Namandje Bumpus, associate professor in the Division of Clinical Pharmacology, was recently awarded the John J. Abel award from the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET). The Abel Award was established in 1946 to stimulate fundamental research in pharmacology and experimental therapeutics by young investigators. Namandje is not only one of the youngest investigators(...)
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Dooley, Grams and Needham Elected to ASCI
Posted by | Congratulations, ResearchKelly Dooley, associate professor in the Divisions of Clinical Pharmacology and Infectious Diseases, Morgan Grams, associate professor in the Division of Nephrology, and Dale Needham, professor in the Division of Pulmonary, were recently named to the newest cohort of members of the American Society for Clinical Investigation. These are three of 80 new members from(...)
Hendrix Receives Distinguished Investigator Award
Posted by | CongratulationsCraig Hendrix, professor and director of the Division of Clinical Pharmacology, was named the 2018 recipient of the Distinguished Investigator Award from the American College of Clinical Pharmacology. This award recognizes internationally known senior investigators for their superior scientific expertise and accomplishments in basic or clinical pharmacology.
Faculty Promotions and Additions
Posted by | CongratulationsCongratulations to all of the below faculty members who were recently promoted. Professor: Joel Blankson (pictured), Infectious Diseases Nadia Hansel (pictured), Pulmonary Paul Nyquist (pictured), General Internal Medicine Kristin Riekert (pictured), Pulmonary Associate Professor: Hiroshi Ashikaga, Cardiology Alan Cheng, Cardiology Brian Garibaldi, Pulmonary Laura Hanyok, General Internal Medicine Nicola Heller, Clinical Immunology Amy Knight, Hospital Medicine Eun Shin, Gastroenterology Assistant(...)
Bumpus Named Associate Dean for Basic Research
Posted by | Congratulations, ResearchI am pleased to announce that Namandjé Bumpus has been named associate dean for basic research at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Having held several leadership positions throughout her tenure at Johns Hopkins, Dr. Bumpus has seen firsthand that significant opportunities exist to enhance the environment for basic scientists in clinical departments across(...)
Faculty Promotions and Additions
Posted by | CongratulationsCongratulations to all of the below faculty members who were recently promoted. Professor: Petros Karakousis, Infectious Diseases Sean Leng, Geriatrics John Murphy, Infectious Diseases Timothy Osborne (not pictured), Endocrinology Sarbjit Saini, Clinical Immunology Associate Professor: Justin Bailey, Infectious Diseases Lee Daugherty-Biddison, Pulmonary Seth Martin, Cardiology Stephen Sozio, Nephrology Jeffrey Trost, Cardiology Assistant Professor: Keira Cohen,(...)
Petty to Step Down as Chair of Credentials Committee
Posted by | Administration, Patient CareBrent Petty, associate professor in the Division of Clinical Pharmacology, will be stepping down from his role as chair of the Department of Medicine Credentials Committee on June 30 after 29 years of service. For almost three decades, Brent oversaw all initial and reappointments of Department of Medicine clinical providers at The Johns Hopkins Hospital.(...)
2018 SOM Convocation Awards
Posted by | CongratulationsThe School of Medicine Convocation Ceremony took place on Wednesday, May 23 in the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. Many of the awards for faculty were given to members of the Department of Medicine. The Professors' Awards for Excellence in Teaching The Professors' Awards for Excellence in Teaching were established in 1981 by the Advisory Board(...)
Ippolito Receives Faculty Development Award
Posted by | Congratulations, ResearchMatthew Ippolito, fellow in the Division of Clinical Pharmacology, was awarded the 2018 PhRMA Foundation Faculty Development Award in Clinical and Translational Pharmacology. This award identifies and supports clinical and basic scientists pursuing careers in clinical and translational pharmacology and encourages the development of junior research-oriented faculty who will use molecular, cellular and systems pharmacology(...)
Bumpus Speaks in Front of Congress
Posted by | Congratulations, ResearchNamandje Bumpus, associate professor in the Division of Clinical Pharmacology, was invited to speak to members of the Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus last month about informing consumers about drug metabolism. Her 30-minute talk, entitled "How Do Our Bodies Process Medicine," focused on describing how orally-ingested drugs are metabolized, how labs determine how drugs are metabolized and how these data(...)