The Aquatics Core specializes in Zebrafish, an excellent vertebrate model system for biological studies such as genetics and toxicology.
The challenge posed by organizers of the XPRIZE Rainforest competition to the international scientific community was formidable: devise a way to document the biodiversity within a remote Amazonian rainforest without stepping foot within, design a tent-size, portable laboratory that includes miniature versions of the advanced equipment necessary to conduct rapid genetic analysis, and complete the field work, analysis and written summary in 72 hours.
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.
Joel Caplan, a School of Criminal Justice professor whose pioneering data-based work has reduced crime in Newark and other cities, has been named Rutgers-Newark Senior Vice Chancellor for Research & Collaboration.