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-11 posts tagged "biology"
Siobhan Loughney | Thursday, March 18, 2021
Department of Biological Sciences chair and professor Jason Rohr has been published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) for his research on schistosomiasis — a tropical disease caused by a worm — and the impact of climate change on intervention strategies. One particular intervention method, by which the worm’s proliferation can be
Bella Laufenberg | Friday, February 19, 2021
Rebecca Whelan, Notre Dame associate professor of biochemistry and chemistry, recently co-authored a new study in collaboration with the University of Wisconsin-Madison on the CA125 biomarker found in ovarian cancer. Although this biomarker is already being used for diagnostic purposes, Whelan and her collaborators developed a new way to isolate the protein from a bodily
Bella Laufenberg | Friday, February 12, 2021
Though only published in December, Gary Belovsky began the work for his recent climate change study over 40 years ago. Freshly off his doctoral studies of calculating a model of the diet of moose in northern Michigan, Belovsky, who is currently a professor emeritus of biological sciences, moved to Montana to work on the National
Trinity Reilly | Monday, October 26, 2020
In 2016, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to a team who developed a high-resolution technique to view the inside of cells. But their technique works best on cells in petri dishes, Scott Howard, professor of electrical engineering, said, and the challenge of looking inside the cells of a living organism remained. Over the
Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Robert A. Schulz, a professor of biological sciences at Notre Dame, died Saturday, the University announced in a press release Wednesday. He was 64 years old. Schulz became a member of the Notre Dame faculty in 2007, the release said. Before joining Notre Dame, he earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina in
Nicole Caratas | Monday, January 22, 2018
As part of the faculty colloquium, Cassie Majetic, associate professor of biology, and Aaron Moe, assistant professor of English, presented their research. Majetic discussed her research in plant evolutionary ecology, and specifically on how the odor given off by different plants attracts pollinators and how a plant’s environment shapes its evolutionary trajectory over time. “I’m
Rachel O'Grady | Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Notre Dame’s newest research facility, McCourtney Hall of Molecular Sciences and Engineering, opened its doors to the public Monday afternoon for an open house and tours. Facilities program director Martinez Cobb said he was extremely excited about the opening of the new building. “We started really moving in around June, but there’s been a lot of
Sarah Cate Baker | Tuesday, August 23, 2016
As a rising junior, I have now completed exactly half of my Notre Dame education. In that time, there has only been one class that I absolutely hated. Well, technically two. It was a two semester course, Biological Sciences I and II, required my freshmen year. It was awful. I don’t remember learning much of
Alex Winegar | Friday, November 14, 2014
Five Saint Mary’s biology alumnae discussed their careers in healthcare in a panel Thursday evening to answer current biology students’ questions and share the alumnae’s experiences in medical school. Dr. Anne Dudley, class of 2004, is now a pediatrician after attending Des Moines University in Des Moines, Iowa. Dudley said she is a Doctor of Osteopathic
Jack Rooney | Friday, May 16, 2014
Dr. Kenneth Miller, a professor of biology at Brown University, will join the prestigious lineage of Laetare Medal winners at Notre Dame’s 169th Commencement ceremony Sunday. Miller, who works as a cell biologist with a research focus on “the structure and function of biological membranes and membrane proteins,” said he was humbled to receive the