Research Training News offers readers an insight into the intramural research training experience and the possibilities this experience can open. Learn about NIAID trainees’ research, their goals, achievements, inspirational moments, and more.
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In Case You Missed It—The NIAID 18th Annual Fellows Workshop
January 8, 2025
The NIAID 18th Annual Fellows Workshop, held on December 11–12, 2024, celebrated the exceptional research conducted by NIAID's predoctoral, postdoctoral, research, and clinical fellows. The event featured over sixty dynamic presentations, showcasing cutting-edge scientific work.
Postdoc Spotlight – National Postdoc Appreciation Week 2024
September 16, 2024
In honor of National Postdoc Appreciation Week 2024, the NIAID Office of Research Training and Development is recognizing NIAID postdocs who enrich the NIAID training community through their outstanding mentorship. Read about the research contributions and mentoring philosophies of several NIAID postdocs who were nominated by their postbac mentees for their exemplary mentorship.
In Case You Missed It — Prototype Pathogen Research for Pandemic Preparedness
August 27, 2024
The NIAID Office of Research Training and Development recently held the final seminar in its annual Summer Seminar Series aimed at exposing current postbaccalaureate fellows to research occurring within the Institute. The event featured Ted Pierson, Ph.D., who serves as the director of the Vaccine Research Center (VRC) and the chief of the Arbovirus Immunity Section. Postbac Megan Rodgers recaps Dr. Pierson’s unique journey through academia and research and how a current objective of the VRC helped shape the COVID-19 response.
Postdoc Spotlight — Fostering Collaboration for Scientific Advancement
February 6, 2024
Stephen Lu, Ph.D., is a postdoctoral researcher who recently completed a three-year research project in the Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research and the Laboratory of Bacteriology through his participation in the Rocky-Beth Fellowship Program. Learn how this unique collaborative experience prepared him for the next stage of his career.
Postdoc Fellow Ashira Lubkin, M.D., Ph.D., Wins PRAT Award
September 5, 2023
NIAID postdoc Ashira Lubkin, M.D., Ph.D., recently won a NIGMS Postdoctoral Research Associate Training (PRAT) award. The PRAT program is a three-year competitive fellowship that prepares NIH intramural fellows for leadership positions in biomedical careers by providing them with mentorship and professional development opportunities. In this interview, Dr. Lubkin discusses her research and shares tips for successfully navigating the PRAT application process.
In Case You Missed It—Applying for Graduate Research Fellowships
July 3, 2023
The NIAID Office of Research Training and Development recently hosted a Grant Writing Skill Blitz led by Jennifer West, Ph.D., NIAID Postbac/Summer Intern Program Coordinator, to introduce postbacs to the grant application process and the benefits of honing this skill early. NIAID summer intern Nicole Haderlein reflects on the practical resources and helpful advice shared by Dr. West.
In Case You Missed It – Amplifying Science in an Era of Misinformation
May 1, 2023
On April 6, 2023, NIH postbac fellows participated in a seminar and discussion session led by Monica L. Wang, ScD, MS, a nationally recognized award-winning researcher and educator on health equity and science communication. Postbac Joanne Hunt recaps the insights shared about the rise and spread of scientific misinformation and actionable steps scientists can take to address this.
Postbac Spotlight - The Path to Pandemic Prevention Runs through the Gut
March 3, 2023
Jade Riopelle is a postbac researching infectious diseases with pandemic potential in the Virus Ecology Section of the Laboratory of Virology at NIAID’s Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML). She shares how her experience living and working in Hamilton, Montana has prepared her for the next phase of her career journey.
Postbac Spotlight - The Wild Ride of Becoming a Virologist
February 6, 2023
Guillermo L. Raimundi Rodríguez is a postbac in the Viral Epidemiology and Immunology Unit (VEIU) of the Laboratory of Infectious Diseases (LID), where he works under the supervision of Leah Katzelnick, Ph.D., MPH. Read about Guillermo’s transformative journey to becoming a virologist.
In Case You Missed It – 2022 Postdoc Spotlight Series
September 2, 2022
The NIAID Postdoc Spotlight Series was held virtually in 2022 to provide NIAID postbacs with the opportunity to learn about the outstanding research conducted by NIAID Postdocs. The postdocs selected for these talks come from various research areas with the aim of highlighting the scope of NIAID research. This summer's speakers included Ai Ing Lim, PhD., Sila Ataca, Ph.D., Kyle O'Donnell, Ph.D., and Guney Boso, Ph.D.
Rising Research—Uncovering A Pathway Forward For IBD Treatment
May 17, 2022
In this article from our "Rising Research" series, read about NIAID research fellow Yikun Yao, Ph.D., who in his recent Cell paper, describes how sialylation determines the integrity of the gut mucus barrier and its maintenance of gastrointestinal (GI) homeostasis.
Rising Research—Transmission Routes of SARS-CoV-2
September 21, 2021
Get to know NIAID postdoc Julia Port, Ph.D. and read about this intramural research fellow’s recent Nature Communications research paper in this second article in our “Rising Research” series.
Rising Research—Trained to Fight
March 15, 2021
Step behind the bench and get to know NIAID postdoc Apollo Stacy, Ph.D. The first in our “Rising Research” series, this article highlights and summarizes Apollo’s recent paper published in Cell.
Postbac Spotlight—Women in Science, Beyond the Bench in Big Sky
February 27, 2020
Myndi Holbrook, a postbac in the Virus Ecology Section, Laboratory of Virology, Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML), shares how her research contributes to the mission of the lab and her involvement with non-profits.
