Our Mission
The mission of the NIAID Office of Research Training & Development (ORTD) is to
- Promote and support biomedical education and training of fellows in the NIAID intramural research program
- Design and implement training courses and career development workshops for current NIAID trainees
- Provide opportunities for exploration in a variety of career paths
- Encourage trainee development by providing mentoring opportunities and collaborative interactions
- Conduct outreach programs in different communities to promote diversity at all training levels
Request an Information Session
If you are a faculty or staff member or belong to a student organization at an academic institution in the U.S. or its territories and would like the NIAID Office of Research Training & Development to host an information session with your students or members of your organization, please complete this brief form.
Research Training News & Events
Monthly, the Office of Research Training & Development (ORTD) publishes articles in Research Training News & Events that offer insight into the intramural research training experience and the possibilities this experience can open. Learn about NIAID trainee's research, their goals, achievements, inspirational moments, and more.
Second row: Kathryn Russo, Ph.D., Susannah Goodman, M.A., Gabi Sanchez-Jones
Meet the Team
Meet the Office of Research Training & Development team who are there to support you throughout your training experience at NIAID.
While You're Training at NIAID
ORTD offers additional opportunities to learn about your field, network, and refine your skills such as:
- Ethics Workshop for summer students
- Annual Fellowship Workshop
- Research seminars
- NIAID grant writing training & mentoring
- Clinical case reviews
- Introduction to Clinical Reasoning
- Virtual career/alumni chats
- Asynchronous training opportunities
- One-on-one career coaching
- Grad school and medical school prep seminars and coaching