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June Announcements

Saikat Ghosh Receives Best Poster Award at Membrane & Organelle Dynamics Interest Group Symposium

Photo of Orna Cohen-Fix and Saikat Ghosh, the latter of whom is holding a Cell Biology textbook

Saikat Ghosh, Ph.D. (right), with Orna Cohen-Fix, Ph.D.

Congratulations to Saikat Ghosh, Ph.D., postdoctoral fellow in the Section on Intracellular Protein Trafficking, who received the Best Poster Award at the NIH-wide Membrane & Organelle Dynamics Interest Group Symposium. The event, held on April 30, 2024, welcomed more than 250 registered NIHers and 50 poster presenters. In honor of this achievement, Dr. Ghosh received a copy of Cell Biology signed by book author Dr. Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz.

Intramural Research Fellowship Applications Due September 13

In 2018, DIR launched a competitive research funding opportunity for NICHD postdoctoral, visiting, and clinical fellows—the Intramural Research Fellowship (IRF). Its main objective is to promote grant writing among our intramural trainees, while enhancing awareness of the various application components of an NIH grant. These research fellowships are specifically for NICHD intramural fellows within their second or third year of training, preparing them for the process of applying for an NIH grant.

More information about the fellowship details (eligibility, scoring, review process, submission requirements, etc.) can be found at on the Intramural Research Fellowship website. For applications that result in an award, the appointed lab will receive $25,000 for one fiscal year (FY25) toward the fellow’s stipend, equipment, and/or travel to a scientific conference related to their proposed work.

The application deadline is Friday, September 13, 2024. There is a mandatory virtual training session for all prospective applicants on Thursday, June 13, 10–11:30 a.m. (via Zoom). Attendance at this session is mandatory. To register, please email Erin Walsh at Erin.Walsh@nih.gov.

Attendance is a requirement for submission. We will cover various components of an NIH grant application and review processes, and tips for preparing an IRF application.

Abstract Submission for Scientific Retreat Due this Month

Please mark your calendars for the annual NICHD Intramural Scientific Retreat on Friday, September 27. This will be an in-person event and will take place in the Porter Neuroscience Building.

The retreat organizing committee invites all scientific staff, fellows, graduate students and postbacs who are interested in presenting their work at this retreat to submit a title and a brief abstract of up to 150 words. Please use the following link to submit your abstract https://dir.nichd.nih.gov. The deadline to submit is Friday, June 7.

Congrats to the 2024 Postbac Poster Day Winners

Congratulations to all NICHD postbacs who participated in the 2024 Postbac Poster Day competition on May 1–2, 2024. Over 90 NICHD postbacs joined the event! Teams composed of graduate students, postdocs, and NIH scientific staff scored the posters and student presentations for all postbac participants.

Announcing the NICHD postbacs (and their mentors) who received a top 20% score:

  • Miranda Alaniz
  • Bethel Beyene
  • Vanya Bhat
  • Jocelyn Chen
  • Eric Gallagher
  • Tony George
  • Danielle Gross
  • Avani Modak
  • Avani Mylvara
  • Patrick O’Reilly
  • Isadora Rocha De Abreu
  • Benjamin Sempowski
  • Julia Silberman
  • Mya Wolfe
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