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New Video

Rutgers now has access to Google NotebookLM - watch this video produced using this AI research assistant!

This video explains the dangers of COPD flare-ups, the limitations of traditional prediction models, and how Rutgers is using AI to analyze patient data to identify hidden predictors for more informed care and improved outcomes.



NJ ACTS Publication Highlights

Self-Assembling Peptides with Insulin-Like Growth Factor Mimicry. Abhishek Roy, Joseph B. Dodd-o, Alicia S. Robang, Dongjing He, Owen West, Zain Siddiqui, Erika Davidoff Aguas, Hannah Goldberg, Alexandra Griffith, Corey Heffernan, Yuhang Hu, Anant K. Paravastu, Vivek A. Kumar. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces. 2024, 16, 1, 364–375. December 25, 2023

Hierarchical and automated cell-type annotation and inference of cancer cell of origin with Census. Ghaddar B, De S. Bioinformatics. 2023 Dec 1;39(12):btad714. PMID: 38011649

Element B

Administration

Element C1

Workforce Development

Element C2

Community & Stakeholder Engagement

Element D1

*Biostatistics, Epidemiology &

Research Design (BERD)

*Team Science

*Regulatory Knowledge & Support

*Special Populations in Research

*Biomarkers

*Genetically informed Research

Education & Training (GREAT)

*Clinical Trials Office

Element D2

Clinical & Translational Science Pilots

Element D3

Clinical Informatics

Element E1

Clinical & Translational Science Research: Novel Genetic Services Model

Element E2

Clinical & Translational Science Research: Translating Evidence on Opioid Overdose

Additional Components

*Mentored Career Development DEVELOP (K12)

*Predoctoral Training ASCENT (T32)

*Short-Term Research CREST (R25)

Working Groups

*Health Policy in Action

*Dissemination & Implementation Science

*Team Science

*Learning Health System

*Engagement for Impact

This newsletter is supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under award number UM1TR004789 to Rutgers University. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not represent the official views of the NIH.

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