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Life Sciences

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    Faculty

    Mary Ann McDowell

    Department of Biological Sciences

    With a research interest in the immunobiology of infectious diseases, Mary Ann McDowell of the Department of Biological Sciences is also a member of Notre Dame’s Eck Institute for Global Health. » Read More

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    Faculty

    Michelle Wirth

    Department of Psychology

    Psychologist Michelle Wirth studies the physiology of emotion and motivation with a focus on neuroendocrine systems. » Read More

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    Faculty

    Ryan K. Roeder

    Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering and the Bioengineering Graduate Program

    Prof. Ryan K. Roeder leads efforts in biomaterials, biomechanics, orthopaedics, and materials engineering research and education at Notre Dame. » Read More

“The life sciences address some of the most pressing and important issues facing us in the 21st century. We invite you to join internationally recognized faculty in state-of-the-art facilities to help us solve complex and multifaceted problems that touch all of our lives.”
€“ Christine M. Maziar, Acting Dean of the Graduate School

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    Chemistry/Biochemistry Student

    Katie Ward

    Katherine Ward, a second-year Ph.D. student in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, studies an enzyme that is a hallmark of inflammation, Cytosolic Phospholipase A2. » Read More

    • Departments and Programs

    Several of Notre Dame’s graduate programs offer a disciplinary home for students who wish to study some aspect of the life sciences—whether that study is grounded in biology, biochemistry, engineering, psychology, mathematics, or at the intersection of two or more of these subjects.

    Depending on your background and interests, you may apply to one of the following departments or programs:

    Doctoral Programs

    Master’s Programs

    Notre Dame graduate programs are rich in research and education in the environmental sciences as well as the life sciences.

    In The News

    Nine ND Graduate Students Win NSF GRFP Awards

    Nine Notre Dame Graduate students were named winners of the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program, equalling the total number of winners from Notre Dame over the last seven years combined.

    Centers and Institutes

    Graduate students in the life sciences at Notre Dame work with faculty and other graduate students—€”often in exciting interdisciplinary collaborations—€”at a wealth of campus facilities, centers, and institutes. A sampling includes: