Sophia Boor, a first-year JGPT student in Dr. Brian Buckley’s laboratory, interned at the highly prestigious toxicology unit of the New Jersey State Police Investigative Branch- Office of Forensic Sciences in Sea Girt, New Jersey. Her research project explored contemporary issues in the field of analytical forensic toxicology, investigating a novel oral fluid drug […]
JGPT students Chenghui Jiang, Disha Gupta, and Alyssa Juenke attended the “Code Rigor and Reproducibility with R Boot Camp” hosted by the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health Skills for Health and Research Professionals (SHARP) Training program. This two-day intensive workshop focused on strategies for researchers using R to use to make their code […]
The Integral Charitable Foundation Research Idea Award was established to support graduate students in environmental health science. Fifth-year PharmD/PhD student Christine Kim was selected as a recipient of this award for her research investigating the molecular mechanisms of melatonin-mediated protection against vancomycin-induced kidney injury. Using RNA sequencing, her research aims to characterize NRF2-dependent gene networks […]
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 […]
The Graduate Research Fellowship in Toxicology from Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. supports students involved in non-clinical and in vivo toxicology research. Sixth year Ph.D. candidate Jessica Rodriguez was chosen as the 2026-2027 recipient of this competitive fellowship. Her research builds on the current understanding of the mechanisms of ozone-induced pulmonary injury and recovery, focusing on the integrated […]
A pilot study with Rutgers toxicologists investigated how large-scale copper extraction in Peru may increase the risk of heavy metal exposures in indigenous communities. The study team is comprised of Rutgers faculty members Zorimar Rivera-Núñez and Cathleen Doherty, recent and current Rutgers PhD students Jeremy Lessing, Sean Stratton, and Joyce Lu, and outside collaborators Adela […]
I focus on advancing pulmonary therapeutics by investigating both the effects of environmental pollutants and developing targeted drug delivery systems for lung diseases. We propose that one can mitigate intratracheal bleomycin-induced acute lung injury by blocking the activity of IL-1 in both the inflammatory and fibrotic phases. We propose to use expression of the soluble […]
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.
