Success of Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes in fighting dengue may be underestimated
Researchers at the University of Notre Dame have conducted an analysis of the World Mosquito Program’s randomized control trial of Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes in Indonesia, looking at how excluding transmission dynamics impacted the original interpretation of the trial’s results.
Notre Dame researchers receive Indiana CTSI awards to tackle maternal health, mosquito-borne diseases
Four faculty members from the University of Notre Dame have received awards from the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute’s (CTSI) Reciprocal Innovation Grants Program.
Notre Dame and partners begin first spatial repellent trials for Unitaid-funded research program
Led by the University of Notre Dame and implemented by the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), the AEGIS research team will begin the first of four planned trials in Kenya.
Notre Dame launches a weekly webinar series discussing COVID-19
Starting in October, from 6 to 7 p.m. EDT each Monday, coronavirus experts will discuss a new aspect or angle of the pandemic, such as epidemiology, food security, public health, racial inequities, testing, vaccines and evidence used to inform decisions about opening schools, athletics and businesses.
Eck Institute for Global Health announces 2020 graduate research fellows
The program aims to support students across the University with an interest in topics that impact global health.
Baboons predicted to die young, do not also ‘live fast’
A new study from Notre Dame, which focused on baboons, has found no evidence that accelerated reproduction is an evolutionarily beneficial response to early life adversity.
Attend the 2020 virtual Core Facility Fair
On Tuesday, September 15, 2020, Notre Dame Research will host a virtual Core Facility Fair from 9 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EST. The event is open to students, postdoctoral scholars, faculty, and staff.
Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study announces 2020-2021 undergraduate research fellows
The Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study has selected 17 University of Notre Dame students for its Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program.
Online tool created to track development of coronavirus vaccines
Researchers from the University of Notre Dame’s Center for Research Computing are recording details about the coronavirus vaccine candidates currently in development as well as the progress of those candidates via a new interactive online tool.
A Decade of Progress: Continuing Notre Dame’s journey to grow as a preeminent Catholic research university
While the University of Notre Dame has continued its commitment to inquiry and endeavor over the entirety of its history, creating the circumstances for achievement has evolved over time. Upon inauguration, Father Jenkins set out to lead a great Catholic university for the 21st century, but also one of the pre-eminent research institutions in the world.
Jennifer Tank named a 2020 Society for Freshwater Science fellow
Each year, fellows are selected “based on sustained excellence in contributions to freshwater science research, policy, or management.”
New study identifies potential path forward for brachial plexus injury recovery
The study has identified a strategy that may support the regeneration of nerves affected by the injury.
Research fellows tackle drug resistance, disease transmission and other global health issues
Nine graduate students from Notre Dame have joined the fellowship program at the University’s Eck Institute for Global Health. The program aims to support students across the University with an interest in topics that impact global health.
Researchers to create quick, low-cost cancer diagnostic
Researchers at the University of Notre Dame have received $2.9 million to develop a new diagnostic platform that could diagnose cancer in as little as three hours by using only one or two drops of blood.