Former EIGH fellow, David Dik, published in ACS Chemical Biology
Former Eck Institute for Global Health graduate fellow, David Dik, had an article published in the most recent volume of the esteemed journal, ACS Chemical Biology.
The University of Notre Dame's Eck Institute for Global Health (EIGH) serves as a university-wide enterprise that recognizes health as a fundamental human right and works to promote research, training, and service to advance health standards and reduce health disparities for all. The EIGH brings together multidisciplinary teams to understand and address health challenges that disproportionately affect the poor and to train the next generation of global health leaders.
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The Master of Science in Global Health program provides an engaging science-centric training in the context of global health. The program is a one-year, intensive training that includes two semesters of coursework and one semester of a field practicum.
Spotlight
Q&A with Catherine Flanley
Catherine Flanley, Eck Institute for Global Health Fellow and member of Mary Ann McDowell's lab, shares details about her current work, memorable experiences at Notre Dame, and plans for the future.
Research
Notre Dame receives its largest research award to study spatial repellents against mosquito-borne diseases
Notre Dame will lead a five-year program to determine the efficacy of a spatial repellent product in preventing mosquito-borne diseases such as malaria, dengue and Chikungunya.
News
Students tackle a “global to local” health challenge in 4th annual global health case competition
On February 9, the Eck Institute for Global Health (EIGH) hosted the 4th Annual Global Health Case Competition. This competition brought together undergraduate and graduate students from multiple disciplines to creatively address critical global health challenges in a competitive and...
VIDEO: Notre Dame Research explores the Eck Institute for Global Health
The University of Notre Dame’s Eck Institute for Global Health, led by Director and Professor of Biological Sciences Bernard Nahlen, serves as a University-wide enterprise that recognizes health as a fundamental human right and works to promote research, training, and...
Events
Lecture - Carol Pandak, Director, PolioPlus, Rotary International
Mar
20
“Making Global Health History: The Eradication of Polio”
Carol Pandak, Director, PolioPlus, Rotary International
The world is on the brink of global health history by achieving the eradication of the wild poliovirus. Only one other human disease has been eradicated and that was smallpox in 1980. This lecture will detail the origins of the polio eradication effort, with a special focus on the role of Rotary International, the volunteer service organization that first had the vision of a polio-free world. Progress to date, challenges, and what remains to be done to finish the job will be discussed, as will the partnership that makes up the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. …
Paul P. Weinstein Memorial Lecture presented by the Eck Institute for Global Health
Apr
10
The 2019 Paul P. Weinstein Memorial Lecture presented by the Eck Institute for Global Health will feature Stephanie James, PhD, Senior Vice President of Science at the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health.
“Beyond the Bench: The Challenges of Introducing an Emerging Technology for Control of Vector-Borne Diseases”…
Lecture - Dr. Keith Blackwell, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School
May
1
Dr. Keith Blackwell, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, will lecture in Global Health Colloquium on Wednesday, May 1, 2019.…