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Rutgers-led study uses artificial intelligence to examine genetic signatures of inflammatory bowel illness Scientists have developed a computer method that may help improve understanding and treatment of Crohn’s disease, which causes inflammation of the digestive tract. The Rutgers-led study, published in the journal Genome Medicine, used artificial intelligence to examine genetic signatures of Crohn’s in […]
Biochemistry and Microbiology
In Memoriam: Joachim Messing (1946-2019), University Professor, Waksman Institute Director, and Wolf Prize in Agriculture Winner
By Executive Dean Robert M. Goodman. Joachim (Jo) Messing, the Selman A. Waksman Professor of Molecular Genetics, University Professor, and longtime director of the Waksman Institute of Microbiology at Rutgers University, has died at age 73. Messing made pioneering and foundational contributions that underpin the modern fields of genetics, genomics, and evolutionary biology. He […]
Gut Check Time
Martin J. Blaser and Maria Gloria Dominguez-Bello are investigating the microbiome, the vast constellation of bodily bacteria that regulate our health—and may hold the key to medicine’s future. When microbiologist Martin J. Blaser gives lectures on the microbiome—the term used to describe the trillions of competing and cooperating bacteria, or microbes, teeming in and on […]
Rutgers STEM Ambassador Program Inspires New Cohort of New Jersey High Schoolers
This year’s Rutgers STEM Ambassador program, an interactive, hands-on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) initiative for mostly 9th and 10th grade students in a campus setting, drew about 60 participants from Atlantic, Essex, Hudson, Mercer, Middlesex, Passaic and Union counties. Chad Ripberger, Rutgers 4-H agent from Mercer County, and Janice McDonnell, 4-H SET agent, […]
Red Algae Steal Genes from Bacteria to Cope with Environmental Stresses
Research could lead to designer algae that produces fuels and cleanup chemicals It’s a case of grand larceny that could lead to new fuels and cleanup chemicals. Ten species of red algae stole about 1 percent of their genes from bacteria to cope with toxic metals and salt stress in hot springs, according to a […]
Family Friendly Space Opens on Cook Campus to Accommodate Nursing Mothers and their Babies
On the campaign trail, 2020 presidential candidate Senator Elizabeth Warren relayed a moment that was monumental in the start of her career: the day her toddler became potty-trained. That event was what would qualify her daughter for enrollment in daycare, and enabled Warren to attend Rutgers Law School. That was 1979. Fast-forward to 2019 and […]
Major Deep Carbon Sink Linked to Microbes Found Near Volcano Chains
Rutgers and other scientists show how microbes help store millions of tons of carbon dioxide Up to about 19 percent more carbon dioxide than previously believed is removed naturally and stored underground between coastal trenches and inland chains of volcanoes, keeping the greenhouse gas from entering the atmosphere, according to a study in the journal […]
Rutgers Scientists Discover Genes that Help Harmful Bacteria Thwart Treatment
Two genes may make staph infections resistant to copper, a powerful antibacterial agent. A Rutgers-led team has discovered two genes that make some strains of harmful Staphyloccocus bacteria resistant to treatment by copper, a potent and frequently used antibacterial agent. The discovery shows that Staphyloccocus aureus can acquire additional genes that promote infections and antibacterial […]
Science on Your Side: A sea lettuce solution
By Debashish Bhattacharya, distinguished professor, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology Sea lettuces in the genus Ulva are green seaweeds that appear as mats attached to intertidal rocks or floating along marine coastlines. These species “bloom” in spring and usually die off in summer. Ulva species are widely found along tropical and temperate coasts, and several […]
Faculty Field Trips
Some researchers make breakthroughs in the lab. Others must travel the world in search of answers. With interests ranging from the human microbiome to health and nutrition, the SEBS researchers profiled below achieve “ah-ha” moments around the globe. DANIEL HOFFMAN Department of Nutritional Sciences Daniel Hoffman’s research focused on how poor growth early in life […]
