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.
Named Deanships, Directorships, and Professorships
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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.
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Erin Aeran Chung, Department of Political Science
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.
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Ko Wang, Carey Business School
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.
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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.
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Federico M. Bandi, Carey Business School
Federico M. Bandi is the inaugural appointee to the James Carey Endowed Professorship in Business at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School.
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Legum Professorship in Neurological Medicine
JEFFREY LEGUM is chair of the Legum Foundation and the chief executive officer of the Park Circle Company, an investment holding company. He was formerly the chief executive officer of the Westminster Motor Company, Park Circle Chevrolet and Legum Chevrolet-Nissan, which was the largest car and truck dealership in Maryland.…
Read MoreR. Champlin and Debbie Sheridan Deanship of the Milton S. Eisenhower Library
R. CHAMPLIN SHERIDAN, A&S 1952, and his wife, DEBBIE SHERIDAN, played a unique and indispensable role in enabling the university to fulfill founding president Daniel Coit Gilman's belief that “There is no such thing as a great university apart from a great library.” Mrs. Sheridan is a member of the…
Read MoreJoseph Ruzicka and Marie Ruzicka Feldmann Directorship of Library Preservation
MARIE RUZICKA FELDMANN, A&S 1929 (MA), with her father, JOSEPH RUZICKA, owned and operated the Ruzicka Bindery in Baltimore, founded in 1879 by her father. Mrs. Feldmann joined the bindery in 1929, learned the business of certified library bookbinding, and succeeded her father as president in the mid-1930s. The Ruzicka…
Read MoreHodson Directorship of the Digital Research and Curation Center
THE HODSON TRUST was established by THOMAS S. HODSON, a Maryland lawyer and state senator. His son, CLARENCE HODSON (pictured), a lawyer and banker who was commissioned a colonel by the governor of Maryland, provided the trust's assets. Colonel Hodson founded the Beneficial Loan Society in 1914 to make small…
Read MoreZelda and Myer Tandetnik Professorship in Yiddish Language, Literature, and Culture
PHILIP MYERS, MD, A&S 1933, formed his appreciation for the language and culture of his heritage by listening to his father read the Forward and other Yiddish newspapers and publications. A Baltimore native, Dr. Myers earned his medical degree at the University of Maryland. He was certified by the American Board…
Read MoreWillis K. Shepard Professorship in the History of Science
WILLIS K. SHEPARD was a successful oil businessman. With his son, RICHARD H. SHEPARD, Med 1946, he set up a trust to endow this professorship and support construction of the Milton S. Eisenhower Library. Their commitment--at first made anonymously; but after Willis Shepard's death in 1965, recognized publicly--also qualified for…
Read MoreWilliam R. Kenan Jr. Professorship
A North Carolina native, WILLIAM R. KENAN JR. traveled throughout the region to attend to his wide-ranging business interests in railroads, real estate, and the Standard Oil Company. After his death in 1965, the Kenan Trust sought to promote his strong interest in enhancing student-teacher relationships at prominent educational institutions…
Read MoreWilliam Everett and Arnell Land Professorship in the History of Art
WILLIAM EVERETT LAND, A&S 1928, 1933 (PhD), had a long and successful career as a chemist and chemical engineer. He worked primarily with the U.S. Navy, where he was director of explosives research and development and served as chairman of the Ammunition and High Explosives Panel. Dr. Land, who died…
Read MoreWilliam D. Gill Professorship in Biology
A Baltimore business and civic leader and a general in the Maryland National Guard, WILLIAM D. GILL endowed this professorship for a faculty member in forest ecology. It was later redirected to support a biologist, in line with new academic priorities of the university. General Gill's interest in biology, and…
Read MoreWhiting Professorship in Archaeology
DULANY WHITING BALCH wished to give others the opportunity she did not have to pursue archaeological study and travel. Remembered as a remarkable woman by the numerous nieces, nephews, and offspring of acquaintances whose educations she financed, Mrs. Balch had a lifelong interest in archaeology and had hoped to participate…
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