ARTICLE: Complement activity and complement regulatory gene mutations are associated with thrombosis in APS and CAPS AUTHORS: Shruti Chaturvedi, Evan M. Braunstein, Xuan Yuan, Jia Yu, Alice Alexander, Hang Chen, Eleni Gavriilaki, Ravi Alluri, Michael B. Streiff, Michelle Petri, Mark A. Crowther, Keith R. McCrae, Robert A. Brodsky JOURNAL: Blood. 2020 Jan 23;135(4):239-251. doi: 10.1182/blood.2019003863. Abstract The antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is characterized by thrombosis and/or […]
Boulware Receives Distinguished Faculty Award
Posted by | CongratulationsL. Ebony Boulware, associate professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, was selected to receive the 2020 Distinguished Faculty Award by the Duke Medical Alumni Association. She will be presented with the award during a special celebratory dinner in November as part of the Medical Alumni Weekend festivities. Established in 1968, the Medical Alumni […]
Johns Hopkins 6th Annual Sleep and Circadian Research Day
Posted by | ResearchSAVE THE DATE: PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE 6TH ANNUAL JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SLEEP AND CIRCADIAN RESEARCH DAY REGISTER NOW AND READ BELOW FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION Who: Basic & Clinical Researchers studying Sleep & Circadian Rhythms at Johns Hopkins and neighboring institutionsWhen: Monday, June 22, 2020, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.Where: The Johns Hopkins Hospital Turner Concourse and Tilghman Auditorium Miller […]
Daumit Named Vice Chair for Research
Posted by | Congratulations, ResearchGail Daumit is the new Vice Chair for Clinical and Translational Research effective February 1, 2020. Dr. Daumit is the Samsung Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine. Her research focuses on improving physical health and decreasing premature mortality in persons with serious mental illness, and she directs the NIMH P50 ALACRITY […]
Fisher Center Discovery Program Grant Awardees
Posted by | Congratulations, ResearchThe Fisher Center Discovery Program aims to develop excellence in clinical research regarding environmental infectious pathogens. The following are the recipients from the DOM of the 2020 Fisher Center Discovery Program Grant Award: Keira Cohen, assistant professor in the Division of Pulmonary: Early bactericidal activity of standard drugs used to treat Mycobacterium avium complex: a […]
Immune Status and Associated Mortality After Cancer Treatment Among Individuals With HIV in the Antiretroviral Therapy Era
Posted by | Article of the WeekARTICLE: Immune Status and Associated Mortality After Cancer Treatment Among Individuals With HIV in the Antiretroviral Therapy Era AUTHORS: Keri L. Calkins, Geetanjali Chander, Corinne E. Joshu, Kala Visvanathan, Anthony T. Fojo, Catherine R. Lesko, Richard D. Moore, Bryan Lau JOURNAL: JAMA Oncol. 2019 Dec 5. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2019.4648. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract IMPORTANCE: Immunologic decline associated with cancer treatment in people with HIV is not well characterized. Quantifying excess mortality associated with cancer treatment-related […]
2020 AAP/ASCI/APSA Joint Meeting
Posted by | ResearchThe AAP/ASCI/APSA Joint Meeting will take place in Chicago from April 3-5, 2020. The meeting is the combined annual gathering of attendees from the Association of American Physicians, the American Society for Clinical Investigation and the American Physician Scientists Association. The meeting features presentations of high-level discoveries from distinguished researchers and provides an environment of inspiration, […]
Taylor Selected for Microsoft Investigator Fellowship
Posted by | Congratulations, ResearchCasey Overby Taylor, assistant professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, was named a Microsoft Investigator Fellow. This new, two-year fellowship recognizes higher education faculty in North America whose exceptional talent identifies them as distinguished scientists and teachers, and is designed to empower researchers of all disciplines who plan to make an impact with […]
Director’s Reflections: Discovery Partnerships in Science
Posted by | Administration, ResearchThe role of science is interwoven in all things we do—from training to research to the development of new therapies. It is woven into our DNA as the nation’s first research university. Each year, we celebrate this tradition of discovery with a day dedicated specifically to the projects and passions of our scientists. It is […]
CFAR Scholar Grant
Posted by | ResearchThe Johns Hopkins Center for AIDS Research provides pilot grants to faculty in the Schools of Public Health, Medicine and Nursing to enable and support HIV/AIDS research projects. Junior faculty in other JHU schools are eligible to apply if the proposal meets all other criteria. The primary purpose of these awards is to strengthen the […]