The NIH supported Rutgers-UMDNJ Biotechnology Training Program, directed by Professors Martin Yarmush and Aaron Shatkin, has been renewed for its fifth five-year cycle. The $1.5 million grant provides stipend and tuition support for 8 fellows and is matched by institutional sources at both Rutgers and UMDNJ. The research programs of the training faculty cover a broad spectrum of problems, which fall under two major interdisciplinary research thrusts: 1) Genomics, Proteomics and Structural Biology and 2) Tissue Engineering, Regenerative Medicine, and Drug Delivery. The Biotechnology program offers 3 unique courses: 1) “Bioengineering in the Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Industries”, a comprehensive survey course taught by industrial faculty; 2) “Topics in Advanced Biotechnology”, a cutting-edge course reviewing break-through technologies taught by Rutgers and UMDNJ faculty; and 3) “Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Science and Technology” given jointly by the Center for Innovative Ventures of Emerging Technologies and the program.