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Research Sites of the Clinical Research Training Program in biological and social/developmental psychiatry at judge baker childrens center department of psychiatry harvard medical school CLINICAL RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAM in biological and social/developmental psychiatry at judge baker childrens center/department of psychology, harvard medical school Overview: This interdisciplinary training program is designed to foster greater understanding of, and competence in, clinical research. It focuses on clinically relevant projects in either the biological or the social/developmental domains, and encourages intellectual exchange between the two approaches. Clinical research is broadly defined as research involving clinical populations or research otherwise bearing on normal and pathological conditions relevant to psychiatry. This fulltime, twoyear, postdoctoral program has been in operation for thirty years. It is open to individuals who have either an M.D. or a doctoral degree and who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Core components of the program include affiliation with one of our training sites, the implementation of an independent investigation (working with a specific research preceptor), a weekly integrated academic seminar led by the codirectors, and opportunities for course work at Harvard. The faculty and research preceptors are involved in a diverse number of funded social/developmental and biological investigations. These investigations provide a staggering array of opportunities for postdoctoral training, including experience in brain imaging techniques, psychopharmacology research, psychiatric epidemiology, and longitudinal studies of development. This training program is funded by the National Institute of Mental Health. Appointments are one year, renewable to two. Stipends are awarded on the predetermined NIMH award pay scale. The application deadline is rolling; applicants should refer to the application form