The immune system plays an important part in the formation and progression of cancer cells. Orrin Belden, a senior science preprofessional major, has spent his past two years better understanding and contributing to the field of immunology. Orrin works for Brian Baker, professor of chemistry and biochemistry, whose lab focuses on developing immunological therapies for cancer based on cellular immunity.
It is hard for cancer research to advance without using quantitative methods to learn more about certain diseases. Statistics are especially important not only in better understanding cancer but the treatments that are often offered. This is an area in which Stephanie Wachs, a current senior at Notre Dame, has a lot to offer. Read more...
Call for abstracts for all cancer-related research in all departments. The Harper Cancer Research Institute Research Day 2015 will be held Monday, April 13, 2015.
Abstracts must be submitted no later than 5:00pm on Friday, March 6th. Read more...
