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INSPIRE - An NIH-IRACDA Grant Program
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Interested in becoming an INSPIRE Fellow?
Great news we are recruiting now. Contact us today!
We also invite you to follow us on Twitter at Rutgers_IRACDA
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We also invite you to follow us on Twitter at Rutgers_IRACDA
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The INSPIRE ( IRACDA New Jersey/New York for Science Partnerships in Research & Education) Postdoctoral Program at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS), sponsored by NIH-IRACDA (Institutional Research and Career Development Award), provides up to three years of mentored research experience in biomedical fields at RWJMS or Rutgers University (70% effort), as well as training in educational methods - including mentored teaching at a nearby Minority-Serving Institution - and career development (30% combined effort).
The INSPIRE program serves to fulfill two important goals:
1, prepare diverse university-trained Ph.D. scholars for successful careers as scientist-educators;
2, increase the participation of diverse undergrad populations in biomedical science research fields.
The program has also increased interaction of RWJMS faculty with students and faculty of our partner universities and colleges in NY and NJ. It has also enhanced the professional development of other trainees at Rutgers who participate in INSPIRE activities (workshops on scientific writing, courses on scientific teaching).
Our INSPIRE Fellows' rigorous training in basic research typically generates an independent research program the Fellow can use to launch her or his own lab, and high-impact publications.
* 70% of INSPIRE Fellows obtain Tenure-Track Academic jobs *
INSPIRE Training:
~70% time for high-powered research, achieving high-impact
publications;
~30% time for career skills, including mentored teaching at a
partner Minority-Serving Institution
Partnering on the INSPIRE program are three nearby Minority-Serving Institutions:
- Medgar Evers College - CUNY
- New Jersey City University
- William Paterson University
Below are 2min video testimonies from some of our successful alumni:
INSPIRE Leadership Team
Dr. Martha C. Soto
PI and Co-Director of RWJMS-INSPIRE Program;
Professor of the Department of Pathology, RWJMS
Phone: 732-235-4424
Dr. Soto is also the Founder and Faculty Advisor for the BIO Links (Biosciences Links to Teaching) K-12 Outreach Program, which partners graduate students and postdoctoral fellows at RWJMS and Rutgers with local middle school and high school science teachers.
Dr. Gary Brewer
Co-PI and Co-Director of RWJMS-INSPIRE Program;
Professor of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, RWJMS
Phone: 732-235-3473
Dr. Brewer is a mentor and writing coach for the National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN).
Dr. Patty Irizarry
Program Support Coordinator of the RWJMS-INSPIRE Program
Research Lab Manager in the Department of Pathology, RWJMS
Phone: 732-235-4810
Dr. Irizarry is as NSF-GK-12 fellow and Bio Links alumni with extensive experience running K-12 outreach and student development programs.
To learn about resources for postdoctoral fellows at RWJMS, including postdoctoral policies and support, and career development programs, please visit:
http://postdocs.rutgers.edu/
https://rutgerspda.wordpress.com/
INSPIRE Postdoctoral Research and Education Program
Updated 3/7/2023