Annual Report 2011 - Center for Advanced Biotechnology and ...

Teaching in the Classroom and Laboratory
All CABM faculty participate actively in the teaching of students and postdoctoral fellows both in
the lecture hall and at the laboratory bench. Trainees include undergraduates, graduate students
from many different MS and PhD programs and medical students. The NIH Biotechnology
Program has been an excellent source of training and support for PhD students from various
disciplines for more than 20 years. In recognition of its success, the training program was recently
renewed for another five years. Outreach education programs also introduce scientific research to
highly motivated high school students at local schools through SMART Team and Biolinks
programs. In addition, CABM hosts a Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) that is
now in its 8th year. In 2011 SURE students from Rutgers and several other leading universities
participated in lectures and lab projects mentored by CABM graduate students and postdoctoral
fellows—providing opportunities for both budding and committed scientists to interact. Other
outreach programs include a seminar series that brings visiting scientists to talk about their work
and to meet with trainees and the annual CABM Symposium each year on a topic of special interest.
The next Symposium, our 26 th , will be held in October, 2012.
Awards and Service
CABM faculty have received significant national honors for their scientific contributions and
service. These include elected fellowship in AAAS, the American Academy of Microbiology, the
American Academy of Arts & Sciences and the US National Academy of Sciences. Drs. Stock and
Arnold are recipients of MERIT awards from NIH, and Drs. Gelinas, Millonig and Rabson are NIH
study section members. Dr. Stock recently completed service as Chair of the Board of Scientific
Counselors for NIH-NIDCR and is completing a long-held position as HHMI investigator. After
completing service on the American Society of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Council, she
was appointed this year to the Society’s Education & Professional Development and Finance
Committees. Dr. Montelione is advisor to the NSF Committee of Visitors. Many faculty serve on
other national committees and in journal editorial positions. At the local level, Dr. Millonig recently
joined Drs. Gelinas and Stock as Master Educators. In addition, Dr. Gelinas serves as Associate
Dean for Research, and Dr. Millonig leads the RWJMS/Rutgers/Princeton joint MD/PhD program.
This past year Dr. Rabson was appointed director of the Child Health Institute of New Jersey.
Financial Support
Advancing science through research requires strong support from many sources, administrative as
well as financial. CABM is jointly administered by the University of Medicine and Dentistry of
New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey.
We thank the Universities, in particular for providing a wonderfully functional building for doing
science. CABM also benefits from the advice, wisdom and guidance freely given by a Scientific
Advisory Board composed of leaders from academia and industry. We acknowledge with gratitude
their help and support on many issues. Despite difficult economic times, CABM faculty were
successful again in obtaining grants and contracts—nearly $18 million in 2011. Since the founding
of CABM, a total of ~$300 million has been awarded, mostly for research but also for education
and service functions that have had positive impacts on the two universities and stimulated the NJ
economy. We are indebted to the numerous public agencies, private foundations, companies and
individuals for their generous and essential financial assistance in our pursuit of excellence at
CABM for the past 25 years. The sources of federal funding notably include the National Institutes
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