Karen Fleming, in the Department of Biophysics at Johns Hopkins University, has been elected 2024 fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the largest scientific society in the […]
Study Living Systems from Unique Perspectives
The Thomas C. Jenkins Department of Biophysics has a long tradition of excellence in research and teaching and of developing leaders in the scientific community.
- Degrees Offered BA, BA/MA, Masters, PhD
- Major Biophysics
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Undergraduate
Learn in state-of-the-art facilities at one of the first institutions in the country to establish biophysics as an independent discipline.
Graduate Programs
Choose from the Master’s in Biophysical Chemistry and Design for Biotechnology or one of three PhD programs: the Program in Molecular Biophysics; Program in Cell, Molecular, Developmental Biology, and Biophysics; or the Jenkins Biophysics Program.
Faculty
Our faculty specialize in solving biological problems using a combination of chemistry, biology, physics, mathematics, and computer science.
News & Announcements
Dr. Adip Jhaveri Defends Thesis
PhD candidate Adip Jhaveri, from the Jenkins Biophysics Program at Johns Hopkins University, successfully defended his thesis entitled “Understanding the Biophysical Principles that Drive Efficient Protein Self-Assembly”. Dr. Margaret Johnson, […]
Yaojun Zhang named Sloan Research Fellow
Yaojun Zhang and Xiongyi Huang among 126 scholars selected for prestigious fellowship Two Johns Hopkins assistant professors, biophysicist Yaojun “Jun” Zhang, and chemist Xiongyi Huang have been named 2025 Sloan […]