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.
Bloomberg Distinguished Professorship in Immunobiology
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 Philosophy and Bioethics
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…
Earl D.R. Kidwell, Jr., M.D., Professorship of Ophthalmology
In 1973, EARL D.R. KIDWELL JR., M.D., graduated from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and became the first African American resident at the Wilmer Eye Institute. In the intervening decades, Kidwell has logged a storied career in which he has taught upward of 400 residents the art of…
The ALLAN and SHELLEY HOLT Rising Professorship, part of the Sanford and Susan Greenberg Center to End Blindness at the Wilmer Eye Institute, provides financial support for an assistant professor that is equivalent to Wilmer’s traditional professorships for senior faculty members. “A rising professorship is an opportunity for our best…
Lou and Nancy Grasmick Professorship in Cardiology
NANCY S. GRASMICK, Ed.D., served as the State Superintendent of Maryland Public Schools from 1991 – 2011. She was the first female superintendent in Maryland history and the longest-serving appointed superintendent in U.S. history. In addition to endowing the Lou and Nancy Grasmick Professorship, Nancy has established both the Lou…
Bloomberg Distinguished Professorship of Health Economics
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 Neuroscience and 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 Professorship in Cancer Biology
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 Associate Professorship of International Economics
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…
Perry Family Endowed Professorship in Clinical and Translation Research
The PERRY FAMILY TRUST, in partnership with JOHNS HOPKINS ALL CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION, established the Perry Family Endowed Professorship in Clinical and Translational Research. The unrestricted gift was placed under the guidance of the Johns Hopkins All Children's Foundation, which determined the most impactful and enduring way to honor the donation…
David M. Goldenberg Family Endowed Chair in the Institute for Brain Protection Sciences
DAVID M. GOLDENBERG, M.D., and his family established the Goldenberg Family Foundation to make charitable contributions to science, medicine, education, and other philanthropic causes. As a grateful grandfather of a patient treated by George Jallo, M.D., supporting the Institute for Brain Protection Sciences at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital is…
Bloomberg Distinguished Professorship of Trauma Recovery Biomarkers
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…
