Chemistry and Biochemistry
2021 Domer Dozen Honoree: Dr. Rene Bermea ’12
Dr. Rene Bermea ’12 was recognized as a 2021 Domer Dozen honoree for saving lives in the ICU and conducting groundbreaking biomedical research. Dr. Bermea spoke on campus at...
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Gear treated with ‘forever chemicals’ poses risk to firefighters
Firefighters face occupational hazards on a daily basis. Now, new research shows they face additional risk just by gearing up. Fabric used for firefighter turnout gear tested...
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Amid pandemic, climate scientists imagine Earth Day 2070
Earth Day 2020 marked 50 years since the first nationwide effort to educate the public and raise awareness of environmental issues that threaten the health and sustainability of...
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Notre Dame Researchers to Study Cancer Immunotherapy and the Dengue Virus Vaccine
Two postdoctoral scholars from the University of Notre Dame have received Postdoctoral Training Awards in Translational Research from the Indiana Clinical and Translational...
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Study Uncovers New Hurdle for Developing Immunotherapies
The body’s immune system is a valiant weapon against disease, and harnessing its power through a technique called immunotherapy is at the forefront of current research to treat...
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Scientists Take Aim at Illicit Supply Chain Networks of Fake Medications
For many people in developing countries, the struggle for access to health care comes with a risk. Those patients can fall victim to falsified medications that fail to treat their...
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Developing an ‘on and off’ Switch for Breast Cancer Treatment
T-cells play an important role in the body’s immune system, and one of their tasks is to find and destroy infection. However, T-cells struggle to identify solid, cancerous...
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Community Research Collaboration Creates Better System for Treating Trauma Patients
Trauma, or any kind of severe physical injury, continues to be today’s leading cause of death for people 46 and younger in the United States. In 2007, doctors Scott Thomas and...
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New Molecules Created at Notre Dame to Reduce Cost, Environmental Impact of Mining Precious Metals
Researchers at the University of Notre Dame have invented a new class of molecules that can be used to simplify the process used for capturing precious metals including gold,...
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Dare to Imagine Curing Cancer
More than 100 years ago, New York physician William Coley pioneered methods that relied on the body’s immune system to treat cancer. Although quickly surpassed by advances in...
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Study Reveals How Bacteria Communicate in Groups to Avoid Antibiotics
In a new study published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry (JBC), researchers from the University of Notre Dame and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have found...
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Survival Strategy: How One Enzyme Helps Bacteria Recover from Exposure to Antibiotics
Beta-lactam antibiotics, including penicillin, are one of the most widely used classes of antibiotics in the world. Though they’ve been in use since the 1940s, scientists still...
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