Rutgers University Microbiome Program

About RUMP

Welcome to The Rutgers University Microbiome Program (RUMP)! RUMP is located in the Center for Advanced Biotechnology & Medicine at the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. 

The Rutgers University Microbiome Program (RUMP) is a newly established, university-wide initiative that will focus on Microbiome Science Research, Education, Clinical Care, Technology transfer, and Community Outreach. The program aims to achieve excellence and become a national/international leader in an emerging science frontier, that will enhance the education of Rutgers students, enhance the academic standards and reputation of Rutgers University, fuel the economic development of New Jersey, and improve the health of New Jersey residents, and people everywhere.

Contact

Veenat Parmar, MPH

Program Administrator - RUMP

Vp232@cabm.rutgers.edu

(848)-445-9815

679 Hoes Lane West Piscataway, NJ 08854

Employment Opportunities

Assistant Research Professor - Microbiome Core Laboratory

 

This is unsupervised hierarchical clustering of the 59 most abundant and differential miRNAs in studies of type 1 diabetes in NOD mice done by Sandra Yin with Dr. Xuesong Zhang in Dr Martin Blaser's lab.
This is unsupervised hierarchical clustering of the 59 most abundant and differential miRNAs in studies of type 1 diabetes in NOD mice done by Sandra Yin with Dr. Xuesong Zhang in Dr Martin Blaser's lab.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 a MD/PhD student in Dr. Karen Edelblum's lab, Madeleine Hu.
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.