Eck Institute for Global Health

Sixty percent of children under five in India have anemia. A recent policy write-up by Eck Institute for Global Health affiliate Santosh Kumar argues the urgency of the situation and the need to make it a public health priority, while recommending policies to...

    Ainur Kagarmanova, MSGH '20 An article co-authored by Master of Science in Global Health (MSGH) alumna Ainur Kagarmanova (2020) along with several Eck Institute for Global Health (EIGH) faculty affiliates has been published in BMC Palliative Care…

Eck Institute for Global Health affiliates Kasturi Haldar (Rev. Julius A. Nieuwland, C.S.C. Professor, Biological Sciences) and Neil Lobo (Research Professor, Biological Sciences) recently contributed to a blog featured on PLOS: Speaking of Medicine and Health for World Malaria Day.

The EIGH is pleased to announce the publication of "Critical Interpretive Synthesis of Qualitative Data on the Health Care Ecosystem for Vulnerable Newborns in LMICs." Authors included MSGH Adjunct Assistant Teaching Professor, Kathleen Sobiech, as well as MSGH '20 graduate, Hannah Ray.

A former Eck Institute for Global Health graduate fellow from the Department of Anthropology has been awarded a National Science Foundation award to support her research on COVID-19 and nutrition. Kayla Hurd…

The most recent podcast from With a Side of Knowledge features the EIGH's Nicole Achee. She discusses the impact of mosquito-borne diseases worldwide and her current research on spatial repellents:

Eck Institute for Global Health Fellow, Sana Saiyed, discusses her educational journey, research on human-primate interactions, and personal goals for the future. Sana is currently a PhD student in Notre Dame’s Department of Anthropology.

Master of Science in Global Health alumnus, Alexander Mabry '19, was co-author of an article titled, "Mdm2-mediated neddylation of pVHL blocks the induction of antiangiogenic factors" published in Nature journal, Oncogene.

For this year's World Malaria Day, Eck Institute for Global Health (EIGH) leadership and researchers were featured in blogs from Management Sciences for Health (MSH) and PLOS Pathogens. In the MSH Q&A, Bernard Nahlen, EIGH Director, discusses what COVID-19 means for...

Former Eck Institute for Global Health Fellow, Nicholas Geraci, discusses his current position, plans for the future, and his research as a student at Notre Dame. Geraci completed his PhD under Mary Ann McDowell in the Department of Biological Sciences.

The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) recently announced newly elected leadership at their 2019 Annual Meeting in National Harbor, Maryland. The University of Notre Dame's Katherine Taylor, PhD, MSc, was welcomed as a board member.

Emmanuel Adu-Gyamfi is a former Eck Institute for Global Health Fellow who earned his PhD in Biochemistry at the University of Notre Dame under faculty advisor Robert Stahelin. His research focused on the Ebola virus. Learn about his current work and his favorite memories...

Eck Institute for Global Health faculty member, Terence McDonnell, Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Concurrent Associate Professor in the Keough School of Global Affairs, shares details about his global health research from a social science lens and what he finds to...

Jolynn Meza Wynkoop, 2018 graduate of the Master of Science in Global Health program, discusses what called her to the global health field, her current service with Catholic Medical Mission Board in Peru, and her plans for the future.

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.

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.

Shaun Lee, Monahan Family Associate Professor of Rare and Neglected Diseases in the Department of Biological Sciences and member of the Eck Institute for Global Health, discusses his lab's exciting research, their collaboration with computer scientists, and what he finds...

Through a collaboration with the Medical College of Wisconsin, members of the Master of Science in Global Health (MSGH) class of 2016 assisted in a research study recently published in the International Journal of Social Psychiatry.

Jackline Olucoh-Aridi, Vania Smith-Oka, Ellyn Milan, and Rev. Robert Dowd, recently had their important article, "Exploring Mistreatment of Women during Childbirth in a Peri-Urban Setting in Kenya," published in the influential journal, Reproductive Health. 

Callan Driscoll, former Eck Institute for Global Health Fellow and member of the Shrout lab, shares details about her career as an environmental engineer and time as a doctoral student at the University of Notre Dame.

Mark Fraser, MD/PhD student through the IU School of Medicine and the University of Notre Dame, member of the Lee Lab, and recent Eck Institute for Global Health Fellow, discusses his area of research and experiences in the Master of Science of Global...

The 13th annual Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Meeting of the Minds conference was held in April at Boston College. This conference celebrates the importance of undergraduate research and provides an opportunity for sharing of ideas and collaboration.