News From the Field $3.2M for Rutgers to Apply Biology, Engineering, Physical Sciences Toward Stem Cells
August 19, 2008
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Rutgers has received a $3.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation to apply engineering, physical science and mathematical disciplines to stem cell research. In funding 70 doctoral fellowships, the program can equip experts in fields such as cell and molecular biology, computational modeling and biomaterials to move stem-cell breakthroughs from the biology lab into practical and commercially viable therapies.
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