Join NJ ACTS BERD Core for the Virtual Workshop Series on 11/10
Detecting Gene-Environment Interactions for Complex Traits: Methodological and Conceptual Challenges (and Some Solutions) with Sam Trejo, PhD Assistant Professor of Sociology Princeton University The sudden availability of molecular genetic data has prompted increased...
NJIT Awarded $6 Million from the National Science Foundation to Commercialize Campus Inventions.
NJIT has secured a $6 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to translate science and engineering discoveries into market-ready technologies that will improve quality of life in areas ranging from health care, to sustainable energy, to data privacy....
New Analytical Tool from Rutgers Improves Genetic Analysis and Research Accuracy.
Rutgers researchers have developed an analytical tool for spotting and omitting stray DNA and RNA that contaminate genetic analyses of single-celled organisms. Their work, which appears in Nature Computational Science, also may help laboratories avoid mismatching...
New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Gould's article in Biological Psychiatry: Global Open Science titled, "Perineuronal Nets in the Dorsomedial Striatum Contribute to Behavioral Dysfunction in Mouse Models of Excessive Repetitive Behavior." Maladaptive repetitive behavior is a common...
Register for the Clinical Research Management Collaborative Training Series on 11/2
Join the NJ ACTS Workforce Development Core for the Clinical Research Management Collaborative Training Series Part I: Project Optimus And Current Trends in Oncology Dose Selection Come join us for part one of a three-part training series geared to the advancement of...
Empathetic Cancer Clinicians Promote Psychological Well-Being in Breast Cancer Patients.
Clinicians who show more empathy promote better psychological health among breast cancer patients, according to a Rutgers study examining how oncology doctors facilitate psychological well-being. “Our findings suggest that provider communication is a key component to...
Clinical Research Coordination Level 1 Badge Registration is now open.
Interested in an Entry-level Position as a Study Coordinator? The Rutgers School of Health Professions in collaboration with the New Jersey Alliance for Clinical and Translational Sciences (NJ ACTS) developed a 6-week academic badge especially...
Does ADHD increase the risk of dementia? A Rutgers scientist may have the answer.
Diabetes, multiple sclerosis, severe depression and other ailments have for years been known to increase the risk of dementia later in life. Now a Rutgers researcher and Israeli scientists believe they have found another: ADHD. In a study published last week, Michal...
Firearm Exposure Associated With Poorer Health in Communities Around the U.S.
Gun violence is tied to poverty, unemployment, broken families, disengaged youth and racial segregation, according to a study by the New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center at Rutgers. Published in the Journal of Urban Health, the study found that people living in...
New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Enich's article in Preventive Medicine Reports titled, "Overdose education and naloxone distribution program design informed by people who use drugs and naloxone distributors." Overdose education and naloxone distribution (OEND) programs are highly...