Infectious Diseases and Allergy Scientific Education and Outreach

传染病和过敏科学教育和推广

• 批准号: 7732697
• 负责人: Kathryn Zoon
• 金额: $ 340.21万
• 依托单位: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 至
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7732697
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The Office of Training and Diversity (OTD) serves the Division of Intramural Research (DIR) trainees in all programs, including the Postdoctoral, Visiting and Clinical Fellows; Postbaccalaureates; graduate students; and students participating in the Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research. Outreach and recruitment are also key endeavors, with the goal of recruiting outstanding, competitive candidates for DIR training positions. In FY 2008, the OTD office moved to a more central campus location within Building 10, making the staff and programs more accessible to trainees and mentors. The new location provided space for small and large group meetings, and facilitated the development of a resource library. OTD infrastructure was strengthened by utilizing the Project Management Plan (PMP) system for all projects. Whereas this approach demanded an initial time investment on the part of all team members, established PMPs insure the continuity and timeliness of projects, improve communication among team members, and foster more accurate evaluations. OTD programmatic offerings were expanded again this year. Two new major initiatives focused on the postdoctoral fellow population. One was the development of an Orientation Program for incoming fellows. This included developing an orientation booklet and orientation session. The orientation booklet was created by OTD staff and pre-tested by postdoc fellows and principal investigators. The orientation session introduced fellows to DIR branch representatives with whom they interface during their training. It also included an explanation of the OTD services which fellows can expect. The orientation session was offered quarterly. The orientation booklet was distributed to incoming fellows during these sessions. The second major initiative was the development of K22 Grant Writing Seminars (Introduction to the K Grant; and Grant-Writing: A Practical Guide) and individual help sessions. The goal was to increase the participation and success rate of DIR fellows in obtaining grants for academic positions. Multiple seminars and individual sessions were held throughout the year. OTD continued to manage three annual programs: NIAIDs Annual Fellows Retreat; Intramural NIAID Research Opportunities (INRO); and the Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research. The Second Annual Fellows Retreat was held at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. This was the first time the retreat was held off campus. The retreat was planned by the NIAID Fellows Retreat Committee, which included representatives from most of the labs in Maryland and Montana. The theme of the retreat was Career Development. Dave Jensen, the nationally recognized founder and chief executive officer of CareerTrax, Inc., an executive search firm working in the life sciences, was the keynote speaker. Nineteen distinguished speakers from diverse scientific career paths shared their expertise in plenary sessions, mentoring sessions, and workshops. An unprecedented 219 NIAID fellows participated, including 25 fellows who traveled from the Rocky Mountain Laboratories in Hamilton, Montana. The NIH Record published a report of the retreat. Intramural NIAID Research Opportunities (INRO) is NIAIDs centerpiece for outreach to populations underrepresented in biomedical research. Following a nationwide search, 21 talented students were selected to attend the annual 4-day program of scientific lectures, lab tours and interviews for potential training positions. The visiting students also interacted informally with researchers and current trainees. Several former trainees returned to attend INRO and their input was valuable to INRO students and current trainees alike. INRO 2008 was the sixth year of the program, and was notable for the percentage of students who accepted training positions. By the end of the fiscal year, over fifty percent of the INRO participants had returned to NIAID for training as a postdoc, postbac or summer intern, compared with forty percent in past years. The NIH Record published an article about INRO 2008. The 2008 Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research was again fully subscribed, with students coming from around the country to work in DIR labs for 8 to 12 weeks. One third of the interns presented their research at the annual NIH Summer Intern Poster Day. Several ongoing OTD projects which support the Institutes diversity mission were continued this year: the Sponsorship Program; the Brown Bag Lunch Series; and the Tracking Project. Competitive trainees were again sponsored by OTD, which included stipend, health insurance and one FAES course. This program was fully subscribed in 2008, with nearly 30 trainees being sponsored as postdocs or postbacs. The Brown Bag Lunch Series was held monthly, and provided the sponsored trainees an opportunity to discuss scientific issues informally with guest mentors and to network. The Tracking Project keeps in touch with former trainees as they move to their next educational or employment positions. Tracking the career paths of DIRs minority trainees permits the evaluation of NIAIDs success in creating a more diverse biomedical research workforce. It also allows OTD to provide former trainees information about NIAID opportunities and resources, and to enlist them as ambassadors for OTD programmatic outreach. As a result of tracking OTDs large cadre of former trainees still in the research pipeline, NIAID is well positioned to meet its diversity goals in the near future by recruiting these young researchers back to the Institute as research positions become available.

培训与多样性办公室（OTD）在包括博士后，访问和临床研究员在内的所有计划中为壁内研究（DIR）受训人员提供服务；后王；研究生；和参加生物医学研究暑期实习计划的学生。外展和招聘也是关键的努力，其目标是招募出色的，有竞争力的候选人担任DIR训练职位。 在2008财年，OTD办公室搬到了10号建筑物内的一个更中央校园的位置，使员工和计划更容易被学员和导师访问。新地点为小组会议提供了空间，并促进了资源库的开发。 通过利用所有项目的项目管理计划（PMP）系统，可以加强OTD基础架构。尽管这种方法要求所有团队成员的初始时间投资，但建立的PMP可以确保项目的连续性和及时性，改善团队成员之间的沟通，并促进更准确的评估。 OTD计划产品今年再次扩展。两项新的主要举措集中在博士后同胞。 其中之一是开发新来者的定向计划。这包括开发定向手册和方向会话。该方向手册是由OTD员工创建的，并由博士后研究员和首席调查员预先测试。入学介绍会将研究员介绍给Dir Branch代表，他们在培训期间与他们互动。它还包括对研究员可以期望的OTD服务的解释。季度提供了方向。在这些会议期间，该方向小册子分发给了传入的研究员。 第二个主要倡议是开发K22赠款写作研讨会（K授予的简介；赠款写作：实用指南）和个人帮助会议。目的是提高DIR研究员在获得学术职位的赠款方面的参与和成功率。全年举行了多次研讨会和个人会议。 OTD继续管理三个年度计划：NIAID年度研究员撤退；壁内研究机会（INRO）；以及生物医学研究的暑期实习计划。 第二届年度研究员务虚会在华盛顿特区的国家新闻俱乐部举行。这是务虚会第一次在校园外举行。 务虚会由Niaid Fellows Retreat委员会计划，其中包括来自马里兰州和蒙大拿州大多数实验室的代表。务虚会的主题是职业发展。 在生命科学工作的执行搜索公司CareerTrax，Inc。的全国认可的创始人兼首席执行官戴夫·詹森（Dave Jensen）是主题演讲者。 有十九位杰出的演讲者与多样化的科学职业道路分享了他们在全体会议，指导会议和讲习班方面的专业知识。 一个空前的219名尼亚德研究员参加了比赛，其中包括25名来自蒙大拿州汉密尔顿落基山实验室的研究员。 NIH记录发布了务虚会的报告。 壁内NIAID研究机会（INRO）是生物医学研究中人口不足的人群的核心。在全国范围内进行搜索之后，选择了21名才华横溢的学生参加年度为期4天的科学讲座计划，实验室旅行和访谈，以进行潜在的培训职位。来访的学生还与研究人员和现任学员进行了非正式的互动。 几位前学员返回参加INRO，他们的意见对INRO学生和现任学员都很有价值。 INRO 2008是该计划的第六年，在接受培训职位的学生的百分比中值得注意。 到财政年度结束时，超过百分之五十的INRO参与者已返回NIAID接受培训，作为博士后，博士后或暑期实习生，而过去几年为40％。 NIH记录发表了有关INRO 2008的文章。 2008年的生物医学研究暑期实习计划再次得到了全面订阅，来自全国各地的学生在Dir Labs工作了8至12周。 三分之一的实习生在NIH年度NIH暑期实习海报日进行了研究。 今年继续进行了一些支持该机构多样性任务的OTD项目：赞助计划；棕色袋午餐系列；和跟踪项目。 竞争性的学员再次由OTD赞助，其中包括津贴，健康保险和一门FAES课程。 该计划于2008年完全订阅，将近30名学员作为博士后或后邮记。 Brown Bag午餐系列每月举行，并为赞助的学员提供了与客人导师非正式讨论科学问题并进行网络的机会。 跟踪项目与前学员保持联系，因为他们搬到下一个教育或就业职位。跟踪DIRS少数民族学员的职业道路，可以评估NIAID的成功，以创造更多样化的生物医学研究人员。 它还允许OTD向以前的受训者提供有关NIAID机会和资源的信息，并将他们作为OTD程序性外展大使。 由于仍在研究渠道中的大量前学员干部跟踪大量的前学员干部，NIAID在不久的将来就可以在不久的将来实现其多样性目标，通过将这些年轻的研究人员招募回研究，随着研究职位的可用性。