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Project 1: Characterization of Clinical Phenotypes of Laryngeal Dystonia and Voice Tremor
NIH/NIDCD P50 Clinical Research Center
Laryngeal dystonia (LD) and voice tremor (VT) are hyperkinetic neurological disorders that significantly impair voice and speech production and negatively impact the patient’s quality of life, extending beyond speech motor alterations and often causing occupational disability and life-long social...
Scientific Core
The Next-Generation Clinical Research and Data Science Core monitors clinical and research activities of all Center sites, including Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (MEE), Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), University of Utah (UofU), and University of California San Francisco (UCSF). The Core...
Project 3: Deep Brain Stimulation in Laryngeal Dystonia and Voice Tremor
Postdoctoral Fellow in Human Neuroimaging
Two NIH-funded postdoctoral fellow positions are available to study brain abnormalities in patients with dystonia and tremor using a combination of structural (MRI, DWI) and functional (fMRI, EEG) neuroimaging techniques, genetics, and clinico-behavioral neurotesting. The postdoctoral fellows will...
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The Center is tasked with three Projects, a Scientific Core that incorporates the Clinical Research and Data Science components, and an Administrative Core that provides an overall organizational infrastructure to the Center activities.
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Administrative Core
The Administrative Core is responsible for the organization and overall operation of the Center. The External Advisory Committee includes five clinicians and scientists from the fields of otolaryngology, neurology, neurosurgery, speech-language pathology, speech sciences, and neuroimaging, who...