I applied online. The process took 7 weeks. I interviewed at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (La Jolla, CA) in Nov 2012
Interview
One short interview, 20 minutes, with professor just to make sure science and personality all in the same page. Then a week later I was invited for a seminar, 1 hr with presentation plus questions. Questions ran as presentation was going and continued after. Then everyone in the room except the professor left and we talked for another 20 minutes.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
All related to science, from controls to data interpretation to future perspectives, mostly I didn't detect any tricks.
I applied through university. I interviewed at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute in Apr 2013
Interview
There is a scientific meeting with 7-8 group members. I first gave a scientific presentation (40 mins), then I answer questions from group member. After meeting, there is a lunch with group member.