The 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 […]
Infectious Diseases
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 […]
2020 DOM/WSE Research Retreat
Posted by | ResearchThe 2020 Department of Medicine & Whiting School of Engineering Research Retreat will take place on Friday, February 28. The theme is Nanomedicine: Treating Diseases at the Molecular Level and will feature keynote speaker Dr. Steven Chu of Stanford University, Nobel Laureate in Physics and the 12th United States Secretary of Energy. The keynote address […]
Johnson Receives Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Service Award
Posted by | CongratulationsErica Johnson, assistant professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases, is one of nine recognized for outstanding commitments to volunteer community service and to humanity. She will be honored at the 38th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration on Friday, January 17 from noon to 1:30 p.m. in Turner Auditorium. To read more about Erica, […]
Page Named Medical Director for TAP
Posted by | Congratulations, LeadershipIt is with great excitement that the Office of Johns Hopkins Physicians announces the selection of Kathleen Page, MD, as the medical director for The Access Partnership (TAP). Dr. Page will assume her role on January 1, 2020. Dr. Page is an associate professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases in the Department […]
Faculty Promotions and Additions
Posted by | CongratulationsCongratulations to the below faculty members who were recently promoted. Professor Jonathan Golub, Infectious Diseases Associate Professor Mark Lazarev, Gastroenterology We would also like to welcome our new faculty members who joined the department last quarter. James Clyne, instructor, GIM Paul Coen, adjunct associate professor, Endocrinology James DeLany, adjunct professor, Endocrinology Bupesh Dogra, instructor, GIM Stephen Gardell, […]
Director’s Reflections: Preparing for a New Year
Posted by | AdministrationIt’s hard to believe another year has already come and gone. Now in my sixth year as director of the Department of Medicine, my pride in you and your work has only increased with time. I hope this holiday season brings joy to you and yours, and that the close of 2019 marks the beginning […]
Clinical Awards for Physicians and Care Teams
Posted by | Congratulations, Patient CareThe fifth annual ceremony for the Johns Hopkins Medicine Clinical Awards for Physicians and Care Teams on Tuesday, December 3 marked another stellar year for members of the DOM. The Office of Johns Hopkins Physicians received almost 400 nominations for awards in six categories across six hospitals. The below clinicians and care teams from the […]
Ten From the DOM Named Highly Cited Researchers
Posted by | Congratulations, ResearchTen members of the DOM were named to the Web of Science Group's list of 2019 Highly Cited Researchers. The list represents the select few who have been most frequently cited by their peers over the last decade. In 2019, fewer than 6,300, or 0.1 percent, of the world's researchers, across 21 research fields, have […]
A quantitative approach for measuring the reservoir of latent HIV-1 proviruses
Posted by | Article of the WeekARTICLE: A quantitative approach for measuring the reservoir of latent HIV-1 proviruses AUTHORS: Katherine M. Bruner, Zheng Wang, Francesco R. Simonetti, Alexandra M. Bender, Kyungyoon J. Kwon, Srona Sengupta, Emily J. Fray, Subul A. Beg, Annukka A. R. Antar, Katharine M. Jenike, Lynn N. Bertagnolli, Adam A. Capoferri, Joshua T. Kufera, Andrew Timmons, Christopher Nobles, John Gregg, Nikolas Wada, Ya-Chi Ho, Hao Zhang, Joseph B. Margolick, Joel N. Blankson, Steven G. Deeks, Frederic D. Bushman, Janet D. Siliciano, Gregory […]