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James West
Spotlight
Inside the career of longtime engineering professor James West
Published Feb 10, 2021
West, who celebrates his 90th birthday today, remains as passionate about his work as he was when his career began nearly 70 years ago
Andrew Feinberg
Faculty news
Andrew Feinberg named Hagler Fellow at Texas A&M University
Published Dec 10, 2020
The Bloomberg Distinguished Professor will conduct epigenetic studies at TAMU facilities and build research collaborations between the universities through the fellowship
National Academy of Inventors
Faculty honors
Five Johns Hopkins faculty named to National Academy of Inventors
Published Dec 8, 2020
Ramalingam Chellappa, Valina Dawson, Sharon Gerecht, Carol Greider, and Nitish Thakor are recognized for their inventions, discoveries, and breakthroughs that have made a difference in society
Reza Kalhor
Faculty news
Synthetic biologist wins prestigious Packard Fellowship
Published Oct 15, 2020
Reza Kalhor, an assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, edits the genetic code to enable cells to record their own growth—a key to unlocking the origins of developmental abnormalities
Stephen Fried in his lab
Research grants
Chemist awarded New Innovator Award from National Institutes of Health
Published Oct 6, 2020
Stephen Fried, who researches how misfolded proteins in neurons affect disease progression and cognitive decline, will receive $1.5 million over five years for his work
Tyrel McQueen (left) and Surjeet Rajendran
Faculty news
Two from Hopkins join national effort to advance quantum computing
Published Sept 9, 2020
Tyrel McQueen and Surjeet Rajendran join new Quantum Information Science Research Centers, developed under the U.S. Department of Energy
Erica Schoenberger
Faculty honors
Erica Schoenberger named Guggenheim Fellow
Published April 10, 2020
Environmental health scholar's work examines contemporary environmental threats through the lens of history and economic geography
Hands on a laptop
Faculty
How to adapt courses for online learning
Published March 12, 2020
Faculty and staff with experience in online instruction offer practical tips and advice as Johns Hopkins transitions courses to remote learning in response to coronavirus outbreak
Inaugural American Astronomical Society Fellows
Faculty honors
Four named American Astronomical Society fellows
Published March 4, 2020
Marc Kamionkowski, Adam Riess, Joseph Silk, Rosemary F.G. Wyse named to inaugural class of more than 200 fellows chosen for contributions to astronomy and society
Zhaozhu Qiu
Faculty honors
Zhaozhu Qiu named Sloan Research Fellow
Published Feb 12, 2020
Assistant professor in the departments of Physiology, Neuroscience at the School of Medicine studies an important class of membrane proteins in cells