Abstract

This is a proposal to continue the MBRS Program at Rutgers- Newark, now to start in the IMSD format, which has superseded the existing Associate Investigator format. We are currently in our 15th year of continuous funding. The current proposal is to maintain the existing MBRS faculty with the exception of one member who is retiring this year (Ian Fryer), for a total of 13 faculty members. We propose to provide training and support of 10 undergraduate students and 11 graduate students to enable them to perform original biomedical research research. The main goals of the proposed continuation of our MBRS Program are: 1.To increase the number of qualified applicants into the Program, 2.To improve the academic performance and thereby the competitiveness of the MBRS students in our Program, 3. To increase the number of MBRS students entering a career in biomedical research, and 4. To continually improve our MBRS Program's responsiveness to the needs of its participants. The specific objectives and methods to achieve these goals are specified in the proposal. The productivity of our MBRS Program until now has included: production of 9 PhD's (3 in the past year plus one more expected next month), 12 Masters degree awardees, 7 RN's, 5 MD's, 3 Assistant Professors, and 1 Full Professor. We propose means of maintaining and increasing this level of productivity.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Type
Education Projects (R25)
Project #
5R25GM060826-04
Application #
6627239
Study Section
Minority Programs Review Committee (MPRC)
Program Officer
Poodry, Clifton A
Project Start
2000-01-15
Project End
2003-12-31
Budget Start
2003-01-02
Budget End
2003-12-31
Support Year
4
Fiscal Year
2003
Total Cost
$387,168
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
Rutgers University
Department
Biology
Type
Schools of Arts and Sciences
DUNS #
130029205
City
Newark
State
NJ
Country
United States
Zip Code
07102

  Publications

Wise, Nan J; Frangos, Eleni; Komisaruk, Barry R (2017) Brain Activity Unique to Orgasm in Women: An fMRI Analysis. J Sex Med 14:1380-1391
Wise, Nan J; Frangos, Eleni; Komisaruk, Barry R (2016) Activation of sensory cortex by imagined genital stimulation: an fMRI analysis. Socioaffect Neurosci Psychol 6:31481
Santiana, Marianita; Pau, Cyrilla; Takvorian, Peter M et al. (2015) Analysis of the beta-tubulin gene and morphological changes of the microsporidium Anncaliia algerae both suggest albendazole sensitivity. J Eukaryot Microbiol 62:60-8
Frangos, Eleni; Ellrich, Jens; Komisaruk, Barry R (2015) Non-invasive Access to the Vagus Nerve Central Projections via Electrical Stimulation of the External Ear: fMRI Evidence in Humans. Brain Stimul 8:624-36
Acevedo, Giselles; Padala, Nischal K; Ni, Li et al. (2013) Astrocytes inhibit microglial surface expression of dendritic cell-related co-stimulatory molecules through a contact-mediated process. J Neurochem 125:575-87
Komisaruk, Barry R; Wise, Nan; Frangos, Eleni et al. (2011) Women's clitoris, vagina, and cervix mapped on the sensory cortex: fMRI evidence. J Sex Med 8:2822-30
Komisaruk, Barry R; Frangos, Eleni; Whipple, Beverly (2011) Hysterectomy improves sexual response? Addressing a crucial omission in the literature. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 18:288-95
Smith, Kiersten S; Morrell, Joan I (2011) Behavioral differences between late preweanling and adult female Sprague-Dawley rat exploration of animate and inanimate stimuli and food. Behav Brain Res 217:326-36
Smith, Kiersten S; Morrell, Joan I (2008) Behavioral responses during the initial exposures to a low dose of cocaine in late preweanling and adult rats. Neurotoxicol Teratol 30:202-12
Smith, Kiersten S; Morrell, Joan I (2007) Comparison of infant and adult rats in exploratory activity, diurnal patterns, and responses to novel and anxiety-provoking environments. Behav Neurosci 121:449-61

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