Named Deanships, Directorships, and Professorships
Endowed positions have a personal and lasting impact.
Natalia Trayanova, Biomedical Engineering
Dr. Trayanova’s research centers around understanding the normal and pathological electrophysiological and electromechanical behavior of the heart. She is the Murray B. Sachs Professor.
Arturo Casadevall, Bloomberg School of Public Health
Dr. Casadevall’s groundbreaking work on infectious diseases is widely known. He has received several of the highest honors in medicine and health, and holds the Alfred and Jill Sommer Professorship and Chairmanship.
Dr. Chung, the inaugural Charles D. Miller Professor, joined the Hopkins faculty in the Department of Political Science in 2004, where she teaches courses in comparative politics and East Asian politics.
Professor Wang, the R. Clayton Emory Chair in Real Estate and Infrastructure, joined the Carey Business School in 2014 and leads the Edward St. John Real Estate Program.
Ashani T. Weeraratna, Bloomberg School of Public Health and School of Medicine
Ashani T. Weeraratna, Ph.D., is the E.V. McCollum Chair of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the Bloomberg School of Public Health, a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor, and co-leader of the Cancer Invasion and Metastasis Program at the Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center.
David M. Rubenstein Research Professorship in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
DAVID M. RUBENSTEIN is Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of The Carlyle Group, one of the world’s largest and most successful private investment firms. Established in 1987, Carlyle now manages $435 billion from 29 offices around the world. Mr. Rubenstein is a Baltimore native and is the Chairman, CEO, and principal…
The Peter and Judy Kovler Professorship in Breast Cancer Research
PETER KOVLER and JUDY LANSING KOVLER are chairman and president, respectively, of the Judy and Peter Blum Kovler Foundation. The foundation focuses its attention on biomedical research, historical memorials and museums, and the unmet needs of immigrants and the underserved. Peter Kovler serves as a member of the National Advisory…
EDWARD ST. JOHN is the founder and chairman of St. John Properties, one of the nation’s largest and most successful privately-held commercial real estate firms, based in Baltimore, MD. Long recognized for personal and professional accomplishments, in 2018 St. John Properties was named the National Developer of the Year by…
Feinstone Assistant Professorship in Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
W. HARRY FEINSTONE, SPH 1939 (Sc.D.), who passed away in 2008, was a pharmaceutical researcher and executive who resided in Memphis, Tennessee. Early in his career, he developed many sulfa drugs, hailed as the first "miracle drugs" of the 20th century that are still in use today. In all, he…
Mathuram Santosham Endowed Chair in Native American Health
MATHURAM SANTOSHAM, M.D. is the founder and director emeritus of the Center for Indigenous Health at the Johns Hopkins University. He holds professorships in the Departments of International Health and Pediatrics. Dr. Santosham founded the center to promote physical, mental and behavioral health among Native Americans. His pioneering research on…
B. Frank and Kathleen Polk Associate Professorship
B. FRANK POLK, M.D., Sc.D., was born in San Angelo, Texas. He received his BA from the University of Texas in 1963, his M.D. in 1967 from the Baylor College of Medicine, and his Sc.D. in 1976 from the Harvard University School of Public Health. A brilliant researcher and compassionate…
The Deans Sommer and Klag Professorship of the Practice in Public Health Advocacy
SIDNEY and HELAINE LERNER have been longtime friends of the Bloomberg School of Public Health. They are major supporters of the Center for a Livable Future and the Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing. Helaine Lerner founded GRACE Communications Foundation to create awareness of the problems with our industrial food…
KATEY AYERS was a 1967 graduate of Johns Hopkins Hospital Training School for Nurses. Katey passed away in February 2019, and left her entire estate to Johns Hopkins School of Nursing to create an endowed professorship in her name, representing her lifelong commitment to nursing education. The funds for the…
Sherlock Hibbs/Eugene N. Van Dyke Professorship for Research
Sherlock Hibbs (1904 – 2002) was a humble man who never outgrew his roots in northwest Missouri and always respected the life and dignity of everyone around him. He was born in Cameron, Missouri in 1904, the son of William E. Hibbs, a dry goods merchant who successfully operated a…
The Shih Yin, Ph.D. Professorship in Psychedelics and Consciousness Research
JUDY YIN SHIH, Ph.D. (aka, Shih Yin, 石 茵) has had a long professional career in clinical psychology and health policy research. She has served in leadership positions on a number of boards and advisory councils across the United States, including the Board of Governors at The Huntington in California, the…
ELIAS A. ZERHOUNI, M.D., joined the Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science after earning his medical degree at the University of Algiers School Of Medicine in 1975. After completing his residency in diagnostic radiology at Johns Hopkins in 1978 and serving as chief-resident, he became an assistant…
The Sheldon B. Bearman, M.D. Professorship in Radiology
The Sheldon B. Bearman, M.D. Professorship in Radiology is funded by THE HERBERT BEARMAN FOUNDATION, a Baltimore-based philanthropic organization that provides funding for projects that seek to improve the lives of individuals living in greater Baltimore, South Florida, and Israel. Sheldon B. Bearman, M.D., F.A.C.R. is a retired diagnostic radiologist…
