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We are pleased to present our latest research paper, “Transcriptome and secretome profiling of sensory neurons reveals sex differences in pathways relevant to insulin sensing and insulin [...]

Ibtissam Ben Daoud recently joined the El Ouaamari Lab at New York Medical College, bringing her expertise and passion for neuroscience. She holds a Master’s degree in Neuroscience and [...]

Today, Dr. Hassan Ainani has joined the lab as a postdoctoral fellow. Dr. Ainani obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Neuroscience and Biotechnology in 2013, followed by a Master’s degree [...]

After 15 years of studying diabetes research, Abdelfattah El Ouaamari, Ph.D., joins New York Medical College (NYMC) as associate professor of cell biology and anatomy and of pharmacology after an [...]

Lamyaa Alsarkhi has been accepted into the Nutritional Sciences program at Rutgers University, School of Environmental and Biological Science, starting September 05, 2022. She has been a valuable [...]

Ajay Nair, an undergraduate student in the El Ouaamari Lab, has been accepted to the University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences as a medical student. Graduating from Rutgers [...]

Cecilia Colson, a highly accomplished researcher, has joined El Ouaamari Lab as a postdoctoral fellow. With a Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Interactions (2020) and an M.S. (2016) and B.S. [...]

The mission of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) is to conduct and support medical research and research training and to disseminate science-based [...]

Congratulation to Ariana Belton for receiving the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) research award. The Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) program is [...]

Congratulations to Simran Jasnani for receiving the Aresty Research Center Undergraduate Research Fellowship from the Rutgers School of Arts and Sciences Honors Program. Simran is an honors [...]

The New Jersey Alliance for Clinical and Translational Science (NJACTS) and the Pilot Project Grant Program, have selected the laboratory of Dr. Abdelfattah El Ouaamari for funding through a [...]

The Busch Biomedical Grant program is designed to enhance biomedical research at Rutgers University and to strengthen the competitive position of faculty members who seek external research funds. [...]

Today, Dr. Xuan Nguyen joins the lab as a postdoctoral fellow. Xuan received her bachelor of engineering in 2012 and a master of science in 2014 in biotechnology from International University [...]

In its latest round of funding, the New Jersey Health Foundation (NJHF) commits at least $1 million for its NJHF Research Grants Program to provide grants for research projects that demonstrate [...]

Today, the Human Islet Research Network (HIRN) announced the following seven recipients of the 2018 New Investigator Pilot Award Initiative. These investigators will carry out bold and highly [...]

JDRF is the leading global organization funding type 1 diabetes (T1D) research. Our strength lies in our exclusive focus and singular influence on the worldwide effort to end T1D. JDRF works [...]

The Child Health Institute of New Jersey is a comprehensive biomedical research center dedicated to improving child health through the study of mechanisms underlying children’s diseases.  [...]

Adaptive β-cell proliferation contributes to maintenance of functional β-cell mass in mouse and man. Shirakawa et al. reveal that growth factor signaling regulates mitotic cell-cycle progression [...]

Recipients of the Certificate of Teaching Excellence and The Certificate of Distinction in Teaching for the Fall 2016 semester have been announced at The Derek Bok Center for Teaching and [...]

The Nutrition Obesity Research Center at Harvard (NORC-H) has had a highly successful P&F Program for over 20 years. In the past 10 years, the Center has made 58 awards to young promising [...]