# Research Education Core

> **NIH NIH U54** · RBHS-SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH · 2020 · $167,049

## Abstract

Research Education Core
Key Personnel:
Debra L. Laskin, Ph.D., Core Lead
Lauren M. Aleksunes, Pharm.D., Ph.D., Co-Lead
Diane E. Heck, Ph.D., Collaborator
Joshua P. Gray, Ph.D., Collaborator
Core Summary/Abstract
The Rutgers CounterACT Center has established a comprehensive, multidisciplinary Research Education Core
directed at undergraduates, medical and graduate students, postdoctoral trainees and new and established
investigators. The primary functions of the Research Education Core are to 1) increase the engagement of
researchers in chemical threat-related research, 2) provide innovative educational activities for technicians,
medical and graduate students, postdoctoral trainees, and established investigators, 3) enhance literacy and
awareness of participants regarding the toxicology of chemical threats, and 4) disseminate teaching materials
and assessment metrics. These functions are achieved through seminars, symposia, coursework, distance
education programs, thesis projects, research fellowships, and directed laboratory modules. The leadership
team of the Education Core is comprised of 4 tenured faculty members spanning 3 institutions who have
expertise in mentoring, training program management, toxicology education, distance learning, and
development of curricula. The Education Core draws upon the resources, infrastructure, and expertise of
faculty appointed across the four academic institutions and draws strength from additional institutional grants
including T32, P30, and R25 grants from NIH/NIEHS. In the renewal application, we propose to enhance
training opportunities for our current trainee pool as well as expand the reach of our initiatives to high school
students and the general public using a combination of live workshops, industry internships, and community
engagement activities. Emphasis will also be placed on standardized assessment of activities, dissemination of
program outcomes, and tracking of participants in the Education Core. The Education Core has made
tremendous achievements in the prior funding period that will be augmented and expanded over the next 5
years.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9982798
- **Project number:** 5U54AR055073-15
- **Recipient organization:** RBHS-SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
- **Principal Investigator:** Debra L Laskin
- **Activity code:** U54 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $167,049
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → —

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9982798

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9982798, Research Education Core (5U54AR055073-15). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9982798. Licensed CC0.

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