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About IGERT

Rutgers launched an NSF-funded graduate training program (IGERT)* to focus on developing a generation of scientists and engineers to become experts at the integrative synthesis and analysis of biological interfaces. The integrative philosophy requires the combined application of advances in molecular/cellular biology; complex materials; and micro/nanotechnology, which will impact the ultimate development of technologies underlying biosensors, cell-therapies, implant materials, and gene engineering.

The program is seeking to mentor outstanding graduate students, who want to lead this select group of scholars. Admitted graduate fellows will receive up to $30,000 annual fellowship+ $10,500 tuition benefits/allowance; immerse in cross-advised research and curriculum; earn instant-access to six Research Centers of Excellence; develop professional portfolios for global academic or entrepreneurial careers,and become dynamic thought-shapers through a COLTS program to be engaged with the nationally recognized Rutgers Graduate School of Education.

* IGERT stands for Integrative Graduate Education & Research Traineeship, and is a program of the National Science Foundation. The Rutgers IGERT is sponsored by funding from the NSF Award (DGE 0333196). The national directory of IGERT programs can be reached at http://www.igert.org.

Disclaimer: Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation
MAJOR EVENTS

  • Next IRIF: Wed. April 30th: Research Talk, Jocie Cherry, IGERT Trainee
    11:45 am - 1 pm, Room CCR-201 (Note: change of location!)

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  • Congratulations to IGERT Trainee Kevin Nikitczuk,
    awarded 2-year pre-doctoral fellowship from New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research for his research "Immune Targeting using an Engineered Vaccine Delivery System", advised by Professors Martin Yarmush and Edmund Lattime

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  • Congratulations to IGERT Trainees Roberto Delgado-Rivera, Salah Hamed, and Christopher Ricupero,
    winners of the Best Poster Awards at the Biointerfacial IGERT Symposium on April 11th

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  • IGERT faculty members Roth and Langrana win prestigious Rutgers' teaching awards
    Congratulations to: Professor Charlie Roth, selected to receive a Warren L. Susman Award for Excellence in Teaching "for his outdstanding service in stimulating and guiding the intellectual development" of Rutgers students; and to Prof. Noshir Langrana, recipient of a Faculty- Scholar Teacher Award, which honors faculty members whose research "informs and adds excitement to their teaching and ...stimulates and informs students' scholarship."

  • Next IRIF: Wed. April 16th: Research Talk, Frances Gratacos, IGERT Trainee
    11:45am-1 pm, Room 122, BME Bldg.

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  • Fourth Annual Research Symposium, IGERT on Biointerfaces
    Friday April 11, 2008; 8:00 am - 1:30 pm; Busch Dining Hall, Rooms A&B. Research Talks & Posters by IGERT Trainees; Plenary Talk by Prof. Scott Diamond, U. Penn; [Agenda and Roster of Talks and Posters]

  • Next IRIF: Wed. March 26th: Research Talk, Kevin Nikitczuk, IGERT Trainee
    11:45 am-1 pm, Room 122, BME Bldg.

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  • Next IRIF: Wed. March 5th: Research Talk, Ronald Perez, IGERT Trainee

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  • Next IRIF's: Feb. 6th: Fellows Networking; Feb 20th: Research talk, Eric Yang, IGERT Trainee.
    11:45 am-1:00 pm, Room 122, BME Bldg.

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  • Spring 2008 IGERT Research Interchange Forum (IRIF) Schedule Posted at Meetings/Calendar above.

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  • Next IGERT Research Interchange Forum (IRIF): Tues. Dec. 11; 11:45 AM-1:00 PM; BME-122
    Topic: Novel Anionic Block Copolymers for Oligonucleotide Delivery Presenter: Lavanya Peddada, IGERT Trainee

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  • IGERT Alumni Tim Maguire and Eric Novik to participate in GS-NB's
    Panelists Tim Maguire (Merck & Co.), Eric Novik (Hurel Corp.), and Bala Subramanian (Goldman Sachs) will discuss early career opportunities for graduate students and postdocs in math, science, and engineering. Monday Nov 26; 5:00 - 6:30 pm; Center Hall, Busch Campus Ctr; sign-up required; call Career Services at (732) 445-6127, ext. 0

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  • Next IGERT Research Interchange Forum (IRIF): Tues. Nov. 13; 11:45 AM-1:00 PM; BME-122
    Topic: The Effects of Substrate Rigidity on Synaptogenesis and Dendrite Branching Speaker: Michelle Previtera, IGERT Trainee

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  • Next IGERT Research Forum (IRIF): Tues. Oct. 16; 11:45 AM-1 PM; BME-122
    Topic: IGERT on Biointerfaces: Milestones Crossed and New Challenges Ahead Presenter: Professor Prabhas Moghe, IGERT Program Director

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  • Next IGERT Research Forum (IRIF): Thurs. August 9; 11:45 AM-1 PM; CCR-201
    Topic: Relationship of Chemotherapeutic Dose-Response Curves to Cell Cycle Effects Presenter: Salaheldin Hamed, IGERT Graduate Training Fellow

  • IGERT Scholarly Excellence Awards
    All IGERT Trainees are actively working toward publications. Jose Fernandez and Matthew Treiser, Cohort II/III trainees leading with the most crossdisciplinary publications, will receive the 2007 IGERT Scholarly Excellence Awards. Charles Florek and Nicole Plourde deserve honorary mention.

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  • NSF EAPSI Fellowship Awarded to Michael Wininger
    Congratulations to IGERT Graduate Trainee Mike Wininger, selected for the NSF's 2007 East Asian Pacific Summer Institute and awarded an internship for stem cell research at the National Taiwan University.

  • Third Annual Symposium, Rutgers NSF IGERT on Biointerfaces
    was held on October 20, 2006, featuring presentations by all Trainees and Plenary Lecture by Christopher Chen, MD,PhD; U. Penn. [agenda, talks/posters ]

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  • 2006 IGERT Fellowships Awarded
    Congratulations to our newest Graduate Training Fellows: Lavanya Peddada, Kevin Nikitczuk, Michelle Previtera and Jocie Harris.

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    More News

  • IGERT Inaugural Celebration and Research Seminars
    Rutgers IGERT on Biointerfaces holds Inaugural Celebration and Research Seminars on January 30, 2004
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  • New IGERT Graduate Fellows
    The Fall 2004 class of IGERT Graduate fellows has been announced. To view information about the new fellows, please click here.

  • NIH Postdoctoral Program
    Rutgers has been awarded the first NIH postdoctoral program in Tissue Engineering. Rutgers to house the first NIH-resource center for polymeric biomaterials.
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  • ISURF Launched
    New Undergraduate Research Frontiers Program, ISURF launched June 2004
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  • Rutgers awarded IGERT grant
    Rutgers has been awarded its first and New Jersey\'s second IGERT Grant.(Rutgers Media Relations) (Targum Coverage)
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