“All programs are full we are no longer accepting any applications for the Fall 2008 semester”

Welcome to the Newark Campus of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. The GSBS was founded in 1965 to provide graduate training in the many disciplines of biomedical science. Today the GSBS offers programs leading to M.S., MBS, M.S./MBA, Ph.D., M.D./Ph.D., and D.M.D./Ph.D. degrees.

We are especially interested in attracting talented students to our Ph.D. Program. Accepted students can expect to receive a stipend of $26,500/year, tuition remission and paid health insurance.

We invite you to learn more about the GSBS and the exciting and unique opportunities available to our students and faculty by browsing through our site, or by viewing a description of our educational programs.

 

News, Events and Awards

1. Era Izano, Ph.D. candidate in the Interdisciplinary Program in the laboratory of Dr. Jeffrey Kaplan, received a travel award from the American Society for Microbiology (ASM).
   
   
2. Melissa Baralt received the Minorities in Cancer Research scholarship award from the American Association of Cancer Research organization and has been invited to give a presentation in the annual meeting in San Diego, CA on her work entitled, The Interaction of Nonerythroid Alpha Spectrin with DNA Containing Interstrand Cross links. Melissa Baralt, Laura W. McMahon, and Muriel W. Lambert. She received a travel grant and expenses award from the MICR.
   
   
3. Melissa Baralt was asked to present a poster at the New England Biomedical Conference for Minorities in Boston April 6, 2008. She will be presenting her work and attending that conference as well.
   
   
4. Ms Maria P. Isaza, a Ph.D. student in Oral Biology, studying with Dr. Scott Kachlany, has been selected to present a Poster at the seventh annual New England Science Symposium to be held on Sunday, April 6, 2008 from 8:00 AM to 3:45 PM at the Joseph B. Martin Conference Center at Harvard Medical School. The title of her poster is "Genes of phosphotransferasesystem (PTS) are required for leukotoxin biosynthesis in Aggregatibacteractinomycetem comitans" by Maria P. Isaza, Matthew Duncan, Scott Kachlany.
   
   
5. Pedro Rodriguez, a PhD candidate in the Interdisciplinary program, a Sloan scholar and student of Dr. Ian Whitehead, has been awarded a two year Pre-doctoral Fellowship from the NJCCR.
   
   
6. Maria Isaza, Ph.D. candidate in the Interdisciplinary Program, received a travel award from the American Society for Microbiology (ASM).
   
   
7. Oyenike Olabisis and Pedro Rodriguez were selected for the 2007 class of Biotechnology Institute Minority Fellows Program.
   
   
8. Maria Isaza, Ph.D. candidate in the Interdisciplinary Program received a fellowship award of $67,000 for 2 years from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR).
   
   
9. Jennifer Woodbury (MD/PhD) has received the Robert E. Davies Student Travel Award from the American Women In Science for 2007.
   
   
10. Dr. Nick Ingoglia, associate dean of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, was selected as the 2006 Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Minority PhD Program Faculty Mentor of the Year for his role in encouraging and supporting minority students in their quest for doctoral degrees. Dr. Ingoglia was nominated by his students on the Newark campus and received the award at a national meeting of The Compact For Faculty Diversity in Miami Florida.
    
    
11. Gina Conforti, PhD candidate in the laboratory of Dr Vivian Bellofatto (Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics) has been awarded a New Jersey Technology Fellowship of $75,000 for postdoctoral study in partnership with the Pestka Biomedical Laboratories in Piscataway.
    
    
12. On Tuesday, November 7th the Graduate Student Association held its 13th annual Graduate Research Symposium. The program featured poster and oral presentations from more than 50 of our students in areas ranging from Molecular and Cell Biology to Biomedical Engineering and Neuroscience. The focus of this year's event was Stem Cell Biology and it's relation to Molecular Medicine. In keeping with this theme, the Keynote speaker was Donald Phinney from Tulane University Medical School. His topic is "Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Genomics to Cell Therapy"
    
    
13. August 24, 2006. Kyla Driscoll, a PhD candidate in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics has been awarded a prestigious "Graduate Merit Award" from the Executive Women Of New Jersey, an organization that recognizes the accomplishments of women pursuing higher graduate degrees.
    
    
14. August 15, 2006. Steve Greco, a PhD candidate in the laboratory of Dr Pranela Rameshwar, has been selected to participate in the NIH Graduate Student Research Festival on October 12-13, 2006.