Skip to main content
NIH Intramural Research Program, Our Research Changes Lives

Navigation controls

  • Search
  • Menu

Social follow links

  • Podcast
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • LinkedIn

Main navigation

  • About Us
    • What Is the IRP?
    • History
    • Honors
      • Nobel Prize
      • Lasker Award
      • Breakthrough Prize
      • Shaw Prize
      • Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)
      • Presidential Medal of Freedom
      • National Medal of Science
      • Searle Scholars
      • The National Academy of Sciences
      • The National Academy of Medicine
      • The National Academy of Engineering
      • The American Academy of Arts and Sciences
      • National Medal of Technology & Innovation
      • Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals
      • Crafoord Prize
      • Fellows of the Royal Society
      • Canada Gairdner Awards
    • Organization & Leadership
    • Our Programs
      • NCI
      • NEI
      • NHGRI
      • NHLBI
      • NIA
      • NIAAA
      • NIAID
      • NIAMS
      • NIBIB
      • NICHD
      • NIDA
      • NIDCD
      • NIDCR
      • NIDDK
      • NIEHS
      • NIMH
      • NIMHD
      • NINDS
      • NINR
      • NLM
      • CC
      • NCATS
      • NCCIH
    • Research Campus Locations
    • Contact Information
  • Our Research
    • Scientific Focus Areas
      • Biomedical Engineering & Biophysics
      • Cancer Biology
      • Cell Biology
      • Chemical Biology
      • Chromosome Biology
      • Clinical Research
      • Computational Biology
      • Developmental Biology
      • Epidemiology
      • Genetics & Genomics
      • Health Disparities
      • Immunology
      • Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
      • Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
      • Molecular Pharmacology
      • Neuroscience
      • RNA Biology
      • Social & Behavioral Sciences
      • Stem Cell Biology
      • Structural Biology
      • Systems Biology
      • Virology
    • Principal Investigators
      • View by Investigator Name
      • View by Scientific Focus Area
    • Accomplishments
      • View All Accomplishments by Date
      • View All Health Topics
      • The Body
      • Health & Wellness
      • Conditions & Diseases
      • Procedures
    • Accelerating Science
      • Investing in Cutting-Edge Animal Models
      • Creating Cell-Based Therapies
      • Advancing Computational and Structural Biology
      • Combating Drug Resistance
      • Developing Novel Imaging Techniques
      • Charting the Pathways of Inflammation
      • Zooming in on the Microbiome
      • Uncovering New Opportunities for Natural Products
      • Stimulating Neuroscience Research
      • Pursuing Precision Medicine
      • Unlocking the Potential of RNA Biology and Therapeutics
      • Producing Novel Vaccines
    • Research in Action
      • View All Stories
      • Battling Blood-Sucking Bugs
      • Unexpected Leads to Curb Addiction
      • Shaping Therapies for Sickle Cell Disease
      • The Mind’s Map Maker
    • Trans-IRP Research Resources
      • Supercomputing
    • IRP Review Process
    • Commercializing Inventions
  • NIH Clinical Center
    • Clinical Center Facilities
    • Clinical Faculty
    • Advancing Translational Science
    • Clinical Trials
      • Get Involved with Clinical Research
      • Physician Resources
  • News & Events
    • In the News
    • I am Intramural Blog
    • Speaking of Science Podcast
    • SciBites Video Shorts
    • The NIH Catalyst Newsletter
    • Events
  • Careers
    • Faculty-Level Scientific Careers
    • Trans-NIH Scientific Recruitments
      • Stadtman Tenure-Track Investigators
        • Science, the Stadtman Way
      • Lasker Clinical Research Scholars
      • Independent Research Scholar
    • Scientific & Clinical Careers
    • Administrative Careers
  • Research Training
    • Program Information
    • Training Opportunities
    • NIH Work/Life Resources
The NIH Catalyst: A Publication About NIH Intramural Research

National Institutes of Health • Office of the Director | Volume 32 Issue 4 • July–August 2024

Departments

From the Deputy Director for Intramural Research

Six Myths About Being a Mentor and a Mentee

This issue of the NIH Catalyst features several articles that highlight our dedication to training the next generation of biomedical scientists and clinicians. Mastering mentoring and being mentored are among the most important developmental milestones in a trainee’s NIH experience and career. In keeping with this theme, I will attempt to dispel some of the more commonly held myths about mentoring and being mentored.

Read more

News You Can Use

CDEs: A Critical Charge to Standardize Data

Collecting data in a common language can enhance existing artificial intelligence tools, expose health disparities, and augment the ability of researchers from around the globe to collaborate and build on each other’s work. Read all about common data elements (CDEs), which are standardized, precisely defined questions, paired with a set of specific allowable responses, used in research studies to facilitate data sharing, comparison, and interoperability across research domains.

Read more

Research Briefs

Read about Scientific Advances and Discoveries by NIH Intramural Scientists: Endurance exercise sparks whole-body response; widespread use of suboptimal antibiotics; fingernail screening helps identify genetic condition; enzyme biomarker associated with certain neurodegenerative disorders; new genetic links to hypertension; and predicting patient response to cancer treatments.

Read more

Snapshots

Read briefly about the NIH Record's Carla Garnett retiring; an HHS-wide brain trust; and Francis Collins' portrait added to the walls of Bldg. 1.

Read more

The Training Page

Navigating Housing Challenges

NIH trainees explore the challenging housing situation and share supportive resources.

Read more

Colleagues: Recently Tenured

Meet your recently tenured colleagues: Adrienne Campbell-Washburn (NHLBI), Leah Cook (NCI), Michael Michaelides (NIDA), and Alexander Sodt (NICHD)

Read more

Photographic Moment

Congressional staffers visited the NCI-CCR Pediatric Oncology Branch and the Children’s Inn at NIH on May 29 to learn more about NIH’s efforts in combating childhood cancer.

Read more

Announcements

News about lectures, symposia, and more.

Read more

Announcements: Kudos

Congratulations to NIDDK's Jenny Hinshaw, who has been honored with the 2024 Sir Bernard Katz Award.

Read more

  • Issue Overview
  • Features
    • 30 Years On, Undergraduate Scholarship Program Sows Scientific Excellence
    • CARD Stacks the Deck Against Alzheimer's
    • Clinical Center Hosts Its First Graduation for Clinical Fellows
    • The Health Effects of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals
    • Collaboration, Prevention, and Service
    • FY 2025 Budget Hearing Held on Capitol Hill
    • Center for Cellular Engineering
    • Building the Bridge
    • Reflections on a ‘Research Year’ in Urology at the NIH
  • Departments
    • From the Deputy Director for Intramural Research
    • News You Can Use
    • Research Briefs
    • Snapshots
    • The Training Page
    • Colleagues: Recently Tenured
    • Photographic Moment
    • Announcements
    • Announcements: Kudos
  • Issue Contents
  • Download this issue as a PDF

Catalyst menu

  • Current Issue
  • Previous Issues
  • About The NIH Catalyst
  • Contact The NIH Catalyst
  • Share Your Story
  • NIH Abbreviations

Subscribe Today!

Subscribe to The NIH Catalyst Newsletter and receive email updates.

Subscribe

Get IRP Updates

Subscribe

  • Email
  • Print
  • Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn

Main navigation

  • About Us
    • What Is the IRP?
    • History
    • Honors
    • Organization & Leadership
    • Our Programs
    • Research Campus Locations
    • Contact Information
  • Our Research
    • Scientific Focus Areas
    • Principal Investigators
    • Accomplishments
    • Accelerating Science
    • Research in Action
    • Trans-IRP Research Resources
    • IRP Review Process
    • Commercializing Inventions
  • NIH Clinical Center
    • Clinical Center Facilities
    • Clinical Faculty
    • Advancing Translational Science
    • Clinical Trials
  • News & Events
    • In the News
    • I am Intramural Blog
    • Speaking of Science Podcast
    • SciBites Video Shorts
    • The NIH Catalyst Newsletter
    • Events
  • Careers
    • Faculty-Level Scientific Careers
    • Trans-NIH Scientific Recruitments
    • Scientific & Clinical Careers
    • Administrative Careers
  • Research Training
    • Program Information
    • Training Opportunities
    • NIH Work/Life Resources
  • Department of Health and Human Services
  • National Institutes of Health
  • USA.gov

Footer

  • Home
  • Contact Us
  • IRP Brand Materials
  • HHS Vulnerability Disclosure
  • Web Policies & Notices
  • Site Map
  • Search