NIDDK Office of Fellow Recruitment and Career Development

研究金办公室继续开展广泛的活动，旨在改善我们研究员的整体研究经验。 通过与院士顾问委员会的集体努力，我们于2012年4月又成功地举办了另一场年度院士科学务虚会。这次为期两天的面向研究和职业发展的会议为我们的博士后、临床和博士后研究员提供了一个机会，让他们与我们研究所的其他年轻科学家分享他们的研究成果。其目标是促进思想的交流，发展新的研究合作，交流技术知识，并在研究员之间培养社区意识。所有研究员(140人参加)都有机会以口头或海报形式介绍他们的研究项目和兴趣。 务虚会上的许多课程都集中在职业管理和学术上。有几次会议集中在替补席上和替补席外发展科学事业的不同方面。我们还举行了小组讨论，由NIDDK最近的博士后校友分享他们在新工作环境中的个人经历。 在过去的一年里，也值得注意的是广受欢迎和广泛参加的赠款写作研讨会和诺萨尔奖的提交，为研究员提供了真实的赠款撰写体验。 最后，通过与整个研究所的调查人员密切合作，我们继续提高知名度，加强辅导的形象和重要性。

The Fellowship Office continues to carry out its broad portfolio of activities directed at improving the overall research experience of our Fellows. Through collective efforts with the Fellows Advisory Board, we carried out another very successful Annual Fellows Scientific Retreat in April, 2012. This two-day research and career development-oriented meeting provided an opportunity for our Postdoctoral, Clinical, and Predoctoral Fellows to share their research findings with other young scientists at our Institute. The goal is to promote cross-fertilization of ideas, develop new research collaborations, exchange technical knowledge, and foster a sense of community among the Fellows. All fellows (140 participated) had the opportunity to present their research projects and interests as either oral or poster presentations. Many of the sessions at the Retreat focused on career management and academics. There were a number of sessions concentrating on the different aspects of developing a scientific career, both at and away from the bench. We also held panel discussions featuring recent NIDDK Postdoctoral Alumni who shared their personal experiences about life in their new job settings. This past year was also notable for the popular and widely attended Grant Writing Workshops and for the Nossal Award submissions that provide Fellows with a real-world grant writing experience. Finally, in working closely with Investigators throughout the Institute, we continue to raise visibility and enhance the profile and importance of mentoring.