Eck Institute for Global Health
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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Fathers’ Postnatal Hormone Levels Predict Later Caregiving, Study Shows
Much has been written about what happens to mothers hormonally during pregnancy and after, but what about fathers? In a first-of-its-kind study, University of Notre Dame Assistant...
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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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Will Heart Cells Help Solve Our Most Complex Problems?
As part of a new study, researchers at the University of Notre Dame aim to create a more optimal computer network for solving complex problems — using heart cells. Real-world...
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Hackathons May Accelerate Scientific Discovery, Study Finds
From interdisciplinary teams to multi-institutional partnerships, collaborations in research have become commonplace. However, these interactions are often made up of siloed teams...
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Notre Dame Researcher Addresses Global Health Challenges in St. Joseph County
Indiana is in the bottom 10 states for infant mortality with a 2016 infant mortality rate (IMR) of 7.5. This means more than seven children die out of every 1,000 births....
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Cancer Cells Thrive in Stiff Tissue, According to New Study
Stiffer breast tissue creates an environment more prone to cancer by enabling the disease to interfere with the surrounding healthy cells, according to a recent study published...
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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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Researchers Map the Burden of Cholera in Sub-Saharan Africa
In an effort to help the World Health Organization (WHO) reach its goal of reducing cholera deaths by 90 percent over the next decade, researchers have mapped the burden of the...
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Fighting Mosquito-borne Diseases
Leading up to the 2016 summer Olympics in Brazil, Zika virus ravaged South America, and photos and videos of patients haunted the news worldwide. A year later, Zika has fallen out...
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Understanding Ebola
The outbreak of the Ebola virus in Africa has raised international concerns over the deadly disease. In this session, Robert Stahelin, an adjunct associate professor of chemistry...
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