Kelly Gebo, professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases, was named chief medical and scientific officer of the All of Us Research Program at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). In this role, shewill work with health care professionals and researchers, participants and national and community-based organizations to lead the program’s scientific agenda, with a special(...)
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Henrietta Lacks Memorial Lecture
Posted by | CME, ResearchJoin us as we celebrate the legacy of Mrs. Henrietta Lacks, Saturday, October 6 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., in Turner Auditorium, 720 Rutland Ave, 21205. We are pleased to have Dr. Francis S. Collins, the current director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), as our keynote speaker. Special guests include members of(...)
George A. and Margaret Yates Berkheimer Faculty Education Scholars Grant
Posted by | Education, ResearchThe Institute for Excellence in Education (IEE) of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is pleased to announce a call for applications for the 2019 Berkheimer Faculty Education Scholars Grant. This award provides up to $50,000 for 12-18 months to a faculty member or team (maximum of three faculty members) who exhibit promise, innovation,(...)
Microbiome Forum Presentation
Posted by | CME, ResearchPlease join us for a Microbiome Forum Presentation titled “Microbial genomics: human skin microbiome and tracking multi-drug resistant bacterial outbreaks” by Julie Segre, Ph.D., Chief and Senior Investigator of the National Institutes of Health on Monday, September 17 from 3-4 p.m. in Rangos 590.
Mirowski Discovery Award
Posted by | ResearchThe Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine announces a request for applications for the 9th Annual Discovery Fund in honor of Dr. Michel Mirowski and his wife Anna for Cardiovascular Research. This announcement seeks proposals for innovative cardiovascular research projects led by faculty of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (SOM). This award of(...)
Bias Reduction in Internal Medicine Initiative Comes to Hopkins
Posted by | Patient Care, ResearchThe Department of Medicine welcomes BRIM- Bias Reduction in Internal Medicine. The BRIM initiative is a NIH funded study to evaluate an evidence-based pro-diversity intervention throughout academic medicine. Despite having an explicit commitment to equality and fairness, stereotypes can influence our judgments, decision-making and behaviors in unwanted and unintended ways. Evidence from multiple disciplines including(...)
Johns Hopkins Clinical Research Support Offices Annual Reports
Posted by | ResearchClinical research is one of the most complex, yet rewarding missions of Johns Hopkins Medicine. This past year over 600 research teams across Johns Hopkins Medicine, from our academic sites to our community-based sites, have contributed in many ways to our understanding of what treatments work best for patients. We have created an integrated set(...)
Knicely Receives Young Investigator Award
Posted by | Congratulations, ResearchDaphne Knicely, assistant professor in the Division of Nephrology, has been awarded the 2018 Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Grant from the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) to spearhead a vital program that seeks to sharply increase “health literacy” among patients who have chronic kidney disease. Daphne is collaborating on the project with colleague Sumeska Thavarajah, assistant professor(...)
Bloomberg American Health Initiative Seed Grants
Posted by | ResearchIn the U.S., obesity now affects one in six children and adolescents, and more than one-third (34.9 percent or 78.6 million) of adults are obese. The obesity epidemic has roots in the current food system, and poor nutrition and obesity are not the result of a single cause-effect relationship. Instead, they are born of a complex(...)
Translational Research Funding Resources at JHTV
Posted by | ResearchJohns Hopkins Technology Ventures will be holding a lunch and learn event for DOM faculty to talk about new translational funding opportunities available. This is a great opportunity for inventors and others to get acquainted with JHTV and the resources they offer. The event will take place on Friday, September 7 at noon in the Tumulty Conference(...)