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Learn in state-of-the-art facilities at one of the first institutions in the country to establish biophysics as an independent discipline.

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Choose from the Program in Molecular Biophysics; Program in Cell, Molecular, Developmental Biology, and Biophysics; or the Jenkins Biophysics Program.

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Our faculty specialize in solving biological problems using a combination of chemistry, biology, physics, mathematics, and computer science.

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We’re Hiring a Tenure Track/Tenure 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. Yuan Lou Defends Thesis

July 26, 2024 The Thomas C. Jenkins Department of Biophysics is pleased to announce that Dr. Yuan Lou of the Woodson Lab successfully defended her thesis: Benefits of being co-transcriptional: […]

Elise White Awarded NIH F31 Fellowship

Rising 3rd-year PMB student Elise White, in the Woodson Lab, was awarded the prestigious NIH F31 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Service Research Award (NRSA) predoctoral fellowship. The F31 fellowship will […]