Professor Datta discusses brain tumor microenvironment research at NDnano network meeting
Meenal Datta, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering since fall 2021, presented an overview of her research at the NDnano networking lunch held December 20. Her talk at the NDnano gathering was titled “Abnormal mechanics in brain tumors: Implications for immunotherapy.”
Glioblastoma are the deadliest primary brain tumors in adults, despite the fact that aggressive treatments are available. Immunotherapy has not improved the treatment of these tumors as it has other types of cancers, and the tumor microenvironment may be largely responsible. Professor Datta gave an overview of her work to measure and better understand the effects of solid stress in and around the tumor and its potential effects on tumor therapies. She also discussed her lab’s efforts to understand and overcome abnormal “mechano-immunology” at multiple scales in a variety of cancers. The presentation was followed by an engaging question, answer, and discussion session with the meeting attendees.
To learn more about Professor Datta’s research, which focuses on uncovering the complexities and abnormalities of the tumor microenvironment and its role in cancer progression and treatment resistance, visit timelab.nd.edu.
NDnano sponsors monthly networking meetings to provide a forum for faculty and staff to discuss recent research, probe new ideas, and connect with new collaborators. Notre Dame faculty and staff are invited to attend and join in the discussion to learn and advance research at Notre Dame. Visit NDnano Events to learn about future networking sessions.
Originally published by nano.nd.edu on January 23, 2023.
atLatest Research
- Anthropologist's research shows there’s no ‘one size fits all’ when it comes to addressing men’s health issues globallyAt a time when health resources are at a premium and need to be wisely allocated, health professionals must find points within men’s lives when it makes the most sense to intervene and advocate for preventive care for promoting better health outcomes. Life transitions such as marriage and fatherhood are often pivotal and crucial intervention points. But just like every man is different, health concerns across global communities differ as well. Research from the University of Notre Dame finds that not all life transitions produce the same health results, and not all men’s global health policies should look the same from one country to another.
- How postdoctoral researcher Seth Koren makes sense of the universe’s mysteries using physicsBillions of years ago, the very early universe was incredibly hot and dense — conditions could only be described as extreme. Today, physicists attempt to recreate these conditions using enormous accelerators, detectors and colliders to get particles up to the high energy that existed long ago.…
- From the army to anthropology: Postdoc’s path to peace-and-justice researchHelal Khan’s path to becoming an anthropologist who researches peace and justice has taken him all over the world. In his home country of Bangladesh, Khan was an army officer stationed along the Myanmar…
- Notre Dame–IBM Technology Ethics Lab Awards Nearly $1,000,000 to Build Collaborative Research Projects between Teams of Notre Dame Faculty and International ScholarsThe Notre Dame–IBM Technology Ethics Lab announced today that it has selected 17 projects to receive almost $1,000,000 in funding for 2024 through its third annual Call for Proposals (CFP). Each year, the Lab releases a CFP for the purpose…
- Jason Rohr named U.S. national champion for Frontiers Planet Prize for breakthrough sustainability researchJason Rohr, Galla Professor and Chair of the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Notre Dame, is the United States national champion for the Frontiers Planet Prize,…
- Notre Dame faculty members Jarek Nabrzyski and Jennifer Tank selected as inaugural VPR FellowsUniversity of Notre Dame researchers Jarek Nabrzyski and Jennifer Tank have each been appointed to the newly created position of Vice President for Research (VPR) Fellow within…