Clark named guest editor for protein publication
University of Notre Dame biophysicist Patricia Clark was the guest editor for a special July edition of the journal Protein Science, which focuses on proteins in the cell.
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Record eight undergraduates earn Gilman Scholarships to study abroad
Eight Notre Dame students, all sophomores, have been awarded Gilman Scholarships to study abroad during the 2019-20 academic year, a record number for the University for a single application cycle.
Changing the Culture: Lab Safety Officer program launched in Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Striving for safety should be part of the regular culture in chemistry laboratories, professors say, and a new program at the University of Notre Dame is solidifying that mindset.
Melander lab specializes in exploring ways to prevent antibiotic resistance
Christian Melander, the George & Winifred Clark Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, believes there may not be a university more invested in antibiotic research within the chemistry field than Notre Dame is.
Graduate students receive summer fellowships to conduct research to combat kidney, neurodegenerative diseases
Three graduate students from Notre Dame have received fellowships from Advanced Diagnostics and Therapeutics. Each fellowship recipient will spend their summer conducting research at Notre Dame that aims to combat disease or promote health.
Twenty students and alumni awarded Fulbright grants
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program is the U.S. government’s flagship international educational exchange program, offering grants to research, study and teach abroad.
Mariette Quinn Wins Graduate Administrative Staff Member Award
Mariette Quinn, administrative assistant for graduate studies in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, is the 2019 recipient of the Graduate Administrative Staff Member Award. This award, given by the Graduate School, is presented yearly to a staff member who has had a significant positive impact on his or her department’s graduate program.
Attend ND Explores STEM during the 2019 Reunion on campus
Notre Dame Research in coordination with the College of Science and the College of Engineering will participate in the Alumni Association’s Annual Reunion event on Friday, May 31, 2019 from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Graduate students receive summer fellowships to conduct research to combat kidney, neurodegenerative diseases
Three graduate students from the University of Notre Dame have received fellowships from Advanced Diagnostics and Therapeutics, including the Leiva Graduate Fellowship in Precision Medicine and the inaugural O’Brien Family Endowment for Excellence Fellowship.
Congratulations to Promoted Faculty
The Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry is pleased to announce the promotion of the following faculty members: Jon Camden to Professor, and DeeAnne Goodenough-Lashua, Jim Parise, and Steve Wietstock to Teaching Professor.
26 students and alumni win NSF fellowships or honorable mentions
The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently announced the winners of its 2019 Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP), with 14 University of Notre Dame students and alumni winning the highly coveted award and another 12 receiving honorable mentions.
NDnano welcomes summer undergraduate researchers
Summer research is underway for the students awarded fellowships from Notre Dame’s Center for Nano Science and Technology (NDnano).
One hundred undergraduate students share scientific research during COS-JAM
Building a close-knit scientific research community at Notre Dame is one of the reasons the College of Science Joint Annual Meeting (COS-JAM) is so popular, according to Xuemin (Sheryl) Lu, director of undergraduate research.
Steve Corcelli and Jim Parise Receive 2019 Joyce Awards
Prof. Steve Corcelli
Prof. Jim Parise
Steve Corcelli, Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry, and Jim Parise, Teaching Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry, have been selected as recipients of the 2019 Rev. Edmund P. Joyce C.S.C. Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching.
Researchers develop first functional targeted inhibitors of peanut allergens
Researchers at Notre Dame have effectively prevented the binding of peanut allergens with an antibody called immunoglobulin E (IgE) to suppress the allergic reaction to peanuts using a first-in-class design of allergen-specific inhibitors.
Mobashery receives 2019 Kaiser Award from The Protein Society
Shahriar Mobashery, the Navari Family Professor in Life Sciences in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, has been awarded the 2019 Emil Thomas Kaiser Award from The Protein Society (TPS) for his research that applies chemistry to the study of proteins.
Bioanalytical chemist researches early testing options for ovarian cancer
Rebecca Whelan, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry, is excited to be a new faculty member at Notre Dame, where she can now do research with the aid of graduate students and postdoctoral researchers.
South Bend native returns to Notre Dame as chemistry professor
Growing up in South Bend and earning her degree from St Mary’s college, Katharine White never thought she would move back to the area. After all, White experienced the country from coast to coast from historic Boston to sunny California after her undergraduate career. Nevertheless, 12 years after earning her bachelor’s degree in chemistry, White now finds herself back as the Clare Booth Luce Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Notre Dame.
University of Notre Dame announces new Biophysics Instrumentation Core Facility
The Biophysics Instrumentation Core Facility is now open to researchers at the University of Notre Dame and external audiences, including those from other academic institutions and industry.
Graduate Student Tianyuan (Abby) Cao Receives RISE Professional Scholarship
Tianyuan (Abby) Cao, a fourth-year graduate student in the laboratory of Paul Bohn, Arthur J. Schmitt Professor of Chemistry, has been selected to receive a RISE Professional Scholarship from the Deutscher Akademischer Austrauschdienst (DAAD), funded by the German Federal Foreign Office. The RISE (Research Internships in Science and Engineering) Professional program provides research internships in Germany at companies and non-university research facilities to PhD students from the USA, Canada, Great Britain, and Ireland.