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.

The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Newark is one of only 47 programs nationwide selected to receive funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.  As a program with a proven track record of accepting minority students, GSBS was eligible for funding which provides students with  stipends of up to $30,000 during their course of study.  In 2005-2006 GSBS matriculated six minority students out of a class of 35 and five more students have entered the 2006-2007 class.  Currently, there are 29 minority students enrolled in all phases of doctoral programs out of a total class of 176 students. 

For further information:

Nick Ingoglia, Ph.D. (Ingoglia@umdnj.edu)
Associate Dean, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Professor of Pharmacology, Physiology & Neuroscience
New Jersey Medical School, UMDNJ
MSB H-643
Newark, NJ 07101-1709

Tel/Fax 973-972-4776/5656