News & Announcements Archive

Congratulations Biophysics Class of 2022!

Congratulations Biophysics Class of 2022!

On Saturday, May 21st, the Department of Biophysics held a reception to celebrate it’s 42 graduating students including Melanie Alfonzo Horowitz, Ethan Bernstein, Gretchen Belotte, Harshit Bhasin, Elias Boussouf, David […]

Three Biophysics students win undergraduate research award

Harshit Bhasin, Yuekang Zhang and Hantian “Maggie” Lee won 2022 undergraduate research rewards to fund their work.

Karen Fleming named 2022 Biophysical Society Fellow

Karen Fleming named 2022 Biophysical Society Fellow

Professor Karen Fleming was named as one of the Biophysical Society’s 2022 Class of Fellows, which honors members society members who have demonstrated sustained excellence in science and have contributed to the expansion of the field of biophysics. Fleming was selected for rigorous and incisive contributions to the understanding of the thermodynamics of membrane protein folding, and for her tireless devotion to promoting gender equity in science.

Taekjip Ha elected to National Academy of Medicine

Taekjip Ha elected to National Academy of Medicine

Professor Taekjip Ha is one of 10 Johns Hopkins faculty elected to the National Academy of Medicine 2021. He was elected for his work co-inventing the single-molecule FRET (smFRET) technology […]

Prof. Karen Fleming inducted into first-ever ASBMB fellows class

Prof. Karen Fleming inducted into first-ever ASBMB fellows class

Biophysics professor Karen Fleming has been inducted into the first ever class of ASBMB fellows. ASBMB fellows are recognized for their meritorious efforts to advance the molecular life sciences through sustained […]

5 Biophysics Majors in 2020-2021 receive the PURA award

Chelsey Chen, Daniel Habib, Elizabeth Mensah, Harshit Bhasin, and Joseph Yoniles were awarded the prestigious PURA award. PURA is the Provost’s Undergraduate Research Award established in 1993 to encourage Hopkins undergraduate students to engage in […]

When Hands-on Learning Isn’t an Option

Before COVID-19, Jaime Sorenson, biophysics lecturer, had long wanted to create videos of some basic biophysics techniques so that students would be able to learn at their own pace, re-watching […]

Praise for an Outstanding Biophysicist, Our Chair, Doug Barrick

Praise for an Outstanding Biophysicist, Our Chair, Doug Barrick

Prof. Doug Barrick will receive the Biophysics Society, Emily M. Gray Award for his “masterpiece textbook” on Biomolecular Thermodynamics. He is one of ten biophysicists who will be honored at […]

Biophysics Graduate Katherine Xiang named Hertz Graduate Fellow

Biophysics Graduate Katherine Xiang named Hertz Graduate Fellow

The fellowship is granted to outstanding physical, biological, and engineering science students who demonstrate the potential to change the world for the better through their research. Xiang is one of […]

Taekjip Ha announced as a 2020 Biophysical Society Fellow

Taekjip Ha announced as a 2020 Biophysical Society Fellow

The Biophysical Society has announced Taekjip Ha, PhD, as one of its 2020 Society Fellows. The Society awards members who have demonstrated excellence in science, contributed to the expansion of […]