Gregory Hartland Appointed Editor-in-Chief at The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
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Generous gifts from Anne Laflamme and George and Theresa Gee endow Ella McKeirnan Memorial Fellowship at Notre Dame’s Harper Cancer Research Institute
With two generous gifts to the University of Notre Dame totaling $1 million, Anne Laflamme and George and Theresa Gee have established the Ella McKeirnan Memorial Endowment. The endowment—funded through $500,000 from Laflamme and $500,000 from the Gees—will permanently support the Ella McKeirnan Memorial Fellowship within the Harper Cancer Research Institute’s (HCRI) Research Cures Cancer Corps.
New dual-capability instrument to strengthen Integrated Imaging Facility, advance materials discovery at Notre Dame
The Notre Dame Integrated Imaging Facility (NDIIF) at the University of Notre Dame has installed a new research instrument—a hybrid tool that combines materials characterization with nanoscale precision machining and sample preparation. The instrument is operational…
Shahriar Mobashery Receives Two Prestigious Awards
Shahriar Mobashery, Navari Family Professor in Life Sciences, has been selected as the winner of the 2027 Abeles and Jencks Award for the Chemistry of Biological Processes…
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Notre Dame wraps another landmark year for research awards
During the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the University of Notre Dame continued its trajectory of research growth, submitting the most proposals and receiving the highest value of external research awards in the institution’s history.
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New “tagging” system shows first ovarian cancer cells to spread block cells that arrive later
Researchers at the University of Notre Dame and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center who study the spread of cancer away from the original tumor, called metastasis, hypothesized that the first cells to arrive in the new location make it easier for future waves of cancer cells to take hold.…
Chemistry is changing the way researchers develop AI technology
While most believe artificial intelligence is changing science, researchers at the University of Notre Dame are exploring the reverse.
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Researchers unlock details of the molecular machine critical for C. diff infections
Researchers at the University of Notre Dame and collaborators have disclosed the core assembly of the germinosome, which is alarm system that awakens the dormant spores of Clostridioides difficile (C. diff), a health threat that causes about half a million infections and about 30,000 deaths a year.…
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Notre Dame faculty win prestigious National Science Foundation early career awards
Five researchers at the University of Notre Dame earned a Faculty Early Career Development Program Award (CAREER), the most prestigious award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for early-career faculty.
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Researchers show how early RNA-based life may have repaired its genome, providing insight into the origins of life
In a study published in Nature Communications, Saurja DasGupta, a biochemist at the University of Notre Dame, and colleagues present a key mechanism for sustaining RNA-based life: an engineered enzyme that selectively recognizes and repairs broken RNA.
Study reveals how bacteria assemble their envelope
Researchers at the University of Notre Dame and collaborators have discovered a key process for how the outer membrane of gram-negative bacteria attaches to the cell wall, advancing the understanding of how these bacteria frequently manifest resistance to antibiotics.
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First comprehensive look at breast cancer in Native American women reveals key genetic differences
Researchers from the University of Notre Dame have published the first known detailed study of breast cancer tissue from Native American women. The study, published in npj Precision Oncology, reveals important molecular differences that may impact the efficacy of therapies for female, Native American breast cancer patients.
Notre Dame aims to develop novel cooling technology
With funding from Notre Dame Nanoscience and Technology (NDnano) and Notre Dame Energy, a team of researchers will pursue a frontier in strategic energy. Masaru K. Kuno,…
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Douglas and Diana Berthiaume make groundbreaking gift to support strategic investment in biomedical research infrastructure
Douglas and Diana Berthiaume have made a transformational gift to the University of Notre Dame to advance biomedical research through strategic investments in critical infrastructure. The gift, totaling $35 million, establishes the Center for Biomedical Discovery. It includes $5 million in seed funding for multidisciplinary research teams, promoting new collaborations among biomedical researchers in the Colleges of Science and Engineering.
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry Among 2026 Canvas Legends Award Winners
When Notre Dame students go to access their course materials online, it’s highly likely their instructor is sharing them through the Canvas learning management system. The Canvas Legends Awards, sponsored by the Office of Information Technology’s Teaching & Learning Technologies team, place the spotlight on faculty turning that seemingly routine task into an art.
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Notre Dame researchers to advance detection and community knowledge of opioids, including new variants
Four teams of researchers across the College of Science and the College of Engineering have been selected to receive seed funding from the Notre Dame Sensor Initiative (NDSI) for research advancing affordable, fast, and accurate platforms for on-site…
Notre Dame researchers uncover the molecular driving force behind hallmark of aggressive, metastatic cancers
To invade healthy tissues and continue growing, aggressive cancers mimic and circumvent the body’s native piping system of veins and arteries. Through this process, known as vasculogenic mimicry (VM), tumor cells form fluid-conducting channels that transport blood, oxygen, and nutrients directly to…
Steven Corcelli named William K. Warren Foundation Dean of the College of Science
Steven A. Corcelli, professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of Notre Dame, has been appointed the William K. Warren Foundation Dean of the College of Science by University President Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., effective April 1. Corcelli, who has served as interim science dean since July, was selected through a comprehensive national search launched after his predecessor, Santiago Schnell, was appointed as Dartmouth’s provost.
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Leading biomedical engineer John Fisher to direct Notre Dame’s Bioengineering & Life Sciences Initiative
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 of Bioengineering at the University of Maryland, where he is Distinguished University Professor, MPower Professor, and Distinguished Scholar-Teacher. At Notre Dame, he will succeed Paul Bohn, who retired in December as inaugural director of BELS and Arthur J. Schmitt Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry.
Patricia Champion elected to the American Academy of Microbiology
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…
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