University of Notre Dame researchers have, for the first time, identified the enzymes that are detrimental to diabetic wound healing and those that are beneficial to repair the wound.

There are currently no therapeutics for diabetic wound healing. The current standard of care is palliative to keep the wound clean and free of infection. In the United States, 66,000 diabetic individuals each year undergo lower-limb amputations due to wounds that failed to heal.

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The Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, which includes the University of Notre Dame as a member, has received a nearly $30 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to continue its mission of accelerating research discoveries across Indiana and beyond.

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Patricia Clark, the Rev. John Cardinal O'Hara, C.S.C. Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry and concurrent professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, was named President-elect of the Gibbs Society of Biological Thermodynamics at the society's 27^th annual meeting in October. Clark’s term as president will begin in October 2014.

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Recently Prashant V. Kamat, the Rev. John A Zahm C.S.C. Professor of Science, gave a presentation on low-cost solar-cell alternatives at the annual American Chemical Society meeting in Indianapolis.

Scientists have been searching for ways to make low-cost solar cells—photovoltaic devices that convert light to electricity. Solar-cell technology isn’t new, but the high cost of producing the technology makes it difficult for wide use.…

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University of Notre Dame researchers Shahriar Mobashery, Mayland Chang, their team members, and their collaborators in Spain have published research results this week that show how methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) regulates the critical crosslinking of its cell wall in the face of beta-lactam antibiotics.

The work, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, reveals the mechanistic basis for how the MRSA bacterium became such a difficult pathogen over the previous 50 years, in which time it spread rapidly across the world.

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Five College of Science researchers presented five-minute elevator pitches on their products to the Science Council on Sept. 28, showcasing the Innovation Postdoc program that helps move research discovery closer to commercial production.

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