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Graduate students on the clock to explain research, win competition

Author: Sue Ryan

Nine University of Notre Dame graduate students will compete for prize money and a bid to the regional championships during the Three Minute Thesis competition on Wednesday (March 16). Known as 3MT, the competition features graduate students across all disciplines explaining their research in clear and succinct language appropriate for...

Notre Dame mourns the passing of junior Theresa Sagartz

Author: Dennis Brown

Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., president of the University of Notre Dame, has asked that the Notre Dame community keep Theresa Sagartz and her family in their thoughts and prayers.

HCRI Director's Message, Winter 2016

Author: Jenna Bilinski

In his last State of the Union speech, President Obama unexpectedly called for a “moonshot” to make America the country that cures cancer “once and for all”.  The original “moonshot”, the Apollo program, rallied a nation in fascination as we put a man on the moon and what was once...

ND Cancer Researchers Highlighted in Science Daily

Author: Jenna Bilinski

Science Daily recently highlighted three Notre Dame cancer researchers, Dr. Jeremiah Zartman, Dr. Siyuan Zhang and Dr. David Hoelzle, for their novel approach  that generates a high resolution, 3-D fluorescent staining of tissue microbiopsies in a microfluidic device without destroying the tissue. Click here to read  Science Daily's  Better Biopsies Through Biofluidics. 

Notre Dame Researchers to Participate, Speak at 2016 PittCon

Author: Brandi Klingerman

Researchers from the University of Notre Dame will participate in the 2016 PittCon Conference and Expo, the world’s largest annual premier conference on laboratory science. Read more...

Kashiv publishes study on imaging trace elements in organelles

Author: Gene Stowe

Yoav Kashiv, a visiting scholar in the Department of Physics, is the lead author on a recently-published paper about breakthrough success at imaging trace elements in individual organelles within the cell. The paper, “Imaging trace element distributions in single organelles and subcellular features”, was published in February in the journal...

Stack Lobbies on Capitol Hill

Author: Jenna Bilinski

Stack Lobbies on Capitol Hill On February 29 and March 1 2016, Harper Cancer Research Institute Director Dr. Sharon Stack was back at it again on Capitol Hill joining members of the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Alliance to advocate for the programs and research necessary for better ovarian cancer treatment. Advocates went...

Rare Disease Day brings researchers, clinicians and families together

Author: Shadia Ajam and Marissa Gebhard

This past Friday and Saturday (February 26-27), the Boler-Parseghian Center for Rare and Neglected Diseases hosted a research symposia and community discussion on rare diseases. Over 100 researchers, families, and clinicians came together to share insights into rare diseases such as Niemann-Pick Type C, Sphrintzen Goldberg syndrome, Rett syndrome, primary...

Bringing legendary science faculty to Notre Dame

Author: Gene Stowe

During the one year anniversary of the death of Fr. Hesburgh, the College of Science recalls and appreciates the impact that he had on science at Notre Dame.   When former Notre Dame President Father John J. Cavanaugh challenged “Where are the Catholic Salks, Oppenheimers, and Einsteins?” in a widely-read...

The Power of Collaboration

Author: Jenna Bilinski

The Harper Cancer Research Institute believes in the power of collaboration to change the way we fight cancer. The greatest minds throughout the University of Notre Dame are brought together, whether its chemistry, engineering, biology, physics, mathematics or psychology, to create teams to work on cancer specific problems.

Bohn appointed co-editor of Annual Reviews of Analytical Chemistry

Author: Gene Stowe

Paul W. Bohn, the Arthur J. Schmitt Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and concurrent professor of chemistry and biochemistry, has been appointed to the editorship of Annual Reviews of Analytical Chemistry, the most highly cited publication in the field. Bohn, who has served four years on the journal’s international...

New formulation of FDA-approved drug may help treat Niemann-Pick Type C disease

Author: William G. Gilroy

 Niemann-Pick Type C (NPC) disease is a rare, fatal neurodegenerative disease for which there is currently no cure. NPC primarily strikes children before and during adolescence and affects one in every 150,000 children. Researchers Kasturi Haldar, the Nieuwland Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences and the Parsons-Quinn Director of...

Students pitch nanoparticle research at business plan competition

Author: Brandi Klingerman

Graduate students from the University of Notre Dame competed as the group Certus Therapeutics, Inc. (Certus) in the 2016 Brown-Forman Cardinal Challenge at the University of Louisville on February 13, 2016. The competition showcases new business concepts presented by MBA and graduate students from “12 of the world’s leading entrepreneurship...

Hesburgh’s influence on science at Notre Dame

Author: Joanne Fahey

As the celebration of the sesquicentennial of science comes to a close and the one-year anniversary of Rev. Theodore M.Hesburgh, C.S.C.’s passing approaches, the University of Notre Dame reflects on the life of Father Hesburgh and his impact on the growth and development of the sciences and scientific research at...

CALL FOR PROPOSALS--ACS Institutional Research Grant

Author: Jenna Bilinski

The Harper Cancer Research Institute is pleased to announce the availability of funds for new pilot projects to assist new investigators who hold the rank of Assistant Professor (tenure track). These funds are from the American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant (ACS IRG). This grant provides support for beginning investigators...

Mouse Models Advancing Cancer Research

Author: Jenna Bilinski

Ironically, my first attempted interview with Dr. Reginald Hill was postponed due to a mouse in his office. I arrived for our interview and was greeted by Hill and his lab members holding trash cans and flash lights attempting to trap the critter. “I promise this is not one of...

World Cancer Day 2016

Author: Jenna Bilinski

Today, February 4th, is designated as World Cancer Day. A truly global event taking place every year on February 4th, uniting the world’s population in the fight against cancer. Join us in the fight. Read more...