Training Highlights showcases research and mentoring experiences within the NINDS Division of Intramural Research (DIR) training programs. Visitors will have access to first-hand information about the range of opportunities that our DIR training program provides. Browse the articles below to learn more.
Dr. Mark Hallett Imparts His Mentorship Wisdom
January 2023
Mark Hallett, M.D., Distinguished Investigator in the Human Motor Control Section, has mentored at least 150 trainees over the course of a long and successful career in neuroscience research. In honor of Dr. Hallett’s retirement at the end of 2022, we asked him a few questions to capture and share his fine-tuned mentorship philosophy.
Dr. Katherine Roche Highlights the NIH-Brown GPP Partnership
November 2022
Katherine Roche, Ph.D., Senior Investigator in the Receptor Biology Section, served as the NIH-Brown Graduate Partnership Program (GPP) Director from 2005 to 2022, retiring from the position this past fall. In those 17 years, Dr. Roche welcomed neuroscience students into eight different NIH institutes to partner with NIH faculty on their predoctoral research. Read on to learn about the NIH-Brown GPP partnership from a person who was there from the start.
Becoming a Health Science Policy Analyst After NINDS Training
October 2022
Niteace Whittington, Ph.D., former NINDS postdoctoral fellow, became a health science policy analyst after realizing that she could use her science communication skills to translate scientific research for policy decision makers. Read about Dr. Whittington’s career journey and her advice to NINDS trainees who are interested in science policy work.
NCFA-Recipient Dr. Stephanie Sarbanes Shares her NINDS Experience
September 2022
In honor of Postdoc Appreciation Week, we highlight Stephanie Sarbanes, Ph.D., postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Dr. Antonina Roll-Mecak. With her wealth of experiences at the NIH so far, we asked Dr. Sarbanes to answer a few questions about her NINDS research journey.
Keeping His Promise: Award Winning Research from OxCam Scholar Mario Shammas
September 2022
NIH Oxford-Cambridge (OxCam) Scholar and M.D.-Ph.D. student Mario Shammas received the honor of best oral presentation at this summer’s 2022 OxCam Colloquium. Mario uses a mouse model of a patient mutation that causes myopathy (a muscle disease) to study how mitochondria respond to stress. His work has implications for several neurodegenerative diseases—an area of research meaningful to Mario.
Meet the NINDS TmT Competition Winner: Postbac Price Withers
August 2022
Price Withers, postbaccalaureate (postbac) fellow in the NINDS Division of Intramural Research, received a first-place score during the internal NINDS Three-minute Talk (TmT) competition on June 2, 2022. This achievement allowed Withers to compete with trainees from 11 other NIH institutes and centers in the NIH-wide TmT competition later that month on June 30, 2022.
A Conversation with NINDS Postbacs Entering Professional Schools This Fall
July 2022
NINDS postbaccalaureate (postbac) fellows have been selected to attend more than 18 professional programs in the Fall of 2022. In honor of this year’s postbac achievements, we asked Alexis Brake, Duc Nguyen, and Naiya Osiyemi, postbac fellows who will enter M.D./Ph.D., M.D. and Ph.D. programs, respectively, about their training experiences in NINDS laboratories.
