Rutgers PETS

On Friday, @Ben_A_Bates will give a seminar on "Weathering the Storm: Reducing Hurricane and Winter-Storm Driven Healthcare Disruptions for Cancer Survivors" at the Caribbean Cancer Research Center on Environmental and Natural Hazards. Attend via Zoom: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Congratulations to PETS core member & @RWJMS assistant professor @Ben_A_Bates on his acceptance into the 2026 fellowship cohort for the prestigious @theNCI-funded Transdisciplinary Research on Energetics and Cancer (TREC) Training Workshop at @YaleSPH. ifh.rutgers.edu/bates-selected…

IFH's summer internship program is accepting applications through this Sunday! Learn more about our hands-on research opportunity: ifh.rutgers.edu/2026-summer-re… @rutgershealth @RutgersU

Center for Pharmacoepidemiology & Treatment Science director & @RWJMS professor Dr. Vin Lo Re comments on pharmacy benefit manager reforms in @northjersey and @USATODAY. usatoday.com/story/news/202…

New research from PETS researchers Greta Bushnell, Hillary Samples, Kristen Lloyd & Yuyang Zhu examined adolescent drug overdoses, finding that rates of non-fatal overdoses were more than twice as high for adolescents in foster care compared to others.

Rutgers Institute for Health's Summer Research Internship program is accepting applications. 📢 Undergrad & grad students can now apply to work on a faculty-led research project this summer. Learn more & apply by April 6! go.rutgers.edu/1p5gtna9

Check out new research on particulate matter and heart health from @RutgersPETS researchers Benjamin Bates, Soko Setoguchi, Poonam Gandhi, Melanie Rua & Ashwaghosha Parthasarathi.

Best wishes for a safe and happy holiday season from the faculty and staff at Rutgers Institute for Health 🌲❄️

Inequality on Top of the Hill? PETS postdoctoral researcher Mireia Triguero Roura and @Rutgers_Newark researcher James Jones published a new paper examining racial pay disparities among congressional staffers. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/23…

PETS core member Greta Bushnell, along with Kristen Lloyd, Tobias Gerhard & Hillary Samples, led research finding that the number of controlled medications (drugs at risk for misuse) prescribed to young people is declining. Read more: rutgers.edu/news/mental-he…

PETS is excited to welcome our newest core member, Dr. Pia M. Mauro! Dr. Mauro will also be an associate professor in Rutgers School of Public Health's Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology. Learn about her and her research: sph.rutgers.edu/news/pia-m-mau…

PETS researcher Dr. Monica D'Arcy led new research in @NatureComms exploring risks of lung cancer for those who have never smoked, pointing to long-standing inflammatory disorders as contributors to heightened risk. Learn more in @physicianswkly: physiciansweekly.com/copd-gerd-tied…

PETS researchers Chintan Dave and Gloria Ho led new research in @GreenJournal offering evidence supporting the cardiac safety of lamotrigine, a popular seizure medication. Rutgers Health Researchers Challenge FDA Warning on Common Epilepsy Drug rutgers.edu/news/rutgers-h…

IFH's Data Core announces its Pilot Program RFA: inviting proposals for innovative pilot studies that leverage our electronic healthcare data or survey data to address challenges in public health, health systems, patient care, and/or pop health. Visit: ifhcore.rutgers.edu/rfa

A Rutgers Health study found that repeated antibiotic use before age 2 may increase the risk of asthma, food allergies, and hay fever later in life. Researchers emphasize the importance of careful prescriptions. Learn more about the findings: go.rutgers.edu/79j3mjph

Check out the @HealioAllergy story on Dr. Daniel Horton's recent research in @JIDJournal linking frequent antibiotic use in infants to the development of chronic conditions later in life.

What’s the cost of early antibiotic use? New study, led by Daniel Horton, MD, @rutgersifh, links frequent prescriptions before age 2 to a greater asthma & allergy risk later in life—possibly tied to gut microbiome disruption. hcplive.com/view/antibioti…

Early childhood antibiotics and chronic pediatric conditions: a retrospective cohort study ✅ Just Accepted ✍️ @RutgersIFH @RutgersPETS 🔗 bit.ly/4lK5Rb0

Early childhood antibiotics and chronic pediatric conditions: a retrospective cohort study ✅ Just Accepted ✍️ @RutgersIFH @RutgersPETS 🔗 bit.ly/4lK5Rb0

New research led by Dr. Daniel Horton @RutgersPETS in @JIDJournal finds that frequent use of antibiotics in infants and young children could increase the risk for asthma and allergies later in life due to impact on the gut microbiome. Read more ↴ rutgers.edu/news/frequent-…