Smita Thakker-Varia

Graduate Program Membership

Member

Contact

Phone
732-235-5393

Activities

  • Provides active academic and student support, structurally and individually, to students in the Biomedical Sciences Ph.D. and Master's programs in New Brunswick/Piscataway
  • Oversees admissions, administration, and curricular matters for Biomedical Sciences Master's programs in New Brunswick/Piscataway
  • Supports recruitment and outreach efforts for Biomedical Sciences Ph.D. and Master's programs in New Brunswick/Piscataway

Biomedical Sciences – MS

About Our MBS Program

Update: Test Scores: For admission to the Fall 2024 semester, the test scores are no longer required. Applications submitted without the GRE, MCAT, or DAT will be reviewed. However, international students who have not received a degree in the United States will be required to submit TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo. 

MBS Announcement

 

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Guest speakers were: Patricia Irizarry-Barreto, Tara Cominski and Lucille O'Reilly. 

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Guest speakers from Greenberg Traurig, LLP were: Elysa Goldberg, PhD, Esq and Barry Schindler, Esq. 

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Guests speakers were: John Sun, PhD, MBA (Global Project Manager, Integrated Info. Sciences, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.); Ildiko Antal, PhD (Associate Director, Business Dev. Operations & Alliance Management, Bristol-Myers Squibb); & Carrie Markgraf, MD/PhD (Discovery Sciences Support, Merck and Co, Ltd). 

For advice on how to prepare for careers in pharmaceutics management, click here.

Event Description

Guest speakers were: Tina Fan, PhD (Research Scientist/Program Manager, Program of Chemical Terrorism, Biomonitoring and Food Testing, NJ Department of Health) and Scott Shone, PhD (Research Scientist/Program Manager, Newborn Screening, NJ Department of Health). 

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Event Description

Guest speakers discussed their personal experiences in working as medical science information experts and gave advice on transitioning from graduate school to the pharmaceutical industry. 

For advice on how to prepare for a career in Medical Information and contact information for the guest speakers, click here.