Casey Overby Taylor, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, received a 2020 Genomic Innovator Awards from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) of the NIH. She is one of 12 early career investigators to receive a total of up to $27 million over five years. With this, she will study […]
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Shah Receives Early Career Investigator Award
Posted by | Congratulations, ResearchAmi Shah, associate professor in the Division of Rheumatology, was named a 2020 recipient of the Henry Kunkel Early Career Investigator Award from the American College of Rheumatology (ACR). This award honors an early career physician scientist, who is 12 years post rheumatology certifying examination eligibility, who has made outstanding and promising independent contributions to […]
Survey to Understand Healthcare Workers Stresses During COVID-19
Posted by | ResearchHealthcare Faculty and Staff – Please take this brief anonymous research survey (IRB#: IRB00248237) to help us better understand the challenges faced during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more below, and click here to take the survey. Title: Moral Distress in the Midst of a Pandemic: A Survey PI: Adrian S. Dobs, MD MHS IRB#: IRB00248237 […]
Microbiome Forum Presentation
Posted by | CME, ResearchGiorgio Trinchieri, M.D., chief of the Laboratory of Integrative Cancer Immunology, NIH Distinguished Investigator, and head of the Cancer Immunology Section will be giving the lecture titled “Targeting the microbiome for anti-PD1 cancer therapy.” Email ealexander@jhmi.edu to receive the Zoom meeting link.
Fisher Scientific New Lab Start-Up Discounts
Posted by | Research, Vice Chair ContributorsFisher Scientific is offering discounted research supply costs normally reserved for new lab start-up programs to all research labs within JHU. This program is being offered on a limited basis to all labs through August 31, 2020, and is designed to provide relief due to the negative financial impacts of COVID-19. To learn more, visit […]
Tampakakis Receives Outstanding Investigator Award
Posted by | Congratulations, ResearchEmmanouil Tampakakis, assistant professor in the Division of Cardiology, was named the recipient of the 2020 Outstanding Early Career Investigator Award from the American Heart Association. This award recognizes individuals based on the originality, quality and impact of the work presented in their abstract. He will present an oral abstract at the virtual Basic Cardiovascular […]
Addressing Racial Disparities in Cancer Care Competitive Grant Program
Posted by | ResearchOverview The American Cancer Society and Pfizer Global Medical Grants are collaborating to offer a new competitive grant opportunity focused on addressing systemic race-related barriers that contribute to disparities in outcomes among Black men and women with cancer. This Request for Proposals (RFP) is not specific to one cancer type. Proposals should identify and address […]
Blair, Liu and Siddharthan Receive DOD Grant
Posted by | Congratulations, ResearchPoint-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) provides diagnostic and prognostic information for viral and bacterial pneumonia. Implementation of POCUS has relevance in both high- and low-income settings, where the COVID-19 pandemic poses unique challenges including infection control and longitudinal assessments of patients. Dr. Paul Blair, associate director of Austere Environments Consortium for Enhances Sepsis Outcomes, Dr. Gigi Liu, […]
Introduction to Precision Medicine Data Analytics
Posted by | CME, ResearchThis course will introduce students to the rapidly evolving field of precision medicine and the role of big data analytics in improving patient care, clinical decision making, and population health management. Students will be provided access to the Johns Hopkins Precision Medicine Analytics Platform (PMAP) and learn how the infrastructure is built to support clinical […]
Echouffo Tcheugui Receives Clinical Scientist Development Award
Posted by | Congratulations, ResearchThe Doris Duke Charitable Foundation announced that four Johns Hopkins physician-scientists, including Dr. Justin Echouffo Tcheugui, assistant professor in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, have been honored with the 2020 Clinical Scientist Development Award. Dr. Echouffo Tcheugui was among 17 awardees selected from a pool of 208 applicants through a rigorous review process. […]