Training Programs
Rutgers has many outstanding, formal training programs on campus to support PhD studies, post-doctoral studies, and career development for the biomedical community. Click below to learn more about these programs.
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The PhD Training Program in Biotechnology at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey was established in 1989. It is one of the select group of such programs throughout the country funded by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The 2021-2022 year marks the 32nd year of continuous NIH funding.
The aim of the program is to train a new breed of creative investigators who can translate basic science discoveries into technology developments for the needs of society, government, and industry. Students in the program; (1) become well-educated within a single biotechnology-related discipline (e.g. biochemistry, chemical engineering, molecular biology); (2) become fluent in the language, approaches and principles of the biological, chemical and physical sciences, in general; and (3) recognize the steps needed to take basic science discoveries and translate them into tools and technologies that benefit patient care, and mankind, in general.
The program is looking to produce skilled investigators and leaders for several different types of research careers including academia, large conventional industry, the start-up environment, as well as other research-related careers.
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Fostering your success in grad school and beyond
The Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) @ Rutgers-New Brunswick training program provides financial support, mentorship, an interdisciplinary and exciting environment for scientific training, and professional development. We provide active preparation for a career in the biomedical field through the Rutgers iJOBS Program, and we build a community that fosters the success of all trainees.
The IMSD @ Rutgers-New Brunswick program is funded by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) of the National Institute of Health (NIH) Grant # 1T32GM139804-01.
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The Rutgers University iJOBS Program exposes life science PhD students and postdocs to a range of non-academic and academic career options and empowers them to pursue their career goals. In 2014 Rutgers became 1 of only 17 schools in the country to be awarded an NIH BEST grant and iJOBS programming was later expanded to all campuses of Rutgers as well as Princeton, Rowan, NJ Institute of Technology and Stevens Institute of Technology. iJOBS maintains research as the primary trainee focus while offering programming to broaden trainee’s perspectives, experiences, and knowledge to facilitate the pursuit of academic and non-academic careers.
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The MD-PhD program is a joint venture between the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, and Princeton University.
Research in medical and biological science relies more on interdisciplinary thought than ever before. The prevalence of team-oriented, collaborative research requires that investigators have the capacity to integrate both the clinical and basic science aspects of medicine. With rapid growth in the body of knowledge and technological sophistication comes the demand that future physician scientists receive in-depth training within and across conventional disciplines in order to excel in basic, translational, and clinical research.
Our program draws on the diverse strengths and resources of premier private and public research institutions and healthcare centers in central New Jersey to facilitate a unique academic environment in which students can hone and integrate their clinical and research acumen.
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The INSPIRE ( IRACDA New Jersey/New York for Science Partnerships in Research & Education) Postdoctoral Program at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS), sponsored by NIH-IRACDA (Institutional Research and Career Development Award), provides up to three years of mentored research experience in biomedical fields at RWJMS or Rutgers University (70% effort), as well as training in educational methods – including mentored teaching at a nearby Minority-Serving Institution – and career development (30% combined effort).
The INSPIRE program serves to fulfill two important goals: prepare diverse university-trained Ph.D. scholars for successful careers as scientist-educators while increasing the participation of diverse student populations in biomedical science research fields. The program has also increased interaction of RWJMS faculty with students and faculty of the partner schools. It has also enhanced the professional development of other trainees at this school who participate in INSPIRE activities (workshops on scientific writing, courses on scientific teaching).
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This T32 program aims to create “B3-Trained” professionals who have received intense exposure to a “Bench-to-Business-to-Bedside” approach, focusing on translating research in regenerative medicine. For this purpose, the training program should represent a range of breakthrough, innovative, multidisciplinary-oriented projects that can offer our trainees a range of scientific opportunity/experience to work on, from pioneering basic science to commercialization-ready projects.
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The Training in Translating Neuroscience to Therapies (TTNT) T32 program based at Rutgers University-Robert Wood Johnson Medical school has openings for postdoctoral fellows and graduate students in Neuroscience, Biomedical Sciences, Neuroengineering or related disciplines. The TTNT program spans multiple schools and departments across Rutgers and trains graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in translating basic discoveries to therapeutics for neurological disorders. Achieving this goal in a sustained manner requires training the next generation of scientists who are equipped with the skill set needed to 1) appreciate and be able to conduct disease relevant basic research, 2) ask pertinent questions, 3) design and conduct rigorous experiments to address hypotheses, 4) have the know-how to translate preclinical findings to clinical applications or find a way to collaborate with clinical researchers, 5) network with industry that can help accelerate discoveries from academia to larger clinical trials, and 6) understand the regulatory principles and requirements to get a discovery to clinical testing and eventually available to patients globally.
Faculty preceptors come from 12 academic departments across Rutgers and bring a multi-disciplinary expertise ranging from medicinal chemistry, molecular studies with RNA, CRISPR, nanotechnology, structural biology, iPSCs, small model organisms, various disease and injury models in rodents, neurodevelopment, microbiome, healthful brain aging, and pharmacological studies. Topics of research include Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s, Multiple Sclerosis, Spinal Cord Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury, autism, schizophrenia, and other neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental conditions and disorders.
Trainees will combine course work on topics such as biostatistics, drug development, grant writing, and science communication with direct clinical experience, trial development and execution. Experiential learning component includes apprenticeships with the Rutgers Innovation Ventures, the New Jersey Academic Drug Discovery Consortium, as well as intellectual property and venture capital experts.
Postdoctoral and graduate school candidates should have a background in a biomedical science discipline including Neurobiology, Molecular Biology, Neuroscience, Neuroengineering or a relevant science. Excellent oral and written communication skills are required. Candidates must be either a U.S. citizen or permanent resident to qualify for appointment on this NIH T32 institutional training grant. The training program is 2 years. Salary is commensurate with NRSA Federal guidelines.
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To apply, please email your curriculum vitae, cover letter describing research experiences and future goals, and list of 3 references to Lauren Kelly at lk496@rwjms.rutgers.edu