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Dr. Ronald Berger, professor in the Division of Cardiology, was recently elected to the rank of National Academy of Inventors Fellow. Dr. Berger was recognized as having "demonstrated a highly prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on the quality of life, economic development and welfare […]
Thirteen members of the DOM were named to the Clarivate's list of 2021 Highly Cited Researchers. The list represents the select few who have been most frequently cited by their peers over the last decade. Approximately 6,600 researchers are named Highly Cited Researchers in 2021 with the production of multiple highly-cited papers that rank in […]
Dr. Francesco Simonetti, assistant professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases, received the Director's Early Independence Award from the National Institutes of Health. Part of the NIH's High-Risk, High-Reward Research program, the award provides an opportunity for exceptional junior scientists who have recently received their doctoral degree or completed their medical residency to skip traditional […]
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Dr. David Roth, professor in the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, received the M. Powell Lawton Award at the Gerontological Society of America Meeting in November 2021. This prestigious award is given for distinguished contributions in applied gerontological research. Dr. Roth bridges methodological rigor with expertise in content and theory in highly interdisciplinary applied […]
Expertscape's PubMed-based algorithms placed Dr. Roberto Salvatori, professor in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism and medical director or the Johns Hopkins Pituitary Center, in the top 0.1 percent of scholars writing about pituitary dwarfism over the past 10 years. Expertscape labels this level of distinction as "World Expert." Expertscape objectively ranks people and […]
Please join us for the K-to-R Transition Program’s December seminar, Writing the Right Grant, on Wednesday, December 8, 2021, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Please RSVP by Tuesday, December 7 to receive a calendar invite and a link to the Zoom session. The keynote speaker is Elise M. Weerts, PhD, professor, Department of Psychiatry […]
Dr. Kavita Sharma, assistant professor in the Division of Cardiology, has received a philanthropic gift from Amgen to the Johns Hopkins’ Center for Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF) in the amount of $250,000. She and Dr. David Kass, professor in the Division of Cardiology, have received an additional sponsored research grant from Amgen […]
What a difference a year makes. This time last year, we had just one vaccine approved for emergency use for adults with COVID-19 cases reaching all-time highs. The CDC advised us against all travel, and more than half of Americans changed their Thanksgiving plans due to the global pandemic. During a time when it was […]
The Human Aging Project (HAP) at Johns Hopkins aims to bring together basic biologists, engineers and translational investigators to develop and implement novel diagnostics, treatments or preventive strategies that help maintain good health, function and cognition for all older adults. As part of this effort, the HAP Scholars Program has been launched to fund junior […]