Research & Health Services

Research & Health Services

Many of the researchers in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences work in the Semel Institute, which is a unique organization that hosts research into modern behavioral neuroscience, social policy and human culture. The bulk of this research is within its Research, Integrative and Clinical Centers, although the Institute also supports initiatives in clinical care at the UCLA Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital.


The diversity of projects integrates researchers from departments and divisions of: Anthropology; Chemistry; Genetics; Neurobiology; Neurology; Neurosurgery; Neuropathology; Pediatrics; Pharmacology; and, Psychology. Our portfolio of research studies, projects and programs is vast ranging from the genetic molecule up to human communities. This work is supported by our various cores and labs providing assistance in the fields of neuroimaging, biostatistics and mass spectrometry. The opportunity for collaboration within the categories of science and across disciplinary lines both within UCLA and with bodies across the globe is unique in UCLA and possibly one of the most comprehensive facilities worldwide in the fields of psychiatry and neuroscience.

Research Programs

Child Mental Health Intervention Research – Postdoctoral Research Training Fellowship
Dementia and Behavioral Neuroscience Research Fellowship
Drug Abuse Research Fellowship (Predoctoral and postdoctoral)
Fellowship in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
Health Psychology: Biobehavioral Issues in Physical and Mental Health (Predoctoral and postdoctoral)
HIV-AIDS Fellowship (Predoctoral and postdoctoral)
MIRECC/Center of Excellence VA Advanced Fellowship in Mental Illness Research and Treatment
National Clinician Scholars Program at UCLA
Neuroendocrinology of Reproduction (Predoctoral and postdoctoral)
NeuroEngineering Training Program (Predoctoral)
Neuropsychology AIDS Fellowship (Postdoctoral)
Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program in Neuropsychology
Postdoctoral Training Program in Neurobehavioral Genetics
Psychological Research on Schizophrenic Conditions (Predoctoral and postdoctoral)
Psychoneuroimmunology Postdoctoral Fellowship
Training in Behavioral Neuroscience (Predoctoral)
Training Program in Cellular Neurobiology (Predoctoral and postdoctoral)
Training Program in Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology (Predoctoral)
Training Program in Neural Repair (Predoctoral and postdoctoral)
Training Program in Neuroimaging (Predoctoral and postdoctoral)
Veterans Health Administration Advanced Fellowship in Women’s Health