Upcoming NJ ACTS, Rutgers, Princeton and NJIT Events

Rutgers Roadmaps AI Week 2026

Joy at Work

Mini Grant Program

Ideas to foster well-being

in the workplace.

The Night Science Workshop

Faculty-focused, centering on the creative process underlying research and effective mentoring of PhD students and postdoctoral scholars.

March 24, 12 - 1:30

Find out what impact your research or innovation could have in solving real-world problems

Transform your technology into benefits for society

Hosted by Princeton -Virtual

May 5, 13, and 26

Clinical Trials Day 2026

Advancing Health Through Research

Join us in celebrating the vital role of clinical research professionals and shining a light on the next generation of the translational science workforce

Funding Available

Integrated Population Health Data Project



The iPHD aims to improve the health, safety, security, and well-being of New Jersey residents, as well as the efficiency of state government, by securely linking administrative datasets to support approved research projects.

Limited funding will be available to support up to two (2) full or partial waivers (up to $25,000) of data fees in each 2026 Cycle of the iPHD Project. 

NJ ACTS in the NEWS

Rutgers Health Researchers over $2M in Funding from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

Zorimar Rivera-Núñez, an assistant professor with the Rutgers School of Public Health, will help lead a collaborative, multi-institutional project to examine how exposure to zearalenone – a mycoestrogen produced by mold with estrogen-like activity – may affect pregnancy outcomes and children’s growth.

The effort – coheaded by Emily Barrett, George G. Rhoads Endowed Legacy Professor and vice chair of the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology at the school – is backed by over $2 million in funding from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS).

Dr. Rivera-Núñez is an NJ ACTS 2025 Pilot Grant recipient. Dr. Barrett is the NJ ACTS Lead for Element E, Advancing Translational Science by Addressing Roadblocks.

CTSA News and Events

NCATS, NIH, and Federal News and Events

NJ ACTS Publication Highlights

Persistent transgene expression in peripheral tissues one year post intravenous and intramuscular administration of AAV vectors containing the alphaherpesvirus latency-associated promoter 2. Maturana CJ, Engel EA. Frontiers in Virology (Lausanne, Switzerland), 28 Mar 2024, 4:1379991 https://doi.org/10.3389/fviro.2024.1379991 PMID: 38665693 

Barriers to pre-exposure prophylaxis use among women: a systematic literature review. Alene Mathurin, Barbara Tafuto, Doreen Lechner. Principles and Practice of Clinical Research. (2024) 10(1). https://doi.org/10.21801/

ICYMI

Rutgers Innovation Showcase - March 19th, 1:30 - 6:30 pm. Register

Yale Medical AI Symposium - March 26th. For More Info, to Register or Submit a Poster Proposal

Wildfires and Their Impacts on the Environment and Health - May 6th, 9 am - 5 pm. Flyer and Register

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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UL1TR003017 (pre-5/1/2024), UM1TR004789 (starting 5/1/2024), KL2TR003018 and TL1TR003019 (pre-5/1/2024), K12TR004788(starting 7/1/2024), T32TR004782 (starting 9/1/2024), R25TR004777 (starting 9/1/2024)