Sharing successes, challenges and daily happenings in the Department of Medicine
Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2022 Department of Medicine & Whiting School of Engineering Research Retreat "Celebrating Five Years of Medicine and Engineering Research Collaboration." It was so nice to be back in Turner Auditorium, giving our researchers a chance to present live. Dr. Daniel Kraft's keynote address on "The Future of […]
This June marks five years since the Journal of Clinical Investigation (JCI) came to Johns Hopkins. The JCI is the leading physician scientist journal established in 1924 for the American Society of Clinical Investigation (ASCI). It moves home institutions and elects a new editorial board every five years. While the journal originated at Johns Hopkins, this […]
We are excited to announce the formation of the Johns Hopkins Transplant Research Center (TRC), which will continue the multicenter epidemiologic and clinical trials research of our Johns Hopkins transplant team under the leadership of Drs. Christine Durand and Darin Ostrander from the DOM and Drs. Elizabeth King, Dan Warren from the Department of Surgery. The […]
The National Institute for Environmental Health Services has developed and sustained a strong base of children’s environmental health (CEH) research projects for more than 20 years. A new program, the NIEHS Collaborative Centers in Children’s Environmental Health Research and Translation, builds upon that foundation and aims to establish a national network of centers to develop strategies […]
Provost Sunil Kumar and Deans and faculty from across JHU schools were honored to receive H.E. Mr. Taranjit Singh Sandhu, Ambassador of India, and his delegation on the Homewood Campus Wednesday, February 2, 2022. His Excellency outlined mutual interests in healthcare, engineering and emerging technologies, energy, and education, and was engaged in several faculty lightning […]
Dr. Sean Leng, professor in the Division of Geriatric Medicine & Gerontology, was recently awarded a U01 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases entitled Leveraging an ongoing longitudinal study of influenza vaccination to define immune signatures of response and risk of infection in older adults >75. He is the co-PI for this […]
Dr. Stuart C. Ray will be the next assistant dean for research with a focus on data integrity for the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine beginning February 1. Dr. Ray is a Professor of Medicine and Oncology in the Division of Infectious Diseases. He has served as vice chair for data integrity and analytics […]
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 […]