Named Deanships, Directorships, and Professorships
Endowed professorships have a personal and lasting impact.
G. Sayeed Choudury
Mr. Choudhury, who holds the Hodson Directorship in Digital Research, was appointed associate director of the Sheridan Libraries digital programs in 2003.
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.
Louis M. Sardella Professorship in the Whiting School of Engineering
LOUIS M. SARDELLA, Engr 1969, was the founder of Sun Automation Group, an international company that manufactures machinery used in corrugated box production. Mr. Sardella, who held 17 patents, traced his success back to his undergraduate years at Hopkins. "Professors challenged us and taught us to think critically, and it…
The Frank J. Frassica, M.D. Professorship in Orthopaedic Surgery
FRANK J. FRASSICA, M.D., graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1975 and served aboard a guided missile destroyer, the USS Semmes (DDG18), for three years. While aboard, he qualified as a surface warfare officer, engineering officer of the watch, and a command duty officer. He completed medical school at…
Irving J. and Florence Sherman Professorship in Neurosurgery
IRVING J. SHERMAN, A&S 1936, Med 1940, completed his surgery and neurosurgery residencies at Hopkins, the latter under the legendary neurosurgeon Walter E. Dandy. After graduating in 1943, Dr. Sherman entered the Army Medical Corps as a neurosurgeon in the European Theater. After the war, he set up a private…
Bloomberg Distinguished Professorships of Computer Vision and Machine Learning
MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG is a Johns Hopkins alumnus, founder of Bloomberg LP and Bloomberg Philanthropies, World Health Organization Global Ambassador for Noncommunicable Diseases, UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Climate Action, and former New York City mayor. He is an entrepreneur and philanthropist who served as mayor of New York City from 2002-2013 after leading…
Bloomberg Distinguished Professorship of Oncology and Epidemiology
MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG is a Johns Hopkins alumnus, founder of Bloomberg LP and Bloomberg Philanthropies, World Health Organization Global Ambassador for Noncommunicable Diseases, UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Climate Action, and former New York City mayor. He is an entrepreneur and philanthropist who served as mayor of New York City from 2002-2013 after leading…
Bloomberg Distinguished Professorship in Social Policy and STEM Equity
MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG is a Johns Hopkins alumnus, founder of Bloomberg LP and Bloomberg Philanthropies, World Health Organization Global Ambassador for Noncommunicable Diseases, UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Climate Action, and former New York City mayor. He is an entrepreneur and philanthropist who served as mayor of New York City from 2002-2013 after leading…
Bloomberg Distinguished Professorship of Immunology and Pathogenesis
MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG is a Johns Hopkins alumnus, founder of Bloomberg LP and Bloomberg Philanthropies, World Health Organization Global Ambassador for Noncommunicable Diseases, UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Climate Action, and former New York City mayor. He is an entrepreneur and philanthropist who served as mayor of New York City from 2002-2013 after leading…
Bloomberg Distinguished Professorship in RNA Biology and Therapeutics
MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG is a Johns Hopkins alumnus, founder of Bloomberg LP and Bloomberg Philanthropies, World Health Organization Global Ambassador for Noncommunicable Diseases, UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Climate Action, and former New York City mayor. He is an entrepreneur and philanthropist who served as mayor of New York City from 2002-2013 after leading…
Bloomberg Distinguished Professorship in Exploration Robotics
MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG is a Johns Hopkins alumnus, founder of Bloomberg LP and Bloomberg Philanthropies, World Health Organization Global Ambassador for Noncommunicable Diseases, UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Climate Action, and former New York City mayor. He is an entrepreneur and philanthropist who served as mayor of New York City from 2002-2013 after leading…
Bloomberg Distinguished Professorship in Philosophy & Psychological and Brain Sciences
MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG is a Johns Hopkins alumnus, founder of Bloomberg LP and Bloomberg Philanthropies, World Health Organization Global Ambassador for Noncommunicable Diseases, UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Climate Action, and former New York City mayor. He is an entrepreneur and philanthropist who served as mayor of New York City from 2002-2013 after leading…
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor in Immunology and Cellular Metabolism
MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG is a Johns Hopkins alumnus, founder of Bloomberg LP and Bloomberg Philanthropies, World Health Organization Global Ambassador for Noncommunicable Diseases, UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Climate Action, and former New York City mayor. He is an entrepreneur and philanthropist who served as mayor of New York City from 2002-2013 after leading…
Bloomberg Distinguished Professorship in Primary Care
MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG is a Johns Hopkins alumnus, founder of Bloomberg LP and Bloomberg Philanthropies, World Health Organization Global Ambassador for Noncommunicable Diseases, UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Climate Action, and former New York City mayor. He is an entrepreneur and philanthropist who served as mayor of New York City from 2002-2013 after leading…
