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Stem Cell IGERT
Integrated Science and Engineering of Stem Cells

Rutgers is proud to host one of the first NSF funded PhD training programs in the U.S. on stem cells*.  Effective September 1, 2008, the IGERT on Integrated Science and Engineering of Stem Cells (ISESC) builds on the legacy of the prior IGERT on biointerfaces.  The ISESC will offer cross-cutting thrusts for Ph.D. research, together with a new multidisciplinary graduate curriculum,  combining stem cell biology with research in biomaterials, process engineering, and computational modeling.  Trainees will participate in an IGERT Research Interchange Forum (IRIF) to develop their abilities to communicate across disparate disciplines.  Professional development activities encompassing teaching, mentoring, and outreach will enable IGERT trainees to better realize the impact of their technological know-how.  Each IGERT Trainee will be guided by an Advisory Constellation of scholars, drawn from over 30 faculty members from Engineering, Molecular Biosciences, Physical Sciences, Business, Public Policy, and Management. Admitted graduate fellows will receive a $30,000 annual fellowship and up to a $10,500 tuition allowance for up to three years.

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New outreach programs at the intersection of stem cell science and engineering with public policy and business include: (1) an initiative with the School of Management and Labor Relations to "bundle" IGERT research and curriculum into portable modules for scientific workforce training; (2) Rutgers Business School-mediated interactions with pharmaceutical management students and industry; (3) public policy workshops with policy makers, facilitated by the Eagleton Institute of Politics.  IGERT trainees will acquire global perspectives through internships and workshops with leading stem cell researchers at over 15 sites in Europe and Asia.


*NSF DGE 0801620 (PI:  Prabhas Moghe, moghe@rutgers.edu). IGERT (Integrative Graduate Education & Research Traineeship) is a program of the National Science Foundation. 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
  • 2011 IGERT Symposium
    The Stem Cell IGERT will be hosting an individual symposium this year. It will be held in the Busch Campus center on Friday, November 11, 2011 from 9:00am-2:00pm. Please mark your calendars! Agenda and additional information will follow shortly!

  • 5th Annual NJ Stem Cell Symposium and IGERT Symposium
    SAVE THE DATE!!!! The 5th Annual NJ Stem Cell Symposium and IGERT Annual Symposium will be held September 21, 2011 at the Bridgewater Marriott from 9:00am-6:00pm. Registration information will be available shortly! This year, in addition to Life Technologies, the newly funded NIMH Stem Cell Center will also be a co-sponsor!

  • Stem Cell Symposium
    The Stem Cell Institute and Cander Institute of NJ are hosting a Spring 2011 Stem Cell Symposium on March 23, 2011 in the Atrium of the Life Sciences Building. The event will run from 12:30-5:00pm. The keynote speaker will be Max Wicha PhD, of the University of Michigan.

  • Applications Being Accepted!!!
    The Stem Cell IGERT program is currently accepting applications for the 2011-2012 program year. please visit the application link or contact Julia Haque at haque@rci.rutgers.edu if you are interested in applying. The application dedline is March 31, 2011, however, rolling admissions have already begun!

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    More News

  • BME Graduate Student Awarded NJCSCR Fellowship
    BME graduate student and IGERT fellow, Jeffrey Barminko, has been awarded a predoctoral fellowship from the New Jersey Commission on Spinal Cord Research for his project entitled “Encapsulated MSCs for Spinal Cord Injury Repair”. The 2 year, $60,000 fellowship will support Jeff, while he investigates approaches to augment MSC cyto-protective properties via novel methods for delivering MSC in vivo. Jeff is performing his studies under the guidance of Professors Martin Yarmush, Rene Schloss, and Martin Grumet. The Fellowship is slated to begin in June, 2010 at the conclusion of Jeff's support as an IGERT Fellow.

  • Congratulations to Professor Ki-Bum Lee, Stem Cell IGERT Faculty in Chemistry and Chemical Biology, who is the recipient of the NIH Director’s New Innovator award, 2009.
    The NIH Director's New Innovator Award program is designed specifically to support unusually creative early stage investigators with highly innovative research ideas at an early stage of their career.

  • IGERT fellow wins award:
    Congratulations to IGERT fellow Nicole Plourde who was recipient of the 2009 Schering-Plough Innovation Award. She was presented with an awards plaque and a check for $5000 at a ceremony on Thursday, April 16th.

  • Chris Ricupero featured on Epigenie interview
    Follow link here for full interview.

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