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, […]
Scientists from Bristol-Myers Squibb have launched their elective course as part of the Rutgers Toxicology training program. This course aims to provide students and postdocs with an understanding of the drug discovery and development paradigm, from target validation and lead optimization to the numerous preclinical studies conducted to ensure drug safety. Scientists will describe the […]
During January, a group of JGPT Ph.D. and Postdoc students participated in a 2.5-day iJOBS workshop, SciPhD, that illustrates the intersection between science and business. They spent the majority of the time developing their communication, teamwork, and project management skills. With many interactive prompts and discussions, they learned about the core competencies in business […]
The Rutgers Toxicology Training Program hosted the Risk Assessment Bootcamp at the Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute. The event featured outstanding instructors, including Dr. Marie Fortin (Therapeutic Area Lead, Merck), Dr. Kristian Fried (Senior Consultant, Integral Consulting, Inc.), Dr. Ila Cote (Consultant, Cote and Associates), and Dr. Nikaeta Sadekar (Senior Scientist, Research Institute for Fragrance Materials). […]
The Air Pollution Educational and Research Grant (APERG) Scholarship provided by the Mid-Atlantic States Section of the Air and Waste Management Association is a competitive program that grants pre- and postdoctoral students funds to aid research related to air pollution. 4th year Ph.D. student Jessica Rodriguez (D. Laskin laboratory) was one of two predoctoral recipients this […]
With an NIH R00 grant from NIH/NIEHS, Dr. Kim Wiersielis, alumni of the Roepke laboratory, will become an Assistant Professor of Biobehavioral Science at Penn State University in January 2025. The Wiersielis laboratory studies the interaction of organophosphate flame retardants and chronic stress on cognitive processing of mice during adulthood. Best wishes!
Dr. Candace Longoria, a JGPT postdoc working under the mentorship of Dr. Debra Laskin, was selected for the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists (Innovation Programs are dedicated to supporting innovative initiatives that advance the careers of minoritized scientists. These programs include fellowships, experiential learning opportunities, and professional development grants for graduate students, postdoctoral […]
The Graduate Research Fellowship in Toxicology from Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. supports students involved in non-clinical and in vivo toxicology research. Fourth year Ph.D. student Samantha Adams was chosen as the 2024-2025 recipient of this competitive fellowship. Her work focuses on studying the maternal cardiovascular health outcomes after inhalation of particulate matter (PM) during pregnancy. […]
