzi Gonzales is an Associate Professor of the Department of Neurology and the Director of Translational Research for the Goldrich Center for Alzheimer’s and Memory Disorders at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. She is a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist and clinician scientist, who has led and collaborated on large-scale research efforts evaluating plasma proteins, sensory-motor functioning, and broader aging phenotypes as biomarkers for neurodegenerative disease risk.
Dr. Sarah Kremen is an Associate Professor of the Department of Neurology, where she serves as the Director of the Neurobehavior Program in the Department of Neurology and the Goldrich Alzheimer’s and Memory Disorders Center. She is a board-certified neurologist with subspecialty training in Neurobehavior and Neuropsychiatry. Dr. Kremen’s research focuses on clinicopathological correlation in neurodegenerative diseases, Alzheimer’s disease clinical trials, and the lived impact of implementation of new diagnostics and therapies.
Dr. Gonzales and Dr. Kremen co-lead for the Goldrich Observational ADRD Longitudinal studies, which the visiting scholar will partake in.
Role Activities & Timeline
January 15th - January 31st:
Human subjects training; research ethics, fundamentals of the informed consent process
February 1st – February 14th:
Clinical research study design review; discussion of observational research projects; protocol review
February 15th – March 14th:
Overview community-engaged research, introduction to neurodegenerative diseases; observations of observational clinical research procedures; attendance at outreach events; attend consensus reviews and team meetings; introduction to data coding, REDCap; research literature review
March 15th – April 14th:
Introduction to cognitive assessments; hands on administration practice; observations of observational clinical research procedures; attendance at outreach events; attend consensus reviews and team meetings; data quality assurance and management; research hypothesis generation
April 15th – May 15th:
Observations of observational clinical research procedures; attendance at outreach events; attend consensus reviews and team meetings; research hypothesis testing and basic statistics, research abstract writing
All weeks: mentorship in clinical trial design, implementation, data management, statistics, and abstract writing
Systems Access: N/A
Role Summary & Objectives
The Research Intern will have the opportunity to work with an interdisciplinary team of neuropsychologists, neurologists, geriatricians, and clinical researchers with expertise in aging and Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD). The Research Intern will be immersed in the clinical research process, gaining experience on study design and implementation. The Research Intern will be able to partake in two clinical research studies. The first, the GOAL Study, is an internally funded project that aims to establish a longitudinal cohort of individuals of across the ADRD continuum. The second is the RAPID study, which deploys brief cognitive testing and questionnaires relevant to ADRD. The Research Intern will learn fundamental skills relevant to clinical research in aging and ADRD including best practices for the informed consent process, human subjects' protection, clinical cohort study design, and community-based participatory research engagement. The overarching goal is to provide foundational clinical research skills that the successful candidate can utilize to develop independent research projects in the future. In addition, the Research Intern will learn data management skills using REDCap, basic statistical analyses, hypothesis development, and abstract writing. The successful candidate will develop and implement a clinical research project that can be completed utilizing existing datasets and will produce an abstract that can be submitted to a local or national research conference.
Qualifications
Required Education & Experience
- Must be 18 years of age or older.
- Must have a HS Diploma or GED.
- Must reside in the greater Los Angeles area or surrounding cities while conducting all activities related to the intern or visitor appointment.
- INTERNS: Those participating for academic credit must receive academic credit for the duration of the internship.
About Us
Cedars-Sinai is a leader in providing high-quality healthcare encompassing primary care, specialized medicine and research. Since 1902, Cedars-Sinai has evolved to meet the needs of one of the most diverse regions in the nation, setting standards in quality and innovative patient care, research, teaching and community service. Today, Cedars- Sinai is known for its national leadership in transforming healthcare for the benefit of patients. Cedars-Sinai impacts the future of healthcare by developing new approaches to treatment and educating tomorrow's health professionals. Additionally, Cedars-Sinai demonstrates a commitment to the community through programs that improve the health of its most vulnerable residents.
About the Team
Cedars-Sinai is one of the largest nonprofit academic medical centers in the U.S., with 915 licensed beds, 2,993 physicians, 4,700+ nurses and thousands of other healthcare professionals and staff. Choose this if you want to work in a fast-paced environment that offers the highest level of care to people in the Los Angeles that need our care the most.
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