Last week, Rutgers’ Office for Research announced a new, unified patent policy that was approved and became effective retroactive to July 1, 2021. The Patent Policy was a collaborative effort between University leadership, faculty, staff, and union representatives. It will enhance efforts to support entrepreneurship and expand the innovation ecosystem at Rutgers.
The Office for Research is excited to announce that Jeetendra Eswaraka, DVM, PhD, DACLAM, Associate Vice President for Rutgers University Animal Care has been elected to serve on the Council of the European College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ECLAM), one of the 27 specialist colleges recognized by the European Board of Veterinary Specializations.
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.
The Office for Research is excited to announce that Rutgers Associate Vice President of Innovation Ventures (now Technology Transfer) Tatiana Litvin-Vechnyak has been elected to the AUTM Board of Directors. She will begin her three-year term on February 22, 2023, at the conclusion of AUTM’s annual meeting.
Rutgers Office for Research welcomes Hila Feldman Berger as assistant vice president of research regulatory affairs, starting March 22, 2022. Berger joins Rutgers from Montclair State University where she served as director of research compliance and regulatory programs.
Danielle Dick, an internationally recognized and award-winning expert on genetic and environmental influences on human behavior, has been appointed as the inaugural director of the Rutgers Addiction Research Center at the Rutgers Brain Health Institute.
A new Rutgers Translational Research facility and a new Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School home will be cornerstones of the NJ Innovation & Technology Hub.