News and Events
AAAS Honors Shahriar Mobashery's Work to Fight MRSA
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) awarded Shahriar Mobashery the distinction of Fellow for creative work on antibiotics and the mechanism of antibiotic resistance in bacteria.
NOVEMBER 13, 2007 | Read More
Chemistry-Biochemistry-Biology Interface Program Receives NIH Training Grant
A University of Notre Dame program that trains graduate students in an interdisciplinary environment at the interface of chemistry, biochemistry and biology has received a $1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
AUGUST 30, 2007 | Read More
Walther Cancer Institute Research Award and Scholarship Winners
Walther Cancer Institute presented Crislyn D'Souza-Schorey with the Michael K. Guest Award for Innovative Research and Mijoon Lee with the Dr. Karl R. Ruddell Scholarship at its 21st Annual Dinner on Friday, November 10 in Indianapolis.
NOVEMBER 10, 2006 | Read More
Notre Dame Cancer Institute Fights Colon Cancer
Colon cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, claiming 56,000 lives a year. With some promising chemistry, the Notre Dame Cancer Institute hopes to cut into that number.
JULY 10, 2006 | Read More
Fluorescent Sensor Detects Dying Cells
A team led by Bradley Smith at the University of Notre Dame and Katrina Jolliffe at the University of Sydney, prepared a series of fluorescent peptides that bind selectively to dying cells. These molecular probes could allow doctors to tailor treatments to individual cancer patient
APRIL 19, 2006 | Read More
New Antibiotics Show Promise Against "Superbugs"
A novel type of antibiotic studied by a team of University of Notre Dame researchers led by Shahriar Mobashery has shown promise in defeating deadly drug-resistant staph bacteria.
MARCH 21, 2006 | Read More
Driven by Potential
A molecule invented by a University of Notre Dame chemist has been shown to reduce brain damage from stroke and slow down cancer in recent experiments performed on mice.
NOVEMBER 09, 2005 | Read More
N.D. Researchers Study Molecule that May Lead to New Treatments for Diseases
A new therapeutic compound developed by a team of Notre Dame researchers is showing great promise as a means of preventing the cell injury and death associated with strokes and other neurodegenerative diseases.
OCTOBER 21, 2005 | Read More
New Antibiotics Successful against Superbugs
Researchers unveiled a novel type of antibiotic that has shown promise against bacteria that survive in the face of conventional medications.
AUGUST 30, 2005 | Read More
Biologist Receives Summer Fellowship from Marine Biological Lab
Kevin T. Vaughan, associate professor of biological sciences at the University of Notre Dame, has been awarded a Laura and Arthur Colwin Fellowship to conduct research this summer at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL).
JUNE 29, 2005 | Read More
