Sep 04
This summer, the PD[N]ano Lab hosted two NDnano Undergraduate Research Fellowship (NURF) students, Jack Latilla Campbell and Kolbe Schlosser, both of the University of Notre Dame. Working at the intersection of nanoscience, engineering, and precision medicine, each took on one of oncology’s hardest problems: how to kill a tumor without poisoning the patient. Chemotherapy has …
Sep 02
Congratulations to BIPH affiliates Prof. Maria Del Pilar Perez Romero (Department of Biological Sciences) and Prof. Prakash D. Nallathamby (Berthiaume Institute for Precision Health; Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering) on receiving an NIH/NIAID R21 award, “Monoclonal Antibody-Conjugated Nanoparticles for Precision CMV Antiviral Delivery” (R21AI203022). Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is one of the most clinically significant yet overlooked viral …
Aug 20
The PD[N]ano Lab is delighted to announce that Carlie Kudary has successfully passed her Ph.D. qualifying examination in the Bioengineering Program at the University of Notre Dame, housed in the Department of Civil, Environmental Engineering, and Earth Sciences on August 20, 2026. Passing the qualifying exam is the milestone that formally marks the transition from …
Jun 19
Berthiaume Institute for Precision Health · Technology Bridge Fund We’re delighted to announce that the pdnano lab has received a Berthiaume Institute for Precision Health (BIPH) Technology Bridge Fund award. The Technology Bridge program supports promising precision-health projects in generating the additional preliminary data needed to strengthen high-impact grant resubmissions. The funded project — Multispecific …
May 09
I am thrilled to share that our invited Feature Review — led by graduate researcher Aurelie Brownsberger as lead author with significant contributions from undergraduate researchers in our group— is now published in MDPI’s Journal of Nanotheranostics (JNT), as part of the Special Issue: Feature Review Papers in Nanotheranostics. Title: Intrinsically Selective Nanoplatforms for Precision …
Apr 28
On the evening of April 28, 2026, about 18 of us from the PD[N]ano Lab gathered in McCourtney Hall (West) for our annual group dinner — easily one of the highlights of the academic year. We brought in takeout from Flavors of India here in South Bend, pulled up chairs around the conference table, and …
Mar 28
The Society For Biomaterials (SFB) 2026 Annual Meeting & Exposition brought our lab to the Hyatt Regency Atlanta from March 25–28, 2026, and it was one of the most rewarding conferences for us this year. The lab had three contributions spanning our antibiofilm-coating, antimicrobial drug-delivery, and cancer-theranostic programs, and I was particularly honored to be …
Mar 23
I am thrilled to share that Aurelie Brownsberger, a graduate researcher working on a PD[N]ano Lab project, was selected for an oral presentation at the 14th Annual Harper Cancer Research Day, held on Monday, March 23, 2026 at the University of Notre Dame. This is a meaningful distinction. Of the more than 100 abstracts submitted …
Mar 10
I had the privilege of representing the PD[N]ano Lab and the Berthiaume Institute for Precision Health at the 29th Annual TechConnect World Innovation Conference and Expo, held March 10–12, 2026 at the Raleigh Convention Center and the Raleigh Marriott City Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. It was a packed three days — between chairing sessions, …
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