OTD News
The Office of Training and Diversity (OTD) supports a range of programs and events to support the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases’ (NIAID’s) biomedical research workforce. Read more about OTD’s activities in the news.
INRO in the News
NIAID Diversity Program Celebrates 10 Years and Counting—April 2012
OTD commemorates 10 years of Intramural NIAID Research Opportunities (INRO) during its 2013 program and welcomes keynote speaker Togo West, former Secretary of the Army and Veterans Affairs.
NIAID Outreach Program Inspires Students—March 2009
OTD welcomes 20 aspiring scientists to NIAID to learn more about its research, network, and interview with investigators.
OTD in the News
NIAID Fellows Learn the Finance Behind Science—June 2012
OTD hosts a Price is Right workshop to educate NIAID’s research fellows about the many costs and associated challenges in running a research laboratory.
NIAID Hosts STEM Mentoring Workshop—June 2011
Past awardees of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM) meet to discuss ways to expand mentoring for science, technology, engineering, and math students.
NIAID Fellows Recognize Outstanding Mentors—April 2011
Fellows, organized through OTD, select two recipients of the award that acknowledges exemplary mentoring and guidance to the Institute’s research trainees.
News Archives
NIAID Hosts Second Fellows Retreat—May 2008
Building on the success of its first year, OTD welcomes NIAID fellows to the National Press Club for this second annual retreat.
NIAID Hosts First Annual Retreat for Postdoc Fellows—June 2007
OTD organized the Institute’s first retreat to enhance training and services for its more than 350 postdoctoral, clinical, and visiting fellows.
NIAID Program Builds Diversity—May 2005
Early in its inception, INRO began its program on Sunday, bringing in students from across the country.
NIAID Program for Minorities a Success—August 2003
The Office of Special Emphasis (now the Office of Training and Diversity, OTD) embarks on its first INRO program, welcoming 11 students to NIAID for 3 days in April.
NIAID does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, or sexual orientation.
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.