Welcome to the Joint Graduate Program in Toxicology (JGPT), an interdepartmental program designed to train students and postdoctoral fellows in the discipline of toxicology. The JGPT offers M.S. and Ph.D. degrees and provides the research training for Pharm.D./Ph.D. and M.D./Ph.D. students.

The JGPT was established in 1980 and is administratively housed at the Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute (EOHSI) on the Busch Campus of Rutgers University in Piscataway, NJ. The JGPT curriculum provides broad research training in biochemical, organ system, and mechanistic toxicology with a strong foundation in drug metabolism, pathology, and molecular biology. The Program is administered by the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, but draws on mentors come from over 17 different departments on campus to provide multidisciplinary training. Trainees are mentored by over 50 faculty members and academic and industry partners. A NIEHS T32 Training Grant in Environmental Toxicology (T32ES007148) has been the cornerstone of the JGPT for 30 years and supports the tuition and stipends of doctoral students and postdoctoral fellows. All doctoral students receive financial support from training grants, teaching or research fellowships, or from local industry. [read more…]

Priority deadline is December 1st!  GRE scores not required.

Recent News and Accomplishments

Jessica Rodriguez Awarded APERG Scholarship to Study Air Pollution

The Air Pollution Educational and Research Grant (APERG) Scholarship provided by the Mid-Atlantic States Section of the Air and Waste ...

JGPT Alum Kim Wiersielis Joins Penn State Faculty

With an NIH R00 grant from NIH/NIEHS, Dr. Kim Wiersielis, alumni of the Roepke laboratory, will become an Assistant Professor ...

Candace Longoria Selected for Innovation Program

Dr. Candace Longoria, a JGPT postdoc working under the mentorship of Dr. Debra Laskin, was selected for the Annual Biomedical ...

BMS fellowship award

The Graduate Research Fellowship in Toxicology from Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. supports students involved in non-clinical and in vivo toxicology research ...