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Life Sciences Alliance Task Force

The mission of the Life Sciences Alliance Provost Strategic Task Force is to bridge our existing strengths and promote growth in emerging areas with the goal of advancing discovery, innovation, partnerships, and interdisciplinary research and access to research at Rutgers and beyond.

The task force has compiled its findings and recommendations to fully realize the potential of Rutgers–New Brunswick faculty, staff, and students to tackle societal challenges and advance public knowledge.

Community Feedback

We want to hear from you. Please send all feedback regarding the final report to nb-research@rutgers.edu.

Read the Task Force Report

Members

The Life Sciences Alliance consists of an executive steering committee comprised of school research deans and institute directors, along with a faculty task force, and internal/external advisory committees, recurring inclusive communication with the Rutgers community.

    • Wendie Cohick, Co-Chair, Director/Dean of Research, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station/School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
    • Jim Knowles, Co-Chair, Distinguished Professor of Genetics, Human Genetics Institute
    • Stephen Burley, Henry Rutgers Chair and University Professor, Institute for Quantitative Biomedicine
    • Lori Covey, Dean of Life Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences
    • Ken Irvine, Distinguished Professor of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Waksman Institute of Microbiology
    • Wade Trappe, Associate Dean for Academic Programs, School of Engineering
    • Mark Aakhus, Associate Dean for Research, School of Communication and Information
    • Clinton Andrews, Associate Dean for Faculty, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
    • Petra Christmann, Vice Dean of Faculty Affairs and Research, Rutgers Business School
    • Rebecca Cypess, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Mason Gross School of the Arts
    • Robin Davis, Vice Dean for Research and Graduate Education, School of Arts and Sciences
    • Marybeth Gasman, Associate Dean for Research, Faculty Development, and Research Outreach, Graduate School of Education
    • Robin Leichenko, Dean of Social and Behavioral Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences
    • Mingwei Liu, Associate Dean for Research, School of Management and Labor Relations
    • Dee Magnoni, Associate University Librarian, Rutgers–New Brunswick Library
    • Thu Nguyen, Dean of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences
    • Lia Nower, Professor and Director of the Center for Gambling Studies, School of Social Work
    • Linda Reddy, Associate Dean of Research, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology
    • Rebecca Walkowitz, Dean of Humanities, School of Arts and Sciences

  • Information to come.

    • Ioannis (Yannis) P. Androulakis, Professor, School of Engineering
    • Vanessa Bal, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology
    • Annika Barber, Assistant Professor, School of Arts and Sciences
    • Nicholas Bello, Professor, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
    • Debashish Bhattacharya, Distinguished Professor, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
    • Kasia Bieszczad, Associate Professor, School of Arts and Sciences
    • Shishir Chundawat, Associate Professor, School of Engineering
    • Monica Driscoll, Distinguished Professor, School of Arts and Sciences
    • Nicole Fahrenfeld, Associate Professor, School of Engineering
    • Paul Falkowski, Board of Governors Professor, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences
    • Patricia Findley, Professor, School of Social Work
    • Jeff Friedman, Professor of Dance, Mason Gross School of the Arts
    • Bingru Huang, Distinguished Professor, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
    • Sagar Khare, Associate Professor, School of Arts and Sciences
    • Mike Kiledjian, Distinguished Professor, School of Arts and Sciences
    • Kelvin Kwan, Associate Professor, School of Arts and Sciences
    • Mei Ling Lo, Librarian, Rutgers–New Brunswick Library
    • Steven Malin, Associate Professor, School of Arts and Sciences
    • David Margolis, Associate Professor, School of Arts and Sciences
    • Tara Matise, Professor, School of Arts and Sciences
    • John McGann, Professor, School of Arts and Sciences
    • Konstantinos Michmizos, Associate Professor, School of Arts and Sciences
    • Travis Miles, Associate Professor, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
    • Assimina (Mina) Pelegri, Professor, Department Chair, School of Engineering
    • Karen Schindler, Associate Professor, School of Arts and Sciences
    • Igor Shmarakov, Assistant Professor, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
    • Alvaro Toledo, Assistant Professor, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
    • Maribel Vazquez, Professor, School of Engineering
    • Danni Wang, Associate Professor, Rutgers Business School
    • Valerie Tutwiler, Assistant Professor, School of Engineering
    • Sheila Borges Rajguru, Director for Research Development & Strategy
    • Melissa Dinovelli, Program Development Specialist
    • Christopher Rios-Sueverkruebbe, Senior Program Coordinator