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This study shows how many know about NJ’s sick and family leave benefits.
About half of New Jersey workers know they can take paid sick leave from their jobs, but fewer than half know about paid family leave, at least by the name of the law, according to a recent study put out by Rutgers University. Nonetheless, seven in 10 respondents were...
Clinical Trials: Past, Present And Future
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves over 20,000 drugs for public use every year in the US. But do you ever wonder how researchers, doctors, and government agencies develop and test these drugs before they reach the market? It's a lengthy and meticulous...
New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Aleksunes' article in Reproductive Toxicology titled, "Placental BCRP transporter reduces cadmium accumulation and toxicity in immortalized human trophoblasts." Cadmium (Cd) is a ubiquitous and persistent toxic metal and currently ranks #7 on the 2019...
Free livestream event 11/9 Thursday! Wrong Answers Only: Swarms 🐝
Come out to Wrong Answers Only and meet Simon Garnier - an Associate Professor of Biology at the New Jersey Institute of Technology and head of the Swarm Lab. His research aims to reveal how collective intelligence works in systems as diverse as ant colonies, human...
Join the Clinical Research Management Network’s Virtual Webinar on 11/14
Clinical Trial Diversity (What, When, Where, Why, How) presented by Mary Brantner, MS, CCRA Senior Director, Clinical Program Optimization, Insmed Inc. November 14, 2023 12 pm View Flyer Register Here
Princeton’s Koval and Simpkins Awarded NJ ACTS Translational Science Fellowships
2023 marks the fifth year of the NIH-funded New Jersey Alliance for Clinical and Translational Science (NJ ACTS) TL1 fellowship program. Two of this year’s Fellows, graduate student Sophia Koval and postdoc Devin Simpkins, hail from the Princeton University Department...
New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Donia's article in the journal eLife titled, "Bacterial DNA on the skin surface overrepresents the viable skin microbiome." The skin is the largest organ in the human body, providing roughly 25 square meters for potential host–microbe interactions. It...
Here’s how NJ governments plan to counter opioid epidemic.
Mobile treatment centers for drug users living on the streets. Transportation to services, recovery housing and peer coaches to help people navigate life after addiction. Drug-sniffing dogs, police training, youth leadership programs and safe-disposal sites for unused...