display Latest news from Rutgers University's Office for Research on News en-us Copyright 2025 News 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/rutgers-office-for-research-announces-inaugural-recipients-of-nokia-bell-labs-scholarship/?sc=rsin /articles/rutgers-office-for-research-announces-inaugural-recipients-of-nokia-bell-labs-scholarship/?sc=rsin Tue, 08 Apr 2025 14:55:17 EST Rutgers Office for Research is proud to announce the four Rutgers students who will be the inaugural recipients of its Nokia Bell Labs Scholarship. Rutgers University's Office for Research /articles/rutgers-ascends-in-nai-top-100-worldwide-universities-granted-u-s-utility-patents-rankings/?sc=rsin /articles/rutgers-ascends-in-nai-top-100-worldwide-universities-granted-u-s-utility-patents-rankings/?sc=rsin Wed, 12 Mar 2025 20:20:11 EST Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, improved its standing in the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Universities Granted Utility Patents rankings, moving up five spots to come in 68th in the world and 43rd among U.S. institutions in this year's list. Rutgers University's Office for Research /articles/rutgers-startup-hopes-its-potentially-breakthrough-technology-will-improve-alzheimer-s-treatment/?sc=rsin /articles/rutgers-startup-hopes-its-potentially-breakthrough-technology-will-improve-alzheimer-s-treatment/?sc=rsin Thu, 13 Feb 2025 21:25:28 EST NanoNewron, Inc., a startup founded based on technology developed at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, looks to advance its potentially game changing approach towards treating Alzheimer's Disease and other neurological conditions. Rutgers University's Office for Research /articles/rutgers-startup-seeks-to-become-the-first-commercial-self-driving-lab/?sc=rsin /articles/rutgers-startup-seeks-to-become-the-first-commercial-self-driving-lab/?sc=rsin Thu, 06 Feb 2025 21:00:01 EST A startup company formed based on technology developed at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, seeks to use artificial intelligence and automation to help researchers advance their work and make breakthrough discoveries. Rutgers University's Office for Research /articles/rutgers-researcher-receives-a-2-million-five-year-nih-grant-to-advance-nucleic-acid-therapies/?sc=rsin /articles/rutgers-researcher-receives-a-2-million-five-year-nih-grant-to-advance-nucleic-acid-therapies/?sc=rsin Wed, 18 Dec 2024 19:50:17 EST Enver Cagri Izgu, PhD, from the School of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers-New Brunswick, and his team will use a nearly $2 million NIH grant to develop diverse molecules with "programmed functionality" to address the fundamental challenges in therapeutic approaches that rely on modulating gene expression. Rutgers University's Office for Research /articles/rutgers-startup-seeks-to-design-safer-prescription-opiates/?sc=rsin /articles/rutgers-startup-seeks-to-design-safer-prescription-opiates/?sc=rsin Wed, 27 Nov 2024 10:25:17 EST Rutgers startup Zena Therapeutics strives to create narcotic medications that will minimize or even eliminate overdoses from prescription drugs. Co-founded by Eileen Carry, PhD, and Ariane Vasilatis, PhD, the company is based on an innovation developed at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey: a novel compound that does not increase the risk of overdose if taken with other central nervous system depressing substances such as opioids and alcohol. Rutgers University's Office for Research /articles/rutgers-inventors-receive-edison-patent-awards-in-industrial-processes-medical-diagnostics-categories/?sc=rsin /articles/rutgers-inventors-receive-edison-patent-awards-in-industrial-processes-medical-diagnostics-categories/?sc=rsin Wed, 27 Nov 2024 10:05:17 EST A catalyst that converts waste CO₂ to chemical products. A monoclonal antibody that could revolutionize the detection of tuberculosis. Both innovations were developed at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, and both received 2024 Edison Patent Awards at the annual Research & Development (R&D) Council of New Jersey (RDNJ) banquet. Rutgers University's Office for Research /articles/rutgers-research-and-innovation-2024-annual-impact-report/?sc=rsin /articles/rutgers-research-and-innovation-2024-annual-impact-report/?sc=rsin Fri, 13 Sep 2024 14:05:15 EST Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, has released its Rutgers Research and Innovation Annual Impact Report for Fiscal Year 2024. Rutgers University's Office for Research /articles/technology-developed-at-rutgers-sublicensed-to-global-biopharmaceutical-company/?sc=rsin /articles/technology-developed-at-rutgers-sublicensed-to-global-biopharmaceutical-company/?sc=rsin Mon, 24 Jul 2023 12:05:37 EST Base editing technology invented at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, and exclusively licensed to Revvity, Inc. subsidiary Horizon Discovery, has been sub-licensed to biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca to support its creation of cell therapies for the treatment of cancer and immune-mediated diseases. Rutgers University's Office for Research /articles/rutgers-is-part-of-nsf-funded-consortium-to-advance-photonics-research-and-workforce-development/?sc=rsin /articles/rutgers-is-part-of-nsf-funded-consortium-to-advance-photonics-research-and-workforce-development/?sc=rsin Fri, 12 May 2023 12:45:52 EST Rutgers is part of a new federally funded regional collaboration to drive economic and technological advancements in photonics, the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced. The consortium, which includes researchers from Rutgers-Newark and Rutgers-New Brunswick, awarded a development grant from the NSF's Regional Innovation Economic Engine consortium, led by Princeton University and co-led by Rowan University, with partners throughout New Jersey and neighboring states Delaware, Pennsylvania and New York. Rutgers University's Office for Research /articles/rutgers-office-for-research-enters-technology-transfer-partnership-with-new-jersey-association-of-state-colleges-and-universities/?sc=rsin /articles/rutgers-office-for-research-enters-technology-transfer-partnership-with-new-jersey-association-of-state-colleges-and-universities/?sc=rsin Tue, 07 Feb 2023 13:05:23 EST In an effort to expand and enhance New Jersey's research and innovation ecosystem, Rutgers Office for Research's Innovation Ventures will participate in a technology transfer partnership with the New Jersey Association of State Colleges and Universities (NJASCU). Rutgers University's Office for Research /articles/rutgers-earns-prestigious-accreditation-from-the-association-for-the-accreditation-of-human-research-protection-programs/?sc=rsin /articles/rutgers-earns-prestigious-accreditation-from-the-association-for-the-accreditation-of-human-research-protection-programs/?sc=rsin Mon, 09 Jan 2023 14:25:09 EST Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, has earned prestigious accreditation from the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP) for the first time. Through this coveted certification, Rutgers Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) and Institutional Review Board (IRB) join the elite ranks of University Human Research Protection programs. Rutgers University's Office for Research /articles/rutgers-to-hold-regional-one-health-consortium-conference-to-address-zoonotic-diseases-and-their-impact-on-human-animal-and-environmental-health/?sc=rsin /articles/rutgers-to-hold-regional-one-health-consortium-conference-to-address-zoonotic-diseases-and-their-impact-on-human-animal-and-environmental-health/?sc=rsin Thu, 04 Aug 2022 15:45:41 EST As the United States and the world continue to battle COVID-19 and other zoonotic diseases, a group of scientists and experts from New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia and Virginia will convene for a Regional One Health Consortium Conference at Rutgers University. Participants will consist of scientists who will share data and expertise on how to address a variety of topics and diseases affecting the health of humans, animals and the environment across the region, including ticks and tick-borne diseases, mosquitoes, rabies, and bird flu. Rutgers University's Office for Research /articles/rutgers-researchers-publish-paper-examining-the-structure-of-proteins-linked-to-diseases/?sc=rsin /articles/rutgers-researchers-publish-paper-examining-the-structure-of-proteins-linked-to-diseases/?sc=rsin Wed, 15 Jun 2022 16:45:42 EST Rutgers researcher, Grace Brannigan, has co-authored a study published in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) that centers around the connection between gene mutations in protein sequences and diseases. Rutgers University's Office for Research /articles/rutgers-researcher-aims-to-protect-and-regenerate-corals-through-coral-genomics-with-500k-nsf-grant-and-award-winning-video/?sc=rsin /articles/rutgers-researcher-aims-to-protect-and-regenerate-corals-through-coral-genomics-with-500k-nsf-grant-and-award-winning-video/?sc=rsin Thu, 28 Apr 2022 15:05:35 EST A Rutgers researcher will use genomics, genetics, and cell biology to identify and understand the corals' response to heat stress conditions and to pinpoint master regulatory genes involved in coral bleaching due to global warming and climate change. The researcher and his team will use a novel gene-editing tool as a resource to knock down some gene functions with the goal of boosting the corals' abilities to survive. Rutgers University's Office for Research /articles/new-collaboration-between-rcsb-protein-data-bank-and-amazon-web-services-provides-expanded-data-storage-and-access-to-researchers-worldwide/?sc=rsin /articles/new-collaboration-between-rcsb-protein-data-bank-and-amazon-web-services-provides-expanded-data-storage-and-access-to-researchers-worldwide/?sc=rsin Tue, 26 Apr 2022 12:05:23 EST The Research Collaboratory for Structural Bioinformatics Protein Data Bank (RCSB PDB), headquartered at the Rutgers Institute for Quantitative Biomedicine, announces the expansion of its data storage capacity through the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Open Data Sponsorship Program. The AWS program is providing the RCSB PDB with more than 100 terabytes of storage for no-cost delivery of Protein Data Bank information to millions of scientists, educators, and students around the world working in fundamental biology, biomedicine, bioenergy, and bioengineering/biotechnology. Rutgers University's Office for Research /articles/rutgers-researchers-partner-with-cultivated-meat-company-to-create-sustainable-environmentally-friendly-low-cost-meat/?sc=rsin /articles/rutgers-researchers-partner-with-cultivated-meat-company-to-create-sustainable-environmentally-friendly-low-cost-meat/?sc=rsin Wed, 20 Apr 2022 10:40:41 EST A pair of Rutgers researchers are teaming up to combat climate change and worldwide hunger at the same time. Yong Mao, associate research professor and lead biologist in the Laboratory for Biomaterials Science at Rutgers School of Arts and Sciences, and Joseph Freeman, professor, director of the Musculoskeletal Regeneration Laboratory, and graduate program director of biomedical engineering in Rutgers School of Engineering, will collaborate with Atelier Meats, a biotechnology company, to develop and produce lab-grown, structured meats. Rutgers University's Office for Research /articles/landmark-study-reveals-clearest-genetic-signals-yet-for-schizophrenia-risk/?sc=rsin /articles/landmark-study-reveals-clearest-genetic-signals-yet-for-schizophrenia-risk/?sc=rsin Wed, 06 Apr 2022 12:35:47 EST In a landmark genetic study of more than 121,000 people, an international consortium called SCHizophrenia Exome Meta-Analysis (SCHEMA), led by researchers at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, has identified extremely rare protein-disrupting mutations in 10 genes that strongly increase an individual's risk of developing schizophrenia. The Genomic Psychiatry Cohort (GPC) study, based at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey and led by Drs. Carlos and Michele Pato, is a major contributor to this study and the second, complementary study, led by researchers at Cardiff University on behalf of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium (PGC). Rutgers University's Office for Research /articles/new-formula-developed-by-rutgers-researcher-proves-promising-in-alleviating-gastrointestinal-syndrome-in-long-haul-covid-19-patient-by-shifting-gut-microbiota/?sc=rsin /articles/new-formula-developed-by-rutgers-researcher-proves-promising-in-alleviating-gastrointestinal-syndrome-in-long-haul-covid-19-patient-by-shifting-gut-microbiota/?sc=rsin Wed, 09 Mar 2022 11:15:44 EST A Rutgers researcher's new formula with Investigational New Drug (IND) status has successfully alleviated a patient's long-term severe gastrointestinal (GI) illness associated with post-acute COVID-19 syndrome, or long-haul COVID, in a recent study. The study's results on the formula developed by Liping Zhao, Ph.D., are now published in an article titled "Nutritional Modulation of Gut Microbiota Alleviates Severe Gastrointestinal Symptoms in a Patient with Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome" in mBio, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Society for Microbiology. Rutgers University's Office for Research /articles/rutgers-researchers-awarded-2-6m-grant-from-nci-to-evaluate-relighting-behavior-among-people-who-smoke/?sc=rsin /articles/rutgers-researchers-awarded-2-6m-grant-from-nci-to-evaluate-relighting-behavior-among-people-who-smoke/?sc=rsin Mon, 07 Mar 2022 15:40:57 EST The Center for Tobacco Studies at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey received a $2.6 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to evaluate cigarette relighting - the practice of smoking a cigarette, extinguishing it, and lighting it again to smoke - as well as its consequences on health and efforts to quit smoking. Rutgers University's Office for Research