The following article by Chelsea Cary is copied from this original article. The Scientist Mentoring and Diversity Program (SMDP) is a year-long mentoring program that helps underrepresented trainees in biomedical sciences from academic backgrounds transition into the pharmaceutical or biotech industry. This program aims to increase diversity at the executive and administrative level in these […]
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 Veronia Basaly was chosen to be the 2023-2024 recipient of this competitive fellowship. Her research focuses on studying the regulation of the nuclear receptor pregnane x receptor (PXR) functions in maintaining […]
Coordinated by 5th year PhD candidate Joanna Woo and 4th year PhD student Talia Seymore, the Toxicology, Health, and Environmental Disease (THED) high school program was a success once again. Held at the end of July, JGPT students took on the role of instructors to help introduce these future scientists to various toxicological topics and […]
Fourth year PhD student Talia Seymore from the Stapleton laboratory has been accepted into the Pre-Doctoral Leadership Development Academy (PLDA) for the upcoming 2023-2024 year. The PLDA is a competitive year-long program that one must be first nominated for by a senior leader in education, such as a program director or department chair, before submitting […]
The RATS held their 2nd annual Field Day and Lab Olympics on May 26th, 2023. Joined by SURF and RISE summer undergraduate interns, the RATS participated in a series of relay races to answer the question who can put on proper PPE and accurately pipette the fastest?
Students, postdocs, faculty, alumni, and industry colleagues visited Nashville, TN to present and explore the latest in toxicological science at the 62nd annual Society of Toxicology (SOT) meeting in March 2023. Many of our RATS won awards, tallying up to an impressive 31 awards! Congratulations!
On Feb 10, 2023, the Toxicology students celebrated Valentine’s Day by stretching their creative muscles including painting and making cards for friends and colleagues. Together, they designed a new series of funny science-themed valentine cards.
Dr. Kimberly Wiersielis is a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Animal Sciences at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences at Rutgers University. As a scientist, Wiersielis gains great satisfaction from the liberty to conduct independent research that serves their passion for mentoring bright students who wish to pursue a career in the sciences. […]
Dr. L. Cody Smith has been named an assistant professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences in the College of Pharmacy at UConn. “I am excited to join the faculty in the School of Pharmacy to increase the translational potential of my research by forging new collaborations with investigators developing novel therapeutics that may mitigate […]
The MidAtlantic Society of Toxicology (MASOT) Meeting returned to in-person in 2022. Rutgers University hosted this year’s MASOT meeting on the intersection of the microbiome and toxicology. With a strong showing of students and postdocs, the JGPT shared their latest research. Among the top winners of the poster awards were JGPT students. 1st place – […]
