Rutgers-Camden Breaks Ground on New Nursing and Science Building

On Wednesday, October 16th, at 3:30 p.m., Rutgers-Camden hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Nursing and Science Building, which will be Rutgers-Camden first new academic building since the 2008 construction of the Law School East building.  New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and Rutgers University President Robert Barchi joined us for the groundbreaking. The $62.5 million … Continue reading Rutgers-Camden Breaks Ground on New Nursing and Science Building

Drs. Grace Brannigan and Joseph Martin’s Research Could Lead to Important Medical Advances

Dr. Grace Brannigan, Assistant Professor of Physics, and Dr. Joseph Martin, Professor of Biology, are studying the GABA(A) receptor, which is a protein fundamental to our understanding of the brain.  Their findings could lead to advances in treatments for neurological disorders and thyroid diseases.  Learn more about their research at NewsNow.      

Biology Professor Studies Glacial Ecosystems

Dr. Andrey Grigoriev, Professor of Biology, is studying Alaska’s Byron Glacier in an attempt to learn more about the structure of the glacial ecosystem.  Dr. Grigoriev is conducting this research with Sulbha Choudhari, a doctoral student in Rutgers-Camden’s computational and integrative biology program. Read the full article at NewsNow.

Biology Student Presents Paper with Professor

Anthony Rossi (MS, May, 2013, Biology) presented a paper with Prof. D. Shain entitled “Polychaete tubes and oligochaete cocoons: an evolutionary link?” to the International Polychaete Conference, Sydney, Australia on August 6, 2013. He also published some of this study as Rossi, AM, Saidel WM, Marotta R, Saglam N, and Shain, DH  (2013) Operculum Ultrastructure in Leech Cocoons, Journal … Continue reading Biology Student Presents Paper with Professor

Students Share Research on Microbiology Day

From influenza and antibiotics to bacteria and funguses, Rutgers–Camden students have been hard at work this semester solving the many mysteries of microbiology. Click here to read the Rutgers news article.

We R Rutgers-Camden: Dr. Kwangwon Lee

In Dr. Lee’s classes, “undergraduate students learn how real research is designed and executed. By the time they leave the lab, they become fellow researchers.”

Dr. Martin Receives Continuation Grant

Dr. Joseph Martin (professor, CFAS-biology and director, Center for Computational and Integrative Biology) is the principal investigator on a $92,299 continuation grant from the National Science Foundation in support of the Q-Step Community of Quantitative Scientists at Rutgers–Camden.