Research Groups at CABM
CABM Bioinformatics Program
A number of groups at CABM take a quantitative approach to understanding biology. The CABM Bioinformatics Program aims to support the research and education missions of CABM and RBHS by providing training workshops and consulting services for topics relevant to large scale data analysis (e.g. multi-omics), high performance computing, biostatistics, and best practices in the collaborative development and maintenance of open-source software tools for biological data analysis and model simulation.
Gut Brain Axis Working Group
Gut-brain research covers multiple diseases that are prevalent (like autism spectrum disorder, irritable bowel syndrome, Parkinson’s disease) but that are difficult to study and treat due to the involvement of multiple organs (the gut and brain). Constant research into these diseases and the connections that exist between the gut and brain are needed to produce therapeutics for such diseases. Our Working Group will promote gut-brain research by
- Providing a venue at Rutgers to discuss gut-brain axis research
- Providing networking opportunities among trainees and research faculty
- Providing funding for trainees to present their work at a national or international conference
Rutgers University Microbiome Program (RUMP)
This is fluorescence in situ hybridization of commensal bacteria (red) in the mucus layer of the small intestine (nuclei in blue). The image was taken by Madeleine Hu, a MD/PhD student in Dr. Karen Edelblum’s lab.
Comparative Medicine Resources
Rutgers comprehensive program of animal care includes protocol review, a duly-constituted animal care committee, occupational health and laboratory safety, and full-time veterinary care. Our animal care facilities are USDA-registered and accredited by AAALACi, an association widely recognized for its standards of excellence in laboratory animal care and has an Animal Welfare Assurance with the US Public Health Service (PHS), a requirement for conducting any PHS/NIH-funded animal work. Animal Care works closely with the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees (IACUC) to provide the highest quality animal care and veterinary oversight of our research animals in support of this commitment to humane animal research.
Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Faculty
The explosion of information and ever-increasing understanding of biological systems at a molecular level makes this an extraordinarily exciting time to embark on graduate studies in the biomedical and life sciences.
We offer our students an innovative and integrated curriculum with training in fields such as Biochemistry, Genetics, Cell and Developmental Biology, Pharmacology, Physiology, Structural and Computational Biology.
