Lauren Walker, PhD served as a Postdoc Fellow in the JGPT through 2023. Dr. Walker was recently recognized by the Society of Toxicology as part of a series designed to celebrate SOT member diversity and showcase the diverse pathways and experiences of its members. From the article: Throughout my childhood, my parents advocated the importance […]
Second Year PhD student Kevin Ozkuyumcu was selected as a Team Lead for the highly competitive NJ Governor’s STEM Scholars Program earlier this academic year. As a Team Lead, Kevin led 4 exemplary high school students in the development of a STEM-driven, local community solution for a problem facing the globe following the UN Sustainability […]
On April 24, 2024, five RATS descended upon the Rutgers Makerspace to join in a quilting workshop taught by Linda Everett, Department Admin, and her quilting partner Deborah Spigner. Much fun and frustration was enjoyed by all. Each student went home with a hand-made quilted tote bag. Pictured left to right are Jordan Lee, Juliana […]
On February 28th, the students enrolled in the Consumer Products and Sustainability elective course ventured over to the Colgate-Palmolive campus to present their risk assessment projects. Each team fielded questions from scientists at Colgate, including many Rutgers Toxicology alumni. The event closed with a fun time making toothpaste.
Dr. Danielle Kozlosky, JGPT alum, had some exciting news to and Rutgers Football fans got to share in the joyful moment. When Michael Greengarten and Danielle Kozlosky first met, there was little sign of the roller coaster romance ahead that would include an untraditional COVID-19 courtship and an epic on-the-field marriage proposal… Read the full […]
Trainees from EOHSI (Toxicology and Exposure Science) are attending the SciPhD workshop this week. The SciPhD provides training for scientists who want to transition from academia to non-academic careers. During this workshop we have received resources and hands-on training to identify and develop highly valued skills in communication, leadership, negotiation, team building, networking, and project […]
Nature Neuroscience celebrated its 25th anniversary, by having conversations with both established leaders in the field and those earlier in their careers to discuss how the field has evolved, and where it is heading. Former JGPT Postdoc, Ukpong Eyo, was interviewed for this special edition. Here are a few highlights from the interview: How did […]
[metaslider id=”4444″] RESSA and RATS hosted an Environmental Justice Panel that included five panelists: Austin Edwards, Trenton NAACP President and Trenton School Board Attorney, Shereyl Snider, Community Organizer for East Trenton Collaborative, Matthew Farrell, NJDEP Community Liaison, Kathleen Bell, Environmental Public Health Coordinator EPA Region 2, and Towana Joseph, Environmental Justice Coordinator EPA Region 2. […]
Dr. Jiyang Zhang, a JGPT postdoc working under the mentorship of Dr. Shuo Xiao, received the Best Abstract and Platform Presentation Award at the National Oncofertility Meeting in Pittsburgh, PA. Jiyang presented her research on how to develop and use a vitrification approach to cryopreserve individual ovarian follicles for studying female reproductive biology, toxicology, drug […]
JGPT Ph.D. candidates, Chelsea Cary and Zakiyah Henry, have been awarded the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (F31) to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), respectively. F31 fellowships are awarded […]
