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Named Deanships, Directorships, and Professorships

Endowed positions have a personal and lasting impact.

  1. 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.

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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. 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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Alfred Chandler Chair of Political Economy

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Agora Institute Associate Professorship of Political Science

The STAVROS NIARCHOS FOUNDATION (SNF) is one of the world’s leading private, international philanthropic organizations, making grants to nonprofit organizations in the areas of arts and culture, education, health, and sports and social welfare. SNF funds organizations and projects worldwide that aim to achieve a broad, lasting, and positive impact for society…

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Agora Institute Associate Professorship of History

The STAVROS NIARCHOS FOUNDATION (SNF) is one of the world’s leading private, international philanthropic organizations, making grants to nonprofit organizations in the areas of arts and culture, education, health, and sports and social welfare. SNF funds organizations and projects worldwide that aim to achieve a broad, lasting, and positive impact for society…

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Agora Institute Professorship of Sociology

The STAVROS NIARCHOS FOUNDATION (SNF) is one of the world’s leading private, international philanthropic organizations, making grants to nonprofit organizations in the areas of arts and culture, education, health, and sports and social welfare. SNF funds organizations and projects worldwide that aim to achieve a broad, lasting, and positive impact for society…

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Agora Institute Associate Professorship of Political Science

The STAVROS NIARCHOS FOUNDATION (SNF) is one of the world’s leading private, international philanthropic organizations, making grants to nonprofit organizations in the areas of arts and culture, education, health, and sports and social welfare. SNF funds organizations and projects worldwide that aim to achieve a broad, lasting, and positive impact for…

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Agora Institute Professorship of Sociology

The STAVROS NIARCHOS FOUNDATION (SNF) is one of the world’s leading private, international philanthropic organizations, making grants to nonprofit organizations in the areas of arts and culture, education, health, and sports and social welfare. SNF funds organizations and projects worldwide that aim to achieve a broad, lasting, and positive impact for…

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Peetz Family Professorship

KAREN PEETZ is Chief Administrative Officer at Citi. In this role, she oversees Citi’s Transformation Office, including its remediation efforts, Citi’s Regulatory Engagement globally, Business Risk & Controls and Data oversight. Previously, Ms. Peetz spent almost 20 years at BNY Mellon, ultimately becoming the President of the firm until her…

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Walder Foundation Distinguished Professorship in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

The WALDER FOUNDATION is a private family foundation based in Skokie, Illinois. It was established by Joseph and Elizabeth Walder to address critical issues impacting our world. The Foundation’s five areas of focus—science innovation, environmental sustainability, the performing arts, migration and immigrant communities, and Jewish life—are an extension of the…

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Andreas C. Dracopoulos and Daniel Finkelstein M.D. Rising Professorship in Ophthalmology

ANDREAS C. DRACOPOULOS is the co-president and director of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, an international philanthropic organization established in 1996 by his great-uncle, the late Stavros Niarchos. Mr. Dracopoulos is a trustee of the Rockefeller University and the Johns Hopkins University, where he is also a member of the Advisory…

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The Jeffrey A Grigg Endowed Professorship

JEFFREY GRIGG, Ph.D., was a promising assistant professor and researcher at the School of Education who investigated issues such as early childhood experiences, student mobility, and social stratification. Through his appointments with the Baltimore Education Research Consortium and the STEM Achievement in Baltimore Elementary Schools partnership, where he formed partnerships…

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Agora Institute Assistant Professor of Political Science

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) is one of the world’s leading private, international philanthropic organizations, making grants to nonprofit organizations in the areas of arts and culture, education, health, and sports and social welfare. SNF funds organizations and projects worldwide that aim to achieve a broad, lasting, and positive impact for society…

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Jenniches Faculty Scholar

JOSEPH M.S. ’86 and SUZANNE M.S. ’79 JENNICHES of Bethany Beach, DE, received their master’s degrees from Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering in computer science and environmental engineering, respectively. Joseph and Suzanne enjoyed long, successful careers at Westinghouse and Northrop Grumman. In his most recent role before retirement,…

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