Applications Due- Third Cohort of NCATS/FDA Translational Science Interagency Fellowship

Applications are now being accepted for a unique 3-year postdoctoral fellowship, offered jointly by NCATS and the FDA. Fellows train at both the NCATS internal research labs and the Food and Drug Administration, and develop their skills in both preclinical translational science and regulatory science.

Fellows are expected to spend three years in combined training at the FDA and NCATS. It is anticipated that fellows will spend 12 to 18 months of the fellowship at the FDA and the remainder of the fellowship at NCATS. The exact timing of the transition between the two agencies will be project and mentor dependent.

At the FDA, fellows will receive formal training and mentoring in:  

• Relevant federal statutes
• Regulations, principles and practices of FDA medical product review

At NCATS, fellows will receive formal training and mentoring in:

• Early stages of technology development
• Preclinical and clinical translational science