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.
PHRI NEWS & EVENTS
06-11-25 PHRI is proud to announce that Dr. Jason Yang received the ASM Theobald Smith Society’s 2025 Young Investigator Award. To read more, visit www.njmicrobe.org
06-11-25 Dr. Jason Yang and his group published their study in Nature Communications which shows that ciprofloxacin, used to treat urinary tract infections, can lead to drug resistance in Escherichia coli. To access the article, visit www.nature.com
06-04-25 Dr. Raymond Sullivan of Theobald Smith Society, the New Jersey Branch of the American Society of Microbiology, highlighted Dr. Marcela Rodriguez’s recent study on the link between iron deprivation and extracellular vesicles production in M. tuberculosis. To read the highlight, visit www.njmicrobe.org. The study was published in PLoS One. To access the article, visit www.journals.plos.org
05-08-25 Dr. David Alland received the 2025 EJI Excellence in Medicine Outstanding Scientist Award. To read more about this year’s event and recipients, visit www.ejiawards.org
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.