Internship 

We have student research assistant positions available for the summer. In particular, we seek a highly motivated person with programming experience to help with data processing. To apply, please email a CV along with two references and recent research interests and activities to be sent to Yan Li ([email protected]). 

Post-doctoral Fellow 

The Li Lab at the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at the University of California, San Francisco, has two positions for the post-doctoral fellow. The fellow will participate in a multi-disciplinary research program that develops novel metabolic imaging techniques for brain tumors, autism, and neurological diseases. The fellow will work as part of a large team of clinical and research collaborators in the UCSF Brain Tumor Center and a group of graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, faculty, and scientists in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging and Department of Psychiatry. Primary Research areas focus on the following: 1)  Development and implementation of AI-based approaches and tools for acquiring, processing, and analyzing 1H multi-voxel MR spectroscopy data from healthy volunteers and patients with brain tumors; 2)  Development of novel data processing and analysis methodologies for hyperpolarized carbon-13 MRI; 3)  Advanced analysis of MR metabolic imaging (hyperpolarized carbon-13 and/or 1H MR spectroscopy), DTI, and resting state fMRI data and correlate them with neurocognitive assessment in patients with brain tumors, autism, and depression. To apply, please email a CV along with two references and recent research interests and activities to be sent to Yan Li ([email protected]). Additional information can be found here.

Volunteer Metabolic Imaging

We are looking for volunteers at least 18 years old to participate in these brain imaging research studies.

1. The purpose of this study is to see whether new metabolic imaging will be useful to physicians and patients with brain tumors for making treatment decisions. Additional information can be found here. 

2. The purpose of this study is to see whether new metabolic imaging will be useful to physicians for evaluating patients with major depressive disorder. Additional information can be found here.

3. The purpose of this study is to develop advanced imaging techniques. Additional information can be found here. 

Participate in Sky Breath

We are looking for depressed/anxious individuals 16-24 years old to participate in a free SKY campus workshop, in which they will learn self-regulation skills (breathing techniques, yoga-based movements, and meditation) that can help them relax and better regulate emotions. Following the workshop, the group will meet once-per-week for 1 hour for eight weeks.

*The goal of our UCSF SKY (Sudarshan Kriya Yoga) study is to determine if SKY breath meditation is helpful in improving depression in adolescents, as well as to understand SKY Breath Meditation's mechanisms through MRI imaging.

*Participants will also undergo some behavioral assessments and a 1-hour MRI scan before and after SKY intervention. MRI scans will take place at a state-of-the- art UCSF facility at Mission Bay. Participants will receive up to $250 in gift cards if they complete all parts of the study.

Additional information can be found here.