News & Announcements Archive

Stephen Fried Named Sloan Research Fellow

February 20, 2020 Dr. Stephen Fried, Assistant Professor, Departments of Chemistry and Biophysics, has been named a 2024 Sloan Research Fellow, a prestigious award celebrating rising stars in academia. Awarded […]

We’re Hiring a Tenure-Track Assistant/Associate/Full Professor!

As part of a strategic investment for a transformative expansion of the faculty of the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, Biophysics at Johns Hopkins is poised for significant growth […]

Dr. Alama Plaza-Rodriguez Defends Thesis

Dr. Alama Plaza-Rodriguez Defends Thesis

On June 21st, graduate student Alma Plaza-Rodriguez, of the Program in Molecular Biophysics, successfully defended her thesis: “Modeling Contractility Kit-Mediated Mechanoresponsiveness and Cytoskeletal Network Assembly”. Congratulations, Alma!

Franklin J. Avilés-Vázquez Inducted into the Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society

Biophysics student Franklin Avilés-Vázquez was one of ten Johns Hopkins PhD students inducted into the University chapter of the Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society at a ceremony on Thursday, May […]

Congratulations Class of 2023!

Congratulations Class of 2023!

On Thursday, May 25, Johns Hopkins University’s 147th Commencement ceremony took place at Homewood Field where 24 students of the Class of 2023 received their undergraduate degrees. Congratulations to Abigail […]

Alma Plaza-Rodriguez Wins Biophysical Society Award

We extend a huge congratulations to Alma Plaza-Rodriguez, winner of the 2023 Student Research Achievement Award Poster Competition at the Biophysical Society Annual Meeting! Alma was one of 36 winners of […]

Dr. Mark Petersen Defends Thesis

On March 6th, graduate student Mark Petersen, of the Program in Molecular Biophysics, successfully defended his thesis:  “Thermodynamic Stability, Cooperativity, and the Partly Folded States of Semiautonomous Repeat Proteins”. Congratulations, […]

Juliette Lecomte Named AAAS Fellow

Juliette Lecomte Named AAAS Fellow

Juliette Lecomte has been elected to the newest class of fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society. Fellows are selected […]

We’re hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor!

We’re hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor!

The T.C. Jenkins Department of Biophysics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the broad area of Molecular and Cellular Biophysics. We encourage applicants […]

Karen Fleming to Receive 2023 Avanti Award in Lipids

Karen Fleming to Receive 2023 Avanti Award in Lipids

September 6, 2022 – Biophysics Department Professor Karen Fleming, will receive the Biophysical Society 2023 Avanti Award in Lipids. Fleming will be honored at the Society’s 67th Annual Meeting in […]