May 09
The Provost’s TPAC-RL Faculty Newsletter (Spring 2026) went out this week, and I’m grateful that several of the lab’s milestones from the past academic year were included in the round-up of faculty achievements. The newsletter is sent to the university’s Teaching, Professor of the Practice, Advising, Clinical, Research, and Library faculty community, and it’s a …
Apr 20
A few weeks ago, I shared the news of Kendall Bradley’s outstanding performance at the Northern Indiana Regional Science and Engineering Fair (NIRSEF). I am thrilled to follow up with another reason to celebrate. At the Hoosier Science and Engineering Fair / Indiana State Science Fair, Kendall earned the 2nd Place Award from the American …
Mar 17
I am delighted to share that on March 17, 2026, the United States Patent and Trademark Office officially issued U.S. Patent No. 12,576,160 for our technology, “Bispecific bridge nanoparticles for efficient targeting of cancer cells using immunotherapy (universal CAR-T cells) or chemotherapeutic” (Notre Dame docket P21-043-US01). This is the same invention that received its Notice …
Aug 30
Dr. Nallathamby presented on his abiotic biomimicking antibacterial Nanoparticles, and how they were successfully tested against A. baumannii BA1605 S.aureus USA300, P.aeruginosa FRD1, K. pneumoniae, C.striatum, E. faecalis, and S. pyogenes. We saw little to no evolution of resistance at doses above the MIC. Additionally, we observed what looks like inflammation-free wound healing in mouse and rat models. The wound size stabilizes as soon as the formulation is …
May 24
Really useful information on working with the DoD’s medical enterprise. MTEC annual meeting in Baltimore, MD. Phage Mimicking antibacterial nanoparticles was a hit. New Partnering opportunity on the horizon. Exciting times ahead! #GOIRISH #MTEC #AMR #NEXTGEN #ANTIBIOTICS
May 07
Notre Dame senior Kevin Armknecht, affiliated with the Berthiaume Institute for Precision Health, has earned the Best Publication Imaging Award from ND’s Integrated Imaging Facility (NDIIF) for images he contributed to a recent Nanoscale Advances publication. Armknecht, who is majoring in pre-professional studies with minors in compassionate care in medicine and poverty studies, produced these …
May 03
Celebrating two publications and a productive end to the academic year with a group dinner at Howard Park Public House. Also, we are celebrating Kevin, who was the first undergraduate in ND’s history to win an outstanding publication image award from the NDIIF Core Facility and was invited to present at the 9th Annual Midwest …
Jan 24
According to the World Health Organization, one of the biggest health threats around the world is antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Researchers at Notre Dame are working to combat this problem by developing a nanoparticle-based system. Please check out this press release written by Brandi Wampler, our science communication specialist at Notre Dame Research. https://news.nd.edu/news/new-technology-could-help-tackle-antibiotic-resistance/ The peer-reviewed publication …
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