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      A subpar fellowship experience - Anonymous employee NIH Employee Review

      2.0
      27 Apr 2011
      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Intramural funding, office of intramural training and research, flexibility, full health care coverage, collaborations are possible from almost every area of biology and medicine

      Cons

      poor salary, research is subpar compared to most tier 1 research universities, lack of opportunities to write grants and peer review journals, lack of university experience

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      5.0
      26 Jun 2026
      Scientist
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Not stressful, science based, not profit.

      Cons

      Slow processes, too many meetings.

      4.0
      5 Jul 2026
      Research trainee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      -flexible -interesting -rewarding -good networking

      Cons

      -different expectations in each lab

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