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A global effort to create a “microbial Noah’s Ark” to preserve the world’s diverse collection of healthy microbes before they disappear is now entering an active growth phase. In a perspective article published in Nature Communications, a team of 25 scientists involved in the formation of the Microbiota Vault Initiative reported their successes and also laid out an ethical framework […]
Biochemistry and Microbiology
From Uncertainty to Understanding: Gabrielle Alli’s Freshman Year Journey
Freshman year in college is a time of growth marked by both hardship and joy. For Gabrielle Alli, a freshman from a small magnet school in Freehold whose major is microbiology and food science, growth has meant building confidence through the friendship and mentorship that comes with finding community in the ocean of New Jersey’s […]
Three Years After Fleeing War-Torn Ukraine, Illia Kholiavin (SEBS’25) Honored Among Rutgers’ Highest Academic Achievers
Illia Kholiavin joined 234 of his peers inducted into the prestigious Matthew Leydt Society When Illia Kholiavin fled his war-torn Ukrainian hometown of Mariupol in 2022, he left behind the only life he’d ever known. “I didn’t leave my city for more than a week in my life,” said Kholiavin, who had to abandon medical […]
Gloria Dominguez-Bello Among Four Rutgers Researchers Named AAAS Fellows
Gloria Dominguez-Bello, the Henry Rutgers Professor of Microbiome and Health in the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), one of the most distinctive honors within the scientific community. The world’s largest multidisciplinary scientific society and a leading publisher of cutting-edge research through […]
Study of Female Genital Tract Reveals Key Findings
Insights from an international team including a Rutgers researcher include identification of beneficial bacteria that thwart disease Seeking to understand what constitutes a healthy vaginal microbiome, a global research collaboration that includes a Rutgers-New Brunswick scientist has reported a series of findings, including identifying which bacteria thwart vaginal disease and determining that microbiomes vary significantly […]
From Ukraine to Rutgers, Illia Kholiavin (SEBS ’25) Perseveres with Biochemistry Degree
Illia Kholiavin is no ordinary SEBS senior. He’s no ordinary transfer student, either. He came to Rutgers from Ukraine in 2023 after his hometown, located in eastern Ukraine near the Russian border, was ravaged by war. Kholiavin was a med school student back home, but his major, like so much in his life, changed suddenly […]
Announcement: Distinguished Professor Gerben Zylstra to Serve as SEBS Associate Dean of Graduate Education
Announcement from Laura Lawson, SEBS Executive Dean and NJAES Executive Director It is with great pleasure that I announce that Dr. Gerben Zylstra will serve as the SEBS Associate Dean of Graduate Education, effective February 15. Please join me in congratulating him on this new role. Gerben Zylstra is a Distinguished Professor in the Department […]
Scientists Investigate Ways to Transform Seaweed into Energy and Food
A trio of scientists from Rutgers University-New Brunswick is studying the potential of turning a species of seaweed into a source of energy and food. The researchers from the Rutgers Climate and Energy Institute ̵ working with other institutions ̵ are looking to transform naturally abundant, renewable materials into products such as biofuels, animal feed […]
Rutgers Researchers Help Redefine Core Microbiome, Opening New Chapter in Precision Health
A collaborative study introduces a new model for the set of gut microbes found in humans Researchers at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, along with international collaborators, have introduced a novel method for identifying the crucial set of gut microbes commonly found in humans and essential for health. The researchers, whose study was published in Cell, said […]
SEBS Team Receives Funding for Solving Oceanic Challenges: Harnessing Seaweed for Feedstock of the Future
A multi-institution Sargassum Biorefinery (SaBRe) team, which include researchers from the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS), is working to develop a Sargassum seaweed biorefinery process that ultimately turns a nuisance seaweed into animal feed and other valuable bioproducts. The funded project titled, “Sargassum seaweed as a future renewable feedstock for sustainable biomanufacturing,” is […]
