Biochemist Brian Baker was struck with an idea for potentially treating cancer when he considered the relationship between a type of treatment being tried on babies with blood cancers, and a molecule that attacked the hepatitis C virus in a liver transplant patient. Baker, a researcher with the Mike and...

For people living in the US, the Zika epidemic of 2016 seemed to have come out of nowhere and to have now almost disappeared. Zika infections and microcephaly in newborns were daily headline news. Now where are we?  Alex Perkins, PhD, Eck Family Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological...

The interdisciplinary team of Structured Immunity patented a new technology for the field of immunology that can increase drug efficacy to kill cancer cells, while decreasing the possibility of side effects. The start-up shared the grand prize in the McCloskey Business Plan competition in April.

Professor Xin Lu, the John M. and Mary Jo Boler Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, has been awarded a Young Investigator Award from the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI). This award provides salary support and seed funding for the period of one year, as well as access to...

Researchers have discovered a way to make influenza visible to the naked eye, by engineering dye molecules to target a specific enzyme of the virus.

Professor Cody J. Smith The Indiana State Department of Health and the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI) has awarded Cody J. Smith, the Elizabeth and Michael Gallagher Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences and affiliated member of the Center for Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, a Spinal Cord and...

Director Bradley Smith On Tuesday, May 9th and Wednesday, May 10th, the Notre Dame Integrated Imaging Facility (NDIIF) will host its annual Midwest Imaging and Microanalysis Workshop. The event will feature presentations from faculty across the region, including Purdue University and the University of Michigan, and focus on highlighting new...

There are currently four open Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute grant opportunities. The Indiana CTSI is seeking applicants for the Collaboration in Translational Research (CTR) Pilot Grant Program. The objective of the Indiana CTSI CTR pilot grant program is to foster and encourage collaboration across the Indiana CTSI partner...