News & Announcements Archive


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 – Biophysical Society Award Winner

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 […]


Sarah Woodson to Receive the 2023 Ignacio Tinoco Award

Sarah Woodson to Receive the 2023 Ignacio Tinoco Award
September 6, 2022 – Biophysics Department Professor Sarah Woodson will receive the Biophysical Society 2023 Ignacio Tinoco Award. Woodson will be honored at the Society’s 67th Annual Meeting in San […]


Margaret Johnson Promoted to Associate Professor

Margaret Johnson Promoted to Associate Professor
The Jenkins department is delighted to announce that Maggie Johnson has been promoted to Associate Professor. Maggie joined the department in 2013, following a postdoc in Gerhard Hummer’s lab at the […]


Dr. Basilio Cieza Huaman Defends Thesis

Dr. Basilio Cieza Huaman Defends Thesis
On July 25th, Jenkins Biophysics Program graduate Dr. Basilio Cieza Huaman successfully defended his thesis titled: “Investigation of Molecular Condensates Using a Reaction-Diffusion Master Equation Model”. Congratulations Basilio!


Sua Myong Promoted to Full Professor

Sua Myong Promoted to Full Professor
Warm congratulations to Dr. Sua Myong on her promotion to the rank of Full Professor this year! Since arriving in the Jenkins Department of Biophysics in 2015, Sua has continued […]