The Doctoral Training Program in Biotechnology at Rutgers, The State University of NJ, and the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ (UMDNJ) was established in 1988. It is one of the select group of such programs throughout the country funded by the National Institute of Health (NIH).

The aim of the program is to train a new breed of creative investigators who are able to translate basic science discoveries into technology developments for the needs of society, government, and industry. Students in the program; (1) become well educated within a single biotechnology-related discipline (e.g. biochemistry, chemical engineering, molecular biology), and (2) become fluent in the language, approaches and principles of the biological and physical sciences, in general.

The research programs of the training faculty cover a broad spectrum of problems in biotechnology. The majority of the individual and collaborative projects fall under three major interdisciplinary research trusts:

Biological and engineering principles in protein production and protein recovery. This research group is defining phenomena and developing strategies and techniques which are important for large-scale, efficient production of proteins in lower and higher organisms.

Cell and tissue engineering science and artificial organs development. This research group is investigating fundamental cellular processes that contribute to cellular and tissue function and pathology as well as working to elucidate principles and methods for the construction of functional tissue and organ substitutes.

Macromolecular design and engineering. This group is involved in
determining macromolecular structures and using this information in engineering novel molecules with desire biological properties.

For additional information regarding this program write to:

Biotechnology Training Program
Rutgers University
Department of Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
98 Brett Road
Piscataway, NJ 08854-8058