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Bloomberg distinguished professorships
Interdisciplinary scholar
Ribosome expert named BDP
Published April 17, 2017
Johns Hopkins biologist and geneticist has been researching the cellular structure for nearly three decades
Arturo Casadevall (left) and Paul Rothman
Two from Hopkins elected to American Academy
Published April 12, 2017
Paul Rothman, Arturo Casadevall among 228 new members named to honorary society
Sabine Stanley
Planetary scholar
Space scientist named BDP
Published March 2, 2017
Sabine Stanley's research focuses on magnetic fields as a means of studying the interiors of planets, including those light-years away from our solar system
Lawrence Jackson
Historian homecoming
Lawrence Jackson named BDP
Published Feb 6, 2017
Historian, author bridges English, History departments and Center for Africana Studies
Lisa Cooper
Health equity
Cooper named 25th BDP
Published Dec 7, 2016
Health equity researcher plans to establish new institute, deepen ties with at-risk communities
Computer science
A giant leap for genome sequencing
Published Oct 24, 2016
JHU's Michael Schatz leads work on new computer algorithms that create more complete DNA portraits
Commentary
Diagnostic breakthroughs meet FDA roadblocks
Published Oct 13, 2016
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor Steven Salzberg says regulations block improvements to DNA sequencing for diagnosing illness / Bloomberg View
Ulrich Mueller
Brain science
Neuroscientist Ulrich Mueller named 24th BDP
Published Aug 25, 2016
Expert on hearing loss, brain development studies molecular workings behind auditory impairment
Carl Wu portrait in lab
Interdisciplinary scholar
Carl Wu named 23rd BDP
Published Aug 3, 2016
Renowned expert on chromatin biology, biochemistry will establish new lab to investigate chromatin structure, gene regulation
Commentary
Conservation complication
Published Aug 2, 2016 Video
Efforts to reduce water use in agriculture could end up having the opposite effect, JHU expert writes / Bloomberg View