Cancer Research:  “no form of wisdom can be left out”   Following the news this spring, it has been gratifying to see the international spotlight turned repeatedly on cancer research.  President Obama’s announcement of a “moonshot” program to cure cancer provides new…

The Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI) has provided support for Olaf Wiest, University of Notre Dame professor of chemistry and biochemistry, and Robert Stahelin, Indiana University School of Medicine associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology and adjunct associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry at Notre Dame, through...

Nearly 70 percent of ovarian cancer cases are detected after metastasis, which is the development of secondary malignant growths distant from the primary site of cancer. Understanding ovarian cancer metastasis is a research focus of M. Sharon Stack, the Ann F. Dunne & Elizabeth Riley Director of the Harper Cancer...

Graduating Biology major, Diane Choi, is being honored with multiple academic achievement awards as the Class of 2016 prepares for graduation. Choi is the recipient of three major undergraduate awards for her work while a science student at Notre Dame.   The awards include the Outstanding Biology Student Leader Award from...

    Vice President Joe Biden’s call for a global commitment to cancer research is welcomed by Sharon Stack. Read more: https://www.nd.edu/features/cancer-moral-obligation/.

This past Tuesday, April 19, Dr. Paul Farmer, co-founder and chief strategist of Partners In Health and professor of global health and social medicine at Harvard University, visited Notre Dame and delivered a lecture titled, “Taking up the Challenges of Poverty: Why Accompaniment Matters.” Hosted by the Kellogg Institute for International...

For the first time ever, two Notre Dame undergraduate students—Anne Grisoli and Richard Felli—and two graduate students—Katelyn Ludwig and Steve Marczak—will spend the summer conducting laboratory and clinical research at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research in New York. All four are recipients of the inaugural Precision Medicine Research Fellowships,...

A novel platform for delivering cancer treatment drugs was the grand prizewinner of the 16th Annual McCloskey Business Plan Competition, an annual competition sponsored by the University of Notre Dame’s Gigot Center for Entrepreneurship.

The National Science Foundation recently announced the winners of the 2016 Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP), with 24 current Notre Dame students winning the prestigious award and another 17 earning honorable mention. Overall, there were 41 students recognized by the NSF. This doubles the number of Notre Dame awardees from...

The celebration will launch at 18:42 (6:42 p.m. EDT), referencing the University’s founding year, on April 24 and end at midnight on April 25. The 29-hour live broadcast from LaFortune Student Center will share inspiring and entertaining Notre Dame stories from around the world through interviews and celebrity guests. It...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has recognized six University of Notre Dame faculty from the Colleges of Engineering and Science for their accomplishments in research with an Early Career Development (CAREER) Award. The CAREER program was created to recognize and support outstanding junior faculty who exhibit a commitment to stimulating...

This past Thursday, alumnus John G. Meara MD, DMD, MBA, (ND ‘86) delivered a presentation on safe surgical care worldwide. Meara is currently the Plastic Surgeon-in-Chief of the Boston Children’s Hospital. He is also associate professor of surgery and associate professor of global health and social medicine at Harvard Medical...

Rita Colwell, a molecular microbiologist whose research focuses on global infectious diseases, water and health, will receive a doctor of science honorary degree at the University of Notre Dame’s 171st University Commencement Ceremony on May 15 (Sunday). She joins six previously announced honorary degree recipients. Currently a Distinguished University Professor...

Renowned physician and anthropologist Dr. Paul Farmer, widely known for his work on global health, human rights and the consequences of social inequality, will deliver the lecture “Taking up the Challenges of Poverty: Why Accompaniment Matters” at 7 p.m. April 19 (Tuesday). Hosted by the Kellogg Institute for International Studies...

April 4th was the Harper Cancer Research Institute’s 5th Annual Research Day and it was a huge sucess! Students and post-doctoral fellows from diverse backgrounds gathered together to present their research. We are so proud of the brilliant minds from Notre Dame and IU School of Medicine- South Bend…

Notre Dame is advancing research in global health, hospital biofilms and treatment of complex forms of cancer.

The 12th annual Relay for Life at the University of Notre Dame will take place from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. April 15 (Friday) in the Compton Family Ice Arena. This year’s theme, “To Cure and Beyond,” honors the “superheroes” who have battled or are currently battling the disease. Superhero...

Students from various disciplines are driving innovation in cancer research at Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s and IU School of Medicine- South Bend. Students recently submitted proposals of innovative ideas to tackling the many challenges of cancer and the best proposals will receive funding for their project.…

Human malaria, uniquely transmitted by a handful of anopheline mosquitoes, continues to attack nearly 200 million people and claims the lives of 600,000 each year. Africa bears the biggest burden due to its dominant vector, Anopheles gambiae. Ever since the groundbreaking Anopheles gambiae genome sequencing project was published in 2002,...

Harper Cancer Research Institute’s Fifth Annual Research Day on April 4 (Monday) will gather cancer researchers from the University of Notre Dame and Indiana University School of Medicine-South Bend (IUSM-SB) at the Morris Inn for a day of exchange and discussion. The event is free and open to the public.