2017 Orientation Meeting Slides

Summer Student Orientation

Intramural Research Program
Stephen J. Heishman, Ph.D., Director
Office of Education and Career Development
Room 2A641, ext. 2458
heishman@nih.gov

Mentoring

• What is a mentor?
• Knowing a good mentor when you meet one
• Seek out more than one mentor
• Communicating your research findings
• Where do you want to be in 3-5 years?

Conducting Ethical Research

• Responsible Conduct of Research course
• Documentation of data
• Prohibited research
  1. human fetal tissue
  2. human cloning
• Can’t leave with govt. records, equipment

National Institutes of Health

The mission of the NIH is to uncover new knowledge that will lead to better health by:

• Conducting research in its own laboratories (intramural)
• Providing support for research conducted at universities, medical schools, and research institutions (extramural)
• Training research investigators

NIH consists of 27 Institutes and Centers

NEI, NCI, NHLBI, NLM, NCCAM, CIT, CC, NHGRI, NIA, NIAAA, NINDS, NIBIB , NIAMS, NINR, NIAID, NICHD, NIDCD, NIDCR, NIDDK, NIDA, NIEHS, OD, NIMH

Extramural only:

NCMHD, CSR. FIC,  NCRR,  NIGMS

NIH has 75 buildings on 322 acres in Bethesda, Maryland

National Institutes of Health Biomedical Research Center
Baltimore, MD

Intramural Research Programs
– NIDA
– NIA

NIDA Intramural Research Program Research Branches

• Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics
• Neuroimaging
• Behavioral Neuroscience
• Integrative Neuroscience
• Molecular Targets & Medications Discovery
• Cellular Neurobiology
• Molecular Neuropsychiatry

How many researchers are at NIH?

• 1250 intramural research laboratories
• 1000 summer students
• 500 postbaccalaureate trainees
• 100 medical students
• 300 graduate students
• 4,000 postdoctoral fellows
• 200 staff clinicians
• 800 staff scientists
• 300 tenure-track investigators
• 1,200 senior investigators

Intramural Training Programs

Summer

• SIP
• SRFP
• Undergraduate Scholarship Program

Postbaccalaureate

• Postbaccalaureate IRTA
• NIH Academy
• Technical IRTA

Graduate

• Graduate Partnerships Program
• Year-off IRTA

Postdoctoral

• IRTA – 5 yrs
• Visiting Fellow – 5 yrs

Postbaccalaureate Program

Postbaccalaureate IRTA

• Plan to pursue MD, PhD, or MD/PhD
• Continuous review of applications – no deadline
• Eligible for 3 years after Bachelor’s degree or 6 months after Master’s degree
• Spend up to 2 years at NIH with possible 3rd year extension

NIH Academy Program

• Focus on health disparities
• Fellowship or certificate

What can you expect?

• Learn scientific skills
• Gain experience in presenting scientific results
• Develop an understanding of the ethics of biomedical research
• Gain info on applying to graduate or medical school
• Be a member of basic science or clinical research teams
• Receive close mentoring from senior scientists
  working on the frontiers of biomedical research
• Attend lectures and seminars on the latest advances in addiction research
• Present your work at the annual Poster Day

Useful Web Sites

• NIDA IRP
• NIDA Training
• NIH IRP
• NIH Training

Eliminating Stigma Series

Navigating your life without losing yourself

A panel discussion with:

• Tom Gregoire, PhD, Ohio State University
• Maya Lakshman, Emory University
• Mark Schuster, MBA, Rutgers University

June 9, 2018
2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
BRC Atrium