Rutgers Research LeadershipThe World’s Molecular LibraryThe Protein Data Bank is the single worldwide repository for three-dimensional protein structures. Scientists around the globe use the free, online library to study, store, and share molecular information.
Rutgers Research LeadershipThe Archives of Iconic AmericansRutgers historians are the chief archivists for the papers of inventor Thomas Edison and suffragists Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony.
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Rutgers Research LeadershipThe Next Generation of Wireless CommunicationRutgers’ WINLAB is home to the world’s largest open-access lab for testing new wireless technology. A WINLAB-led team is working to develop MobilityFirst, a future internet design optimized for mobile networking and communication.
Rutgers Research LeadershipInnovation in Childhood StudiesThe nation’s first Ph.D. program in childhood studies is found at Rutgers. The Department for Childhood Studies is unique in the nation for its methodological study of children and childhood in historical, multicultural, and global contexts.
Rutgers Research LeadershipExperts on Preschool EducationRutgers experts issue the nation’s annual report card on the state of state-funded preschool education.
Rutgers Research LeadershipWorld’s Largest University-Based Cell and DNA BiorepositoryRUCDR Infinite Biologics, the world’s largest repository of its kind, is a key national center for the study of genetics and mental health, drug abuse, alcoholism, diabetes, and digestive and kidney diseases. The repository completed a $9.5 million renovation in 2013, with major funding from the National Institutes of Health.
Rutgers Research LeadershipStudying the Genetic Defects in Cancer CellsLed by Hatem Sabaawy, investigators at the Cancer Institute of New Jersey's zebrafish laboratory use models of the fish to map the common genetic defects in cancer, identify new small molecules for targeted treatment, and predict each cancer patient's response to therapy in precision medicine trials.
Rutgers Research LeadershipNutrition and Health at the ForefrontRutgers stands out in nutrition research and education, including running the nation's only university-based nutritional sciences preschool. Housed in a new 79,700-square-foot building, the New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health focuses on issues such as obesity and its associated diseases.
Rutgers Research LeadershipBattling TuberculosisThe Public Health Research Institute Center is part of one of the largest and most diverse programs in tuberculosis research in the United States. These Rutgers labs focus on a broad range of critical issues ranging from fundamental questions of virulence and immunology to clinical studies of vaccine candidates and new drugs.
Rutgers Research LeadershipTransforming TransportationRutgers’ Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation is one of only five U.S. Department of Transportation National University Transportation Centers and leads the Federal Highway Administration’s Long-Term Bridge Performance Program, an initiative to ensure the safety of 590,000 U.S. bridges.
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Rutgers Research LeadershipBreaking New Ground in Molecular and Behavioral NeuroscienceThe researchers of tomorrow are being trained at Rutgers’ Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience. The center’s 11 research teams, including the Infancy Studies Laboratory, are at the forefront of neuroscience research.
Rutgers Research LeadershipFind Out How We Find OutFrom sweet strawberries to plastic bridges, schizophrenia diagnosis to paddleboarding, get a peek inside our laboratories and meet our scientists with research videos from Rutgers Today.
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