Alvaro Acosta Serrano
Biological Sciences
Professor, Biological Sciences
Molecular Parasitology
Vector Biology
Parasite-vector interactions
Parasite Glycobiology
Neglected tropical diseases control
Acosta Serrano in the News
National Hog Farmer
FFAR, Notre Dame investing in new world screwworm drug research
August 27, 2026
Led by Lee Haines, associate research professor of biological sciences at the University of Notre Dame, and Álvaro Acosta-Serrano, professor of biological science at the University of Notre Dame, a team of researchers are evaluating whether nitisinone can effectively kill screwworm-related blowfly larvae.