The chromosome associated with male development, which is the last mysterious piece of the human genome, has been fully sequenced by a team of more than 100 researchers around the […]
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Faculty Focus: Andrew Bortvin
Andrew Bortvin is PhD student from the CMDB program in Rajiv McCoy’s lab. Andrew has recently co-taught the intersession course – Modeling Biological Populations. Describe your primary research or scholarship, […]
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Two CMDB researchers named American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellows
Ten Johns Hopkins University researchers are among 508 distinguished scholars elected to the newest class of fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, or AAAS, the world’s largest general scientific […]
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Johns Hopkins alumnus awarded prestigious Marshall Scholarship
The scholarship, provided by the British Government, will support 2022 graduate Nathan Mudrak as he pursues a doctoral degree at the University of Oxford. Mudrak, who graduated from Johns Hopkins […]
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Ru Chih Huang joins National Academy of Inventors
The membership recognizes those who have made outstanding inventions that have made a "tangible impact on the quality of life, economic development, and the welfare of society," Huang, McElroy Honorary Research Professor, is a leader in the fields of biochemistry and molecular biology and a longtime member of the Johns Hopkins faculty.
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A Biology Lab in the Palm of Your Hands
Johns Hopkins University undergraduate students who missed in-person lab work during the COVID-19 pandemic have created an augmented reality phone app to bring the laboratory to their smartphones.
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Two sisters (and really good friends) share stories of their collective 95 years at Johns Hopkins
Joan Miller and Cindy Holstein each came to JHU as a young adult and since 1979 have been colleagues in the Biology Department.
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Ludwig “Lenny” Brand, 48-year member of the Department of Biology, passes away at 90
The department is deeply saddened to share the news of Lenny Brand’s recent passing. He died on January 5, 2021, just after his 90th birthday. Dr. Brand, a pioneering scientist […]
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Maurice Bessman, renowned biochemical enzymologist and Biology faculty member for over 60 years, passes away at 93
The department is deeply saddened to share the news of Maurice Bessman’s recent passing. Not only was Maurice an outstanding scientist, he was also a warm and generous colleague and […]
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CMDB faculty member, Xin Chen, to join HHMI investigators this year
On September 23,2021, Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), the largest private biomedical research institution in the nation, announced it is investing $300 million in 33 new investigators this year, including […]