Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School.

Abstract

Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (NJMS; Figure A) is located in Newark, NJ. Rutgers NJMS is 1 of the 2 major medical schools in the state of NJ, and it belongs to Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences. The Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine is 1 of 4 basic science departments in NJMS. Here, the author provides an overview of the department and discusses its strategies for conducting high quality research and improving research productivity. Figure. Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine at the Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. A , The Medical Science Building where the department is located. B , Faculty members of the Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine. (Four members are not pictured). C , Diagram of research projects and the current National Institutes of Health (NIH)–funded investigators. The research projects on cardiac development are currently funded by non-NIH funding. Our research projects are supported by core facilities both within (indicated by blue) and outside (indicated by green) the department. AAV indicates adeno-associated virus; and iPS, inducible pluripotent stem cell. The goal in this department is to perform high quality research into human diseases, including, but not limited to, cardiovascular disease. Although many investigators in this department focus on cardiovascular disease, others study stem cells, aging, cancer, and development, allowing for research using interdisciplinary approaches. Currently, our department has 21 faculty members (Figure B), 7 postdoctoral fellows, and 7 PhD students. In 2016, 53% of the departmental budget came from external grants, 32% from the state of NJ, and the rest from overheads and tuitions. Many of our investigators are supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other sources, including the American Heart Association, the Muscular Dystrophy Association, and the Leducq Fondation. Our department ranked 21st of 78 cell biology/anatomy …