Alyssa Juenke, a third-year PhD student in the Joint Graduate Program in Toxicology at Rutgers, was selected as one of fifteen scholars to attend the fully-funded Brown University Environmental Health Scholars Retreat, a two-and-a-half-day program designed to bring together trainees, faculty, and environmental health professionals across institutions and fields. During the program, Alyssa attended a […]
What a wonderful celebration of our Grover Scholars on Tuesday! The science was compelling and spanned so many areas – wildfire toxicology, PFAS disposition, post-translational modifications, glial biology, and analytical chemistry! Thank you Dr. Gary grover and Mrs. Janis Grover for your dedication to training the next generation of pharmacologists and toxicology. Congratulations Veronia Basaly, Michael Campbell, Brianna Ames, Gina Capece, Alan […]
Disha Gupta and Tiancheng (Tony) Hu, both 4th year Ph.D. Students in Rutgers Joint Graduate Program in Toxicology, recently attended the Immunometabolism in Health and Disease Gordon Research Seminar/Conference. Disha presented a poster on her work with CO2 exposure, impairment in decision making, and changes in neutrophil metabolism. Tony presented a poster and gave a […]
On April 23, 2026, we held our semi-annual craft exchange in EOHSI – students, staff, and faculty were matched for the exchange of custom designs. Impressive and wide-reaching skills were on display – quilting, paper flowers, crochet, painting, beading, wood working, painting and cross-stitch! Care was taken to design each piece for the recipient.
On April 23, 2026, the RATS (and others) held another Craft Exchange. We had a wonderful turnout from among EMSOP and EOHSI students, faculty and staff. All the creations were remarkable!
JGPT Students Jennae Whited (Rivera-Nunez lab), Taina Moore (Stapleton lab), and Sam Adams (Stapleton lab) participated in a Beauty Justice Event hosted by Clean Water Action. Under the mentorship of Drs. Emily Barrett and Zorimar Rivera Nunez, the students educated community members about how to read labels on beauty products and select options that with […]
In August 2025, current and former JGPT faculty and trainees participated in the Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Toxicity Gordon Research Conference and Seminar. Joanna Woo served as Chair of the Seminar for trainees. Troy Roepke ran an engaging Power Hour. Alessandro Venosa and Lauren Walker shared their latest research findings while Cody Smith served as […]
To celebrate the end of the academic year, the RATS hosted the inaugural RATS Gala on May 16, 2025. The evening was filled with lots of food, friends, and karaoke! Along with dinner, the RATS had a mocktail station including tox-themed drinks such as “Free Radical Fizz” and “P450 Island”. The students also voted on […]
JGPT students were joined by Colgate-Palmolive scientists Brian Wall, Stacey Lavender, Joe Steele, and Lyndsay Schaeffer-Korbylo for an exciting panel about consulting experience at their company. The panelists shared valuable insights about how consulting works internally compared to consulting for external clients. Panelists also advised students how to best market their own skills as graduate […]
Three JGPT alumni shared their experiences in graduate school and beyond during a career panel hosted on Zoom. Danielle Kozlosky, PhD described how internships in intellectual property during graduate school as part of the iJOBS training program were pivotal to her now working as a patent scientist and pursuing her J.D. degree. Alexis Ventoso, MS, […]
