Program Resources, Intramural NIAID Research Opportunities (INRO)

Our resource sheets offer strategies to help you navigate your career path from your first traineeship to a career position.

  • Mentoring Skills
    Quality mentoring involves a range of skills. Learn the key components of mentoring scientists should rely on to foster the careers of their trainees.
  • NIAID Training Programs
    NIAID offers both laboratory and clinical research training programs for students and postdoctoral fellows. Learn more about these programs and see which one is best suited to you.
  • Preparing for the Successful Interview
    Being prepared can make the difference between an interview that is average and one that leads to success. Find out what you need to do to adequately prepare for your next position interview.
  • Questions to Ask the Potential Mentor
    The more you learn about a potential mentor, the more informed your decision will be. See what questions you should ask a potential mentor as you consider your selection.
  • Trainee Skills
    Getting the most of a mentor-mentee relationship requires effort. See what skills you can develop to get the most of your mentor.
  • What Is the Informational Interview?
    Information gathering interviews can help illuminate the career path ahead for you. Find out what questions to ask during the interview and how to make the most of it.

This program offered by the Office of Training and Diversity, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health

Content last reviewed on August 11, 2015