
Predoctoral and postbaccalaureate research trainees in the Laboratory of Immunoregulation visit the labs that process patient samples in Frederick.
Read more about the Division of Intramural Research and Vaccine Research Center. Find more information about predoctoral training opportunities from the NIH Office of Training and Education (OITE).
Who Can Apply
Applicants must
- Be enrolled or eligible to enroll in a graduate degree program (Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent graduate degree)
- Aspire to conduct dissertation research in immunologic, allergic, and/or infectious diseases
Available opportunities may vary; see below for details.
How To Apply
Application instructions and eligibility requirements vary for the following:
Graduate Partnerships Program (GPP)
GPP Institutional Partnerships are pre-established partnerships that allow students to conduct a majority of their dissertation research in an NIH laboratory in collaboration with one of the partnering, degree-granting institutions.
- Candidates for institutional partnerships must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
- Mentor selection process varies by program.
- Applications accepted August 1 to December 3.
GPP Individual Partnerships are designed to allow students currently enrolled in (or accepted to) a graduate program to conduct thesis research in collaboration with an NIH laboratory.
- Prospective predoctoral trainees are encouraged to contact investigators directly before application submission.
For specific questions, contact Sydella Blatch, NIAID Training Office Predoctoral/Postdoctoral/Visiting Fellow Program Manager.
Why Train at NIAID?

Adjoa Smalls-Mantey, M.D., D.Phil, former predoctoral researcher in the Laboratory of Immunoregulation, chief resident in the Adult Psychiatry Residency Program at the Mount Sinai Hospital, New York
Contact Information
For specific questions, contact Sydella Blatch, NIAID Training Office Predoctoral/Postdoctoral/Visiting Fellow Program Manager.