Ten Johns Hopkins Researchers Named American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellows
Ten Johns Hopkins University researchers have been elected to the 2025 class of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellows, joining 449 distinguished scholars across 24 scientific disciplines. The fellows—spanning physics, biological sciences, medical sciences, and engineering—will be honored in Washington, D.C., on May 29. Their work includes breakthroughs in gravitational‑wave astronomy, RNA therapeutics, quantum materials, and computational medicine. The election underscores JHU’s broad research impact and its role in shaping national scientific priorities.
Broad Collaboration Produces High-Resolution Atlas of Developing Human Brain
Johns Hopkins scientists have assembled the most detailed cellular atlas of the human neocortex, merging data from nearly 200 studies and over 30 million cells. The open‑access web portal makes the high‑resolution map available to researchers worldwide, facilitating exploration of gene‑expression...
Hopkins Bloomberg Center Exhibition to Explore American Art as Cultural Diplomacy
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Center will host "Artistic Generosity and the American Artist Abroad" from April 7 to June 13, showcasing four decades of American art placed in U.S. embassies worldwide. The exhibition draws from the Foundation for Art and Preservation in...
Johns Hopkins Awarded $15M to Develop Platform to Study Neurological Diseases, Screen Chemicals
Johns Hopkins received a five‑year, $15 million NIH grant to build the Drug Research Organoid Intelligence Development Platform (DROIDp). The platform will combine human brain organoids, advanced electrical sensors and AI analytics to evaluate learning, memory and neurotoxicity. It targets Alzheimer’s,...
Allyson Bear Named President and CEO of Jhpiego
Allyson Bear, a Bloomberg School of Public Health alumna with more than 25 years of global‑health leadership, has been appointed president and CEO of Jhpiego, effective April 1, 2026. She succeeds Leslie Mancuso, who led the Johns Hopkins‑affiliated organization for over two...
Howler Monkeys Began Eating Leaves 13 Million Years Ago, Changing Primate History
Researchers at Johns Hopkins have identified the extinct howler monkey relative Stirtonia victoriae as the earliest known leaf‑eating primate in South and Central America, dating back 13.3‑13.6 million years. Dental and mandibular analysis reveals adaptations for folivory that allowed the...
Scientists Sound Alarm over Federal Plan to Dismantle Vital Weather and Climate Lab
Scientists at Johns Hopkins warn that the federal plan to break up the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) threatens the nation’s premier weather‑forecasting infrastructure. The Office of Management and Budget announced the move on social media, labeling NCAR a...
Tomatoes, Carrots, and Lettuce Store Pharmaceutical Byproducts in Their Leaves
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University examined how four psychoactive pharmaceuticals behave in tomatoes, carrots and lettuce irrigated with treated wastewater. In controlled experiments, the drugs and their metabolites accumulated predominantly in leaf tissue, with tomato leaves showing concentrations over 200...
An Efficient, Reusable Framework to Evaluate AI Safety
Researchers at Johns Hopkins and Microsoft introduced Jailbreak Distillation (JBDistill), a renewable framework that automates safety testing for large language models (LLMs). By over‑generating adversarial prompts and selecting the most effective subset, the method creates a consistent benchmark that can...
Renowned Theoretical Cosmologist and Data Scientist Benjamin Wandelt Joins Johns Hopkins
Renowned cosmologist and data scientist Benjamin Wandelt has joined Johns Hopkins University as the Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Cosmology and Scientific AI. He arrives from the Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris and the Flatiron Institute, bringing deep expertise in cosmic microwave...
Johns Hopkins Leads $24M Multinational Consortium to Find Hepatitis B Cure
Johns Hopkins Medicine is heading a five‑year, $24 million NIH‑funded Hepatitis B and HIV Cure Consortium that brings together research teams from the United States, Brazil, India, Senegal and Uganda. The first year will enroll 450 participants co‑infected with HIV and chronic...
Hopkins Funds AI Research Across the Country to Support Aging Patients
Johns Hopkins’ Artificial Intelligence and Technology Collaboratory for Aging Research (JH AITC) has distributed $20 million in National Institute on Aging funds to 45 states, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, spawning 42 peer‑reviewed papers, seven market‑ready products and $11.7 million...
Researchers Aim to Visualize Brain Activity at True Speed
Johns Hopkins researchers, led by Adam Charles, secured a four‑year, $2.7 million NIH grant to build an AI‑enhanced optical imaging system that can record brain activity 20 to 50 times faster than current methods. The platform will translate voltage spikes and...