Motivated by the experience of caring for two children with a rare disease, Dave and Cathleen Reisenauer have made a transformative gift to the University of Notre Dame to establish a rare disease institute within the College of Science — allowing the University to build on its legacy and leadership...

Internationally recognized biomedical engineer John Fisher will join the University of Notre Dame as director of the campus-wide Bioengineering & Life Sciences Initiative (BELS) and Arthur J. Schmitt Professor in the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering. His appointment begins Aug. 1. Fisher is currently chair of the Fischell Department...

Patricia Champion, Notre Dame Collegiate Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Notre Dame, has been elected as one of 63 Fellows of the American Academy of Microbiology…

Dailin Gan (center) is pictured with his advisor, Professor…

Organic chemistry has numerous applications in the real world, especially in the realm of medicinal chemistry. Due to the complexity within organic chemistry, there is a great potential for developing molecules with several applications. When he was a child, Pratik…

What does storm-driven coastal erosion in Ireland have in common with protein quantification, social behavior in prairie voles, and next-generation membrane technologies? On December 11, 2025, the answer was on full display at the annual Colleges of Science and Engineering (COSE) Research Horizons Symposium at the University of Notre Dame.

To think, feel, talk and move, neurons send messages through electrical signals in the brain and spinal cord. This intricate communication network is built of billions of neurons connected by synapses and managed and modified by glial cells. When neurons die, this communication network is disrupted…

Three faculty teams have been selected as the first recipients of awards from the Notre Dame Biothreat Surveillance, Containment, & Operational Preparedness Engine (ND-BIOSCOPE) Accelerator Fund, which fosters…

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