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Bloomberg Distinguished Professor Nilanjan Chatterjee
Voices
Keep big data in the fight against chronic diseases
Published Mar 13
Cuts to NIH funding for biostatistical research would erode the United States' competitive edge, hindering the health, economy, and overall security of the nation
A colorful helix of molecules
Biology
Experimental protein booster for rare genetic diseases
Published Mar 11
Johns Hopkins scientists develop mRNA "booster" as potential new way to treat rare genetic diseases marked by too low levels of specific cellular proteins
Christopher Cannon
Literature
Classical giant
Published Jan 23
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor Christopher Cannon makes Chaucer's complete works available in a new scholarly-yet-accessible set
Illustration of a tape measure
Artificial Intelligence
Can AI improve how we handle obesity care?
Published Oct 1, 2024
Using a cutting-edge technique, Hopkins researchers present a potential clinical tool to predict waist circumference and identify patients at risk for obesity complications
A highly decorative hand-embroidered tapestry, or sampler, on display at Baltimore’s St. James Episcopal Church
Community
Threads of history
Published Jul 1, 2024
Johns Hopkins' Inheritance Baltimore effort helps return a 19th-century embroidered sampler to a Black Baltimore church in time to celebrate its 200th anniversary
Twelve zebra finches sitting together on a tree branch and sunning
Genetics
Genome mapped for dozens of animals
Published Jan 29, 2024
Data gathered using software developed by Johns Hopkins University computer scientists will have 'huge implications' for understanding human health and evolution
Rama Chellappa
Faculty honors
AI expert Rama Chellappa elected to National Academy of Engineering
Published Feb 8, 2023
Chellappa, a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor in electrical and computer engineering and biomedical engineering, is among 106 new members and 18 international members selected
A Johns Hopkins graduate student looks over bounds records with Professor Lawrence Jackson
Undergraduate research
Learning alongside the very best
Published Nov 12, 2021
The Bloomberg Distinguished Professorships summer fellowship program gives Johns Hopkins undergraduates the opportunity to work and conduct research under the mentorship of some of the world's preeminent scholars
Jess Gill
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor
Traumatic brain injury expert returns to Hopkins Nursing
Published Sep 28, 2021
Jess Gill studies biomarkers to try to understand why some recover well from traumatic brain injuries while others cope with lasting effects on their physical and mental health
Ashani Weeraratna
Q+A
Diversity in the fight against cancer
Published Sep 22, 2021
Age, race, sex—new National Cancer Advisory Board member Ashani Weeraratna says we need to consider diversity to find a cure