Named Deanships, Directorships, and Professorships
Endowed positions have a personal and lasting impact.
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.
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.
The SHELLEY and ALLAN 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…
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…
The chair was funded to support the School of Nursing’s Diversity Signature Initiative to recognize exemplary nurse scholars from racial, ethnic and gender minority groups, bolster a diverse workforce, and improve health outcomes among underrepresented communities and populations.
Directorship of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Agora Institute
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…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Agora Institute Associate Professorship of Health Policy and Management
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…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation 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…
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Agora Institute Professorship of International Affairs
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…
