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Diagnosis Aid for Tuberculosis Infection – Clinical Study
Marila Gennaro and her team are performing a study to evaluate the performance of the VIDAS® Interferon Gamma (IFN-γ) Release Assay (TB-IGRA) assay, intended to aid in the diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the top 10 causes...
The Biggest Impact in Cancer Care
In honor of World Cancer Day, Rutgers expert Richard Marlink takes our 60-second challenge to explain why improving cancer care in the developing world – where mortality rates are staggering – matters to everyone.
Healthcare Innovation Student Pitch Competition
Rutgers Biomedical Entrepreneurship Network (BEN) annual Healthcare Innovation Student Pitch competition – Apply by March 13, 2020; see the rules and apply here . SAVE THE DATE: The BEN Healthcare Innovation Summit will be held April 4th at the Robert Wood Johnson...
NJ ACTS Pilot Grants Program 2020 Request for Applications
The New Jersey Alliance for Clinical and Translational Science (NJ ACTS) 2020 Pilot Grants Program, supported by a grant from the National Institutes of Health/National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, as well as funds from the New Jersey Health...
Donation in Edison Teen’s Memory to Aid Pediatric Patients
Marisa Tufaro survived six open-heart surgeries and a heart transplant before a rare form of cancer claimed her life in 2017. A nonprofit her parents established gave a gift to Robert Wood Johnson Medical School to help other families whose children are battling...
Autism Diagnosis Test Needs Improvement, Rutgers Researchers Say
Rutgers researchers have found that a test widely used to diagnose whether children have autism is less reliable than previously assumed. The study is published in the journal Neural Computation. The standardized test, known as the Autism Diagnostic Observation...
Rutgers Dean is First to Lead Two Medical Schools in U.S. History
Diverse Issues in Higher Education reports Robert L. Johnson, dean of Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, became the first man in U.S. history to lead two medical schools when he assumed the role of interim dean of Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
In Nepal, a New Generation of Health Risks
Excessive weight gain during pregnancy, along with associated health risks for pregnant women and their children, is on the rise in Nepal. With funding from a Rutgers Global Health Institute seed grant, Shristi Rawal, assistant professor of nutritional sciences at the...