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.
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, 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 is the inaugural appointee to the James Carey Endowed Professorship in Business at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School.
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W.H. COLLINS VICKERS, a Baltimorean, died in 1916.
Read MoreVERNON K. KRIEBLE, who taught chemistry for more than 50 years at Trinity College in Connecticut, founded American Sealants. The company, which was responsible for the invention of Super Glue, was later named Loctite. In 1953, Mr. Krieble created an innovative anaerobic sealant--a liquid bonding resin that hardened in the…
Read MoreDr. THOMAS J. BARBER (pictured here with Adam Riess to his right, taken at the professorship dedication) joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Connecticut in 2000 after his first try at retirement did not stick. Dr. Barber received his BS, MS, and PhD degrees in aeronautical engineering from…
Read MoreThe Thomas C. Jenkins Endowment was established by Mrs. MAY McSHANE JENKINS in honor of her husband, the late THOMAS COURTNAY JENKINS, who was a famed Baltimore financier and art collector. Passionate about advancing knowledge in biophysics, Mrs. Jenkins designated the remainder of her estate to the Biophysics Department of…
Read MoreTHE SOCIETY OF BLACK ALUMNI (SOBA) formed in 1995. Committed to encouraging diversity at the university, the group offers mentoring and networking opportunities to students and alumni and works on other special projects that meet their aim. In 2007, SOBA leaders established the Society of Black Alumni Presidential Professorship in…
Read MoreWILLIAM OSLER, one of Hopkins' four founding doctors, served as physician-in-chief and professor of medicine. He was a proponent of the close integration of the hospital with the instruction of students in the School of Medicine--a model emphasizing teaching at the bedside that he pioneered at Johns Hopkins. Through lectures…
Read MoreThe SECOND DECADE SOCIETY (SDS) is the alumni leadership development organization for the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences. The society's membership is composed of 135 undergraduate alumni who are elected 10 to 20 years after graduation. SDS members are leaders in their professions and communities and contribute their talents…
Read MoreSCOTT M. BLACK, A&S 1968, is founder and chief executive of Delphi Management Company, a prominent investment management firm based in Boston. Mr. Black, who attended Hopkins with the help of scholarships, now earmarks up to 20 percent of his gross income for philanthropy. His sister, BARBARA BLACK GOLDFARB, A&S…
Read MoreIn 2000, PHILIP and MELISSA RUSS began the process of endowing a professorship in appreciation for the education that their son, Manuel Benjamin “Ben” Russ, received at the Johns Hopkins University Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences. Ben Russ, a member of the Class of 2000, majored in history…
Read MoreROBERT G. MERRICK JR. (pictured), who died in 1990 at the age of 58, came from a family with strong ties to the university through their history of generous giving and the service of several as trustees. His father, Robert G. Merrick, A&S 1917; his sister, Anne Pinkard; and his nephew,…
Read MoreRICHARD A. MACKSEY, A&S 1953, 1957 (PhD), is an award-winning teacher who has been a Hopkins faculty member since 1958. Co-founder of Hopkins' Humanities Center, he holds a joint appointment in the Humanities Center and in the Writing Seminars. Dr. Macksey, who reads and writes in six languages, is best…
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