Holly Goodson, Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry, has been selected as a Fellow of The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB). She joins 18 other distinguished scientists from across the globe in the 2023 cohort of fellows. Her formal recognition will take place in Boston later this year at Cell...

A new study links a high body mass index (BMI) to alterations in the structure and environment of cancerous tumors. Most women with ovarian cancer are diagnosed with the most advanced form of the disease. Less than a third of those diagnosed with the disease survive five years later.…

Tom Nee speaking with students before demonstrating how to shear a sheep. The University…

A decade ago, Shrout began collaborating with Paul Bohn, the Arthur J. Schmitt Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and director of Notre Dame’s Berthiaume Institute for Precision Health. Bohn’s lab specializes in creating new technologies for more precise analysis of cells and molecules. Together, Bohn and Shrout began searching...

The Early Career Development (CAREER) awards provide support to early career faculty members who exhibit the potential to “serve as academic role models” and “lead advances in the mission of their department or organization.” Since 2014, Notre Dame faculty have earned 68 of these nationally competitive awards.

Patricia A. Champion, Ph.D., has been appointed the next Associate Dean for Research, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies effective July 1, 2023. She replaces Michael Hildreth, who transitions to his…

The first Seed Transformative Interdisciplinary Research (STIR) grants, announced in early 2023 by the Notre Dame College of Science and College of Engineering, have been awarded to four new research projects led by multidisciplinary teams of scientists and engineers. The one-year seed grants…

Groundbreaking science can happen where disciplines intersect, and scientists team up.

A new study in the Journal of Cell Science by University of Notre Dame researchers could eventually lead to therapies that will limit cancer cells’ ability to grow and divide.

The University of Notre Dame has been selected for inclusion in the Association of American Universities (AAU), a consortium of the nation’s leading public and private research universities, Notre Dame’s president, Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., announced today.

Dr. Fu reviewed his research with aptamer-based electrochemical biosensors, which allow for operation in complex samples, like living organisms.

On Tuesday (May 23), John T. McGreevy, the Charles and Jill Fischer Provost at the University…

New study reveals increased complexity of drug resistance …

University of Notre Dame researchers discovered that an oxadiazole antibiotic—a compound of a previously discovered class that treats MRSA—kills C. diff. and prevents the germination of its spores.

Sheri Sanders considered becoming a veterinarian, but after one semester of coursework she realized she preferred working in a laboratory and tinkering with programming.  

Assistant Professor Giuseppe Vinci in the Department of Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics likes to make sure students take interdisciplinary approaches with their research. Students Matthew Baumstark and Lauren Beede are working on  research projects that combine their different interests.

Santiago Schnell, D.Phil., the William K. Warren Foundation Dean of the College of Science, has announced several faculty awards, including two new awards in research science and advising. Father James L. Shilts, C.S.C./Doris and Gene Leonard Teaching Award This award,…

The 2023 …

One undergraduate and three graduate students in the College of Science have received National Science Foundation (NSF) fellowships that will help fund their graduate studies. …

Researchers at the University of Notre Dame have identified how a gene called Pygo2 makes some prostate cancers resistant to treatment with immunotherapy.