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.
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…
Sachin N. Pradhan, M.D., Ph.D., & Sikta Pradhan, Ph.D., Professorship in Spine Surgery
SIKTA PRADHAN, Ph.D., a biochemical pharmacologist, worked at the National Institute of Health for several years with Nobel Laureate, Dr. C.B. Anfinsen, on Interferon. She later joined the Food and Drug Administration where she was engaged in the evaluation and establishment of generic psychotherapeutic drugs. SACHIN N. PRADHAN, M.D., Ph.D.,…
ROBERT E. MEYERHOFF was born and raised in Baltimore and received a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1944. He served as an officer in the United States Navy Civil Engineers Corps and participated in the invasion of Okinawa with the 28th Construction…
ROBERT E. MEYERHOFF was born and raised in Baltimore and received a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1944. He served as an officer in the United States Navy Civil Engineers Corps and participated in the invasion of Okinawa with the 28th Construction…
Patricia M. Davidson Professorship in Health Equity and Social Justice
SUSAN MATTHEWS EPSTEIN is a 1966 graduate of the Johns Hopkins Hospital Training School for Nurses. Epstein went on to earn a law degree, and continued her lifelong advocacy for access to health care for underserved children and adults. This endowed professorship embodies her belief that nursing science should develop…
DANIEL A. D’ANIELLO is Co-founder, Chairman Emeritus, member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of The Carlyle Group, a public global alternative asset management firm based in Washington, D.C. operating across six continents. Prior to forming Carlyle in 1987, he served as a Vice President for Finance…
David M. Rubenstein Research Professorship in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
DAVID M. RUBENSTEIN is Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of The Carlyle Group, one of the world’s largest and most successful private investment firms. Established in 1987, Carlyle now manages $435 billion from 29 offices around the world. Mr. Rubenstein is a Baltimore native and is the Chairman, CEO, and principal…
The Peter and Judy Kovler Professorship in Breast Cancer Research
PETER KOVLER and JUDY LANSING KOVLER are chairman and president, respectively, of the Judy and Peter Blum Kovler Foundation. The foundation focuses its attention on biomedical research, historical memorials and museums, and the unmet needs of immigrants and the underserved. Peter Kovler serves as a member of the National Advisory…
EDWARD ST. JOHN is the founder and chairman of St. John Properties, one of the nation’s largest and most successful privately-held commercial real estate firms, based in Baltimore, MD. Long recognized for personal and professional accomplishments, in 2018 St. John Properties was named the National Developer of the Year by…
Feinstone Assistant Professorship in Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
W. HARRY FEINSTONE, SPH 1939 (Sc.D.), who passed away in 2008, was a pharmaceutical researcher and executive who resided in Memphis, Tennessee. Early in his career, he developed many sulfa drugs, hailed as the first "miracle drugs" of the 20th century that are still in use today. In all, he…
Mathuram Santosham Endowed Chair in Native American Health
MATHURAM SANTOSHAM, M.D. is the founder and director emeritus of the Center for American Indian Health at the Johns Hopkins University. He holds professorships in the Departments of International Health and Pediatrics. Dr. Santosham founded the center to promote physical, mental and behavioral health among Native Americans. His pioneering research…
