Our home: 225 Warren Street, Newark, NJ
Education: weekly lectures and graduate teaching
No research can be conducted without support
The ICPH building, inside and out
Our scientists: engaged in multidisciplinary studies
Welcome to PHRI
As today’s biomedical advances occur at a dizzying pace, the Public Health Research Institute, a center of the Institute for Infectious & Inflammatory Diseases (i3D) at New Jersey Medical School, pursues its research mission to help eliminate the infectious diseases spreading across the planet.
Founded in 1942 in New York City by legendary Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, PHRI has been home to seminal discoveries in biomedical sciences. Hosted in the ICPH building in Newark, NJ, since 2002, PHRI became part of the New Jersey Medical School in 2006 and joined Rutgers University in 2013.
For almost 80 years, PHRI has fostered a culture of international talent, a collaborative environment, and the mentoring of young scientists. Today, PHRI remains committed to the pursuit of excellence in research and learning.
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PHRI NEWS & EVENTS
11-19-25 Dr. Gennaro was chair of the Microbiology task force of an NIH-funded RECOVER initiative on post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC), also known as long COVID. She is the senior author on an article published by this task force that summarizes the impact of potential viral, bacterial, and fungal infections on SARS-CoV-2 pathogenesis, with a focus on their possible roles in the development of long COVID. They also provide a framework to understand the mechanisms of PASC and inform basic, translational, and clinical research initiatives, including RECOVER, a large and ongoing research initiative aimed at understanding, treating, and preventing long COVID. To access the article, please visit www.elifesciences.org
09-22-25 Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Research Teaching Specialist III for the Public Health Research Institute within New Jersey Medical School. visit Open Positions.
For faculty, postdoctoral and staff opportunities at PHRI, visit Open Positions.
Welcome to PHRI
As today’s biomedical advances occur at a dizzying pace, the Public Health Research Institute pursues its research mission to help eliminate the infectious diseases spreading across the planet.
Founded in 1942 in New York City by legendary Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, PHRI has been home to seminal discoveries in biomedical sciences. Hosted in the ICPH building in Newark, NJ, since 2002, PHRI became part of the New Jersey Medical School in 2006 and joined Rutgers University in 2013.
For almost 80 years, PHRI has fostered a culture of international talent, a collaborative environment, and the mentoring of young scientists. Today, PHRI remains committed to the pursuit of excellence in research and learning.