The
Office of Fellowship Training
is here to assist in your training goals. Some examples of past
ad-hoc training courses include interviewing skills, how to
put together a scientific poster, scientific oral presentations,
funding opportunities for graduate and medical school, and the
Nobel Laureate Seminar Series. If you have an idea for a training
that you would like to see, please contact our office to discuss
what avenues are available.
NIMH DIRP Pre-Doctoral Research Festival
The NIMH Division of Intramural Research and the Office of Fellowship Training want to thank all the attendees of the first annual NIMH Pre-doctoral Research Festival for their part in making the event a great success. According to the evaluations and conversations with the attendees, discussions with scientists and fellows about neuroscience research being conducted at the NIMH as well as learning about NIMH postdoctoral fellowship opportunities was much appreciated. The two day festival included lectures by NIMH scientist, well prepared posters and oral presentations by the attendees and tours of the NIMH facilities. Topics covered ranged from cortical thickness and activation on verbal memory in normally developing children to therapeutic implications of cellular plasticity and resilience in severe mood disorders. Over 70 participants from 52 institutions across the United States contributed to the success of this event.
Following are the photos from this year’s event. For further information about the Research Festival, please e-mail Margarita Valencia.
NIMH DIRP Pre-Doctoral Research Festival Photos
Orientation–First Monday of the month.
The Office of Fellowship Training provides orientation for all
incoming fellows and special volunteers. Orientation is generally
conducted on the first Monday of the month. Please contact Amy Yang for the exact schedule.
NIH
Orientation is an online module
that is required for all new FTEs and non-FTEs and recommended
for contractors as well.
The NIH
Fellows Handbook put together by Felcom
offers helpful information for fellows.
NIMH-IRP Annual Scientific Retreat
The Intramural Research Program's Scientific Retreat, September
18-19, provides an opportunity for NIMH Fellows and Investigators
to meet and discuss the science being conducted throughout
the IRP in an informal, social environment. All NIMH Fellows
and Investigators are invited to participate. The two-day
event is co-sponsored by the Fellows' IRP Committee and the
NIMH Office of Fellowship Training. Please contact Margarita
Valencia for more information.
Register now for the Annual Scientific Retreat
Scientific Retreat Photos
Grantwriting
Seminar
To support the training of the postdoctoral fellows, the IRP
provides a series of workshops and seminars that provider
the cornerstone of the grants didactic experience. These seminars
are geared to completing an application for a Public Health
Service Grant, PHS 398, including Research Career Awards and
Institutional National Research Service Awards. The first
of the Grantwriting workshops is held in the Winter of every
year with the second phase three months later and the final
phase of the grantwriting seminar held May through July. Please
contact Margarita
Valencia for more information.
Photos from a recent Seminar
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Scientific
Writing
This one-day seminar covers publishing and presenting results
of scientific research. In addition the range of scholarly
publishing - from original peer-reviewed journal articles,
to book chapters, review articles, to abstracts and posters-
will be presented. Participants learn tips and strategies
that will result in the most efficient production of the data
necessary to publish, how to decide who will be included as
authors and in what order, how to choose a journal, how to
write to impress reviewers maximally, how to avoid the perception
of conflict of interest, and how to respond to the criticisms
of reviewers. Please contact Margarita
Valencia for more information.
Ethics
for Lunch
The NIH has required each Institute to provide Ethics training to the appropriate staff. "Ethics
for Lunch" is conducted each year during the Winter by Dr. Barry B. Kaplan of the Office of Fellowship
Training. All Fellows, (except Clinical Fellows), Staff Scientists,
Staff Clinicians, Tenure Track Investigators, Laboratory Technicians
are required to attend. Please contact Amy Yang for scheduling.
Investigator’s
Seminar
Every month a different NIMH IRP investigator is invited to
present his/her latest research to the IRP community. Please
contact Margarita
Valencia for more information.
Bench-To-Bedside
The Postbaccalaureate IRTAs at NIMH meet to organize this
seminar training series. The focus changes depending on the
needs of the current IRTAs involved. New post-bac IRTAs are
always welcome to participate. Contact Laura
Ortiz with ideas.
Pre-IRTA
Committee
The post-baccalaureate and pre-doctoral IRTA award recipients
generate ideas for activities and seminars tailored specifically
to those intending to seek Ph.D. and M.D. degrees in the future.
Past seminar ideas include how to make a scientific presentation,
mock graduate/medical school interviews, and panel discussions
with admissions counselors from graduate/medical school programs.
Contact Laura
Ortiz with your ideas or
if you would like to become involved.
FELCOM
- http://felcom.nih.gov
The NIH Fellows Committee consists of representatives from
each institute working to enhance the intramural training
program, foster communication among fellows and the NIH community,
and serve as a liaison to administration programs affecting
the training experience. Representatives are selected for
one year appointments based on elections and the recommendation
of the ICD Scientific Director. Representatives serving on
the Felcom committee must serve on at least one Felcom subcommittee.
Please contact Margarita
Valencia for more information.
NIH
Visiting Fellows Committee -
http://felcom.nih.gov/NIHVFC
The NIHVFC is a self-governing body serving the interest of
visiting fellows in their transition to life at the NIH, by
working to make your experience here worthwhile; as well as
creating the opportunities for visiting fellows to maintain
continuity in their research upon returning to their home
countries. Contact Laura
Ortiz for more information.
FARE
Awards - http://felcom.nih.gov/FARE
FARE is the acronym for the Fellows Award for Research Excellence,
begun in 1995. The thirteenth annual NIH-wide FARE competition
(FARE 2007) will again provide recognition for the outstanding
scientific research performed by intramural postdoctoral fellows.
The award is sponsored by the NIH Fellows Committee, the Scientific
Directors, the Office of Research on Women's Health, and the
NIH Office of Education, and is funded by the Scientific Directors
and the Office of Research on Women's Health. Fellows submit
an abstract of their research, which is peer reviewed in a
blind study section competition. Please contact Margarita
Valencia for more information.
• Winners of FARE awards will each receive a $1000 stipend
to attend a scientific meeting at which they will present
their abstract, either as a poster or a seminar.
• FARE 2005 winners will also be asked to present their
work at one of the FARE poster sessions that follow each WALS
2004/2005 seminar
• FARE 2005 winners will serve as judges for FARE 2006.
Listservs
The FELLOW-L
list was created to promote fellowship between postdoctoral
staff and to provide a forum for educational, scientific and
employment issues. The number of subscribers has grown to
over 1000 and geographically extends from Bethesda to Baltimore,
North Carolina, and Montana. The list is among the largest
serving bench scientists at the NIH.
The Pre-IRTA
list-serv is set up to provide information for the Pre-IRTA,
Post baccalaureate and Technical IRTAs regarding seminars,
lectures, extracurricular activities and social events. You
must have an NIH e-mail address to subscribe to this list-serv.
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