People

faculty
Doug Barrick

Professor
PhD, Stanford University

410-516-0409 barrick@jhu.edu 216 Jenkins Hall Group/Lab Website

Research Interests: Statistical thermodynamics in biological systems; stability and folding of modular proteins, relations between amino acid sequence, consensus, and evolution; physical chemistry, structure, and function in Notch signaling.
Gregory Bowman

Associate Professor
PhD, Princeton University

410-516-7850 gdbowman@jhu.edu 302 Jenkins Hall Group/Lab Website

Research Interests: DNA architecture, chromosome packaging, molecular motors
Brian Camley

Assistant Professor
PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara

410-516-7683 bcamley@jhu.edu Bloomberg 243

Research Interests: Cell motility, chemotaxis, collective motion, soft matter, and fluid mechanics in cell biology
Karen Fleming

Professor
PhD, Georgetown University

410-516-7256 Karen.Fleming@jhu.edu 416 Jenkins Hall Group/Lab Website

Research Interests: Membrane proteins, protein sorting, chaperone function, protein folding, thermodynamics of protein-protein interactions in membranes, membrane protein modeling
Bertrand García-Moreno

Professor and Chair
PhD, Indiana University

410-516-4497 bertrand@jhu.edu 002 Jenkins Hall Group/Lab Website

Research Interests: Experimental and computational studies of protein electrostatics, structure-based energy calculations, ligand-driven conformational transitions
Taekjip Ha

Bloomberg Distinguished Professor
PhD, University of California at Berkeley

217-398-0865 tjha@jhu.edu 169 Mergenthaler Group/Lab Website

Research Interests: Single Molecule and Cell Biophysics
Margaret Johnson

Assistant Professor
PhD, UC Berkeley

410-516-2376 margaret.johnson@jhu.edu 121C Mergenthaler Group/Lab Website

Research Interests: Theoretical and computational modeling of protein interactions at the molecular and cellular scale. Networks, protein evolution, dynamics of protein self-assembly and self-organization.
Juliette Lecomte

Professor
PhD, Carnegie-Mellon University

410-516-7019 410-516-4118 lecomte_jtj@jhu.edu 116 Jenkins Hall Group/Lab Website

Research Interests: Structure and dynamics of proteins in solution by NMR spectroscopy
Sua Myong

Associate Professor
PhD, University of California, Berkeley

410-516-5122 smyong1@jhu.edu 168 Mergenthaler Hall Group/Lab Website

Research Interests: Quantitative analysis of gene expression in single molecule and single cell
Elijah Roberts

Assistant Professor
PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

410-516-2384 eroberts@jhu.edu Mergenthaler Hall 121 B Group/Lab Website

Research Interests: Investigating the creation and use of in silico cell models
Sarah Woodson

T.C. Jenkins Professor
PhD, Yale University

410-516-2015 swoodson@jhu.edu 402 Jenkins Hall Group/Lab Website

Research Interests: Folding and dynamics of RNA and RNA-protein complexes
staff
Jessica Appel

Administrative Manager

410-516-7243 410-516-4118 jappel@jhu.edu 103 Jenkins Hall
Siddeeqah Fichman

Administrative Coordinator

410-516-7245 sfichma1@jhu.edu 110 Jenkins Hall
Nancy Foltz

Grants and Contracts Analyst

410-516-0218 410-516-4118 nfoltz@jhu.edu 110 Jenkins Hall
Nicole Goode

Graduate Program Coordinator

410-516-5197 410-516-4118 ngoode@jhu.edu 101 Jenkins Hall
Ken Rutledge

Sr. Systems Engineer

410-516-0581 krutledg@jhu.edu 109 Jenkins Hall
Katie Tripp

Technical Facilities Manager, Center for Molecular Biophysics
PhD, Johns Hopkins University

410-516-3598 tripp@jhu.edu 70E Mergenthaler Hall
professors emeriti
Richard Cone

Professor Emeritus
PhD, University of Chicago

cone@jhu.edu

Research Interests: Mucosal protection by vaginal microbiota, lactic acid, and antibodies
George D. Rose

Krieger-Eisenhower Professor Emeritus and Research Professor.
PhD, Oregon State University

410-516-7244 grose@jhu.edu 202 Jenkins Hall

Research Interests: Theoretical approaches to protein folding
Affiliated Faculty
Christopher Falzone

Teaching Professor, Department of Chemistry
PhD, Clarkson University

410-516-7467 falzone@jhu.edu New Chemistry 314
Ernesto Freire

Henry Walters Professor, Department of Biology
PhD, University of Virginia

410-516-7743 | Lab 410-516-7742 ef@jhu.edu 114A Biology East

Research Interests: Structure-based thermodynamics of molecular recognition and function
Vincent Hilser

Professor and Chair, Department of Biology
PhD, Johns Hopkins University

410-516-6072 | Lab 410-516-6757 hilser@jhu.edu 117A Biology East

Research Interests: Protein conformational fluctuations and their role in function, adaptation and disease
Pien-Chien Huang

Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bloomberg School of Public Health
PhD, The Ohio State University

410-614-6910 phuang2@jhu.edu 615 N. Wolfe Street, W8509

Research Interests: Biochemistry and molecular biology, stress-inducible genes and their gene products
Christian Kaiser

Assistant Professor, Department of Biology
PhD, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry

410-516-4486 kaiser@jhu.edu 205 Biology East

Research Interests: Single-molecule biochemistry studies of the machines and processes in protein translation, translocation, and folding
Evangelos Moudrianakis

Professor, Department of Biology
PhD, Johns Hopkins University

410-516-7305 | Lab 410-516-7303 vanm@jhu.edu 130A Levi

Research Interests: Assembly and dynamics of nucleoproteins and chromosomes; bacterial and chloroplast bioenergetics
Robert Schleif

Professor, Department of Biology
PhD, University of California, Berkeley

410-516-5206 | Lab 410-516-5207 schleif@jhu.edu 239 Mudd Hall

Research Interests: Protein-DNA interactions and regulation of gene activity
Alexandra Tan

Program Director, Post-Baccalaureate Health Science Intensive Program, AAP
Director, Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Program
PhD, Johns Hopkins University

alextan@jhu.edu Wyman S715
Craig Townsend

Alsoph H. Corwin Professor, Department of Chemistry
PhD, Yale University

410-516-7444 ctownsend@jhu.edu Remsen 252

Research Interests: Organic and bioorganic chemistry
lecturers & teaching faculty
Ana Damjanovic

Associate Research Scientist
PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

410-516-5390 ad@jhu.edu 016 Jenkins Hall

Research Interests: Computational studies of protein structure, dynamics and function
Carolyn Fitch

Senior Lecturer
PhD, Johns Hopkins University

410-516-7248 cfitch1@jhu.edu 016 Jenkins Hall
Patrick Fleming

Senior Lecturer
PhD, University of Michigan

410-516-7520 Pat.Fleming@jhu.edu UTL G85

Research Interests: Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Maria Procopio

Lecturer
PhD, University of Bologna

410-516-7245 mprocop2@jhu.edu 110 Jenkins Hall
Jaime Sorenson

Lecturer
PhD, Johns Hopkins University

410-516-7245 jsorens6@jhu.edu 110 Jenkins Hall
postdoctoral fellows & research scientists
Aakash Basu

Postdoctoral Fellow

abasu10@jhmi.edu WBSB 619
Peggy Billingsley

Assistant Research Scientist

ybillin1@jhu.edu 166 Mergenthaler Hall
Yumeng Hao

Postdoctoral Fellow

yhao12@jhu.edu 404 Jenkins Hall
Myung Hyun Jo

Postdoctoral Fellow

mj@jhmi.edu WBSB 619
Eric Johnson

Associate Research Scientist

410-516-7699 ejohn@jhu.edu 006 Jenkins Hall
Hye Ran Koh

Assistant Research Scientist

hkoh6@jhu.edu 166 Mergenthaler Hall
Hui-Ting Lee

Postdoctoral Fellow

hlee154@jhu.edu 166 Mergenthaler Hall
Jongchan Lee

Postdoctoral Fellow

jongchanlee@jhmi.edu WBSB 619
Tom Moench

Adjunct Research Scientist
Dariush Mohammadyani

Postdoctoral Fellow

dariush@jhu.edu 121 Mergenthaler Hall
Ilana Nodelman

Associate Research Scientist

410-516-3476 inodelm1@jhu.edu 301 Jenkins Hall
Subrata Panja

Associate Research Scientist

spanja2@jhu.edu 404 Jenkins Hall
Matthew Poyton

Postdoctoral Fellow

mpoyton1@jhmi.edu 619 WBSB
Sewwandi Rathnayake

Postdoctoral Fellow

srathna1@jhu.edu 121 Mergenthaler Hall
Aaron Robinson

Postdoctoral Fellow

410-516-4498 aaronrob@jhu.edu 004 Jenkins Hall
Jaya Sarkar

Postdoctoral Fellow

jsarkar1@jhu.edu 166 Mergenthaler Hall
Indra Sharma

Postdoctoral Fellow

isharma2@jhu.edu 110 Jenkins Hall
Ramreddy Tippana

Postdoctoral Fellow

rtippan1@jhu.edu 166 Mergenthaler Hall
research & visiting faculty
Krastan Blagoev

Director, Physics of Living Systems Program, National Science Foundation

krastan@jhu.edu 002 Jenkins Hall
Evgenia Nikolova

Assistant Research Scientist

(410) 516-7245 enikolova@jhu.edu 321 Jenkins Hall
Jamie Schlessman

Professor, United States Naval Academy
PhD, California Institute of Technology

410-516-4498 jschles3@jhu.edu 110 Jenkins Hall

People

faculty

Professor PhD, Stanford University

Associate Professor PhD, Princeton University

Assistant Professor PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara

Professor PhD, Georgetown University

Professor and Chair PhD, Indiana University

Bloomberg Distinguished Professor PhD, University of California at Berkeley

Assistant Professor PhD, UC Berkeley

Professor PhD, Carnegie-Mellon University

Associate Professor PhD, University of California, Berkeley

Assistant Professor PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

T.C. Jenkins Professor PhD, Yale University

staff

Jessica Appel

Administrative Manager

Siddeeqah Fichman

Administrative Coordinator

Nancy Foltz

Grants and Contracts Analyst

Nicole Goode

Graduate Program Coordinator

Ken Rutledge

Sr. Systems Engineer

Katie Tripp

Technical Facilities Manager, Center for Molecular Biophysics PhD, Johns Hopkins University

professors emeriti

Professor Emeritus PhD, University of Chicago

Krieger-Eisenhower Professor Emeritus and Research Professor. PhD, Oregon State University

Affiliated Faculty

Christopher Falzone

Teaching Professor, Department of Chemistry PhD, Clarkson University

Henry Walters Professor, Department of Biology PhD, University of Virginia

Professor and Chair, Department of Biology PhD, Johns Hopkins University

Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bloomberg School of Public Health PhD, The Ohio State University

Assistant Professor, Department of Biology PhD, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry

Professor, Department of Biology PhD, Johns Hopkins University

Professor, Department of Biology PhD, University of California, Berkeley

Alexandra Tan

Program Director, Post-Baccalaureate Health Science Intensive Program, AAPDirector, Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Program PhD, Johns Hopkins University

Alsoph H. Corwin Professor, Department of Chemistry PhD, Yale University

lecturers & teaching faculty

Associate Research Scientist PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Carolyn Fitch

Senior Lecturer PhD, Johns Hopkins University

Senior Lecturer PhD, University of Michigan

Maria Procopio

Lecturer PhD, University of Bologna

Jaime Sorenson

Lecturer PhD, Johns Hopkins University

postdoctoral fellows & research scientists

Aakash Basu

Postdoctoral Fellow

Peggy Billingsley

Assistant Research Scientist

Yumeng Hao

Postdoctoral Fellow

Myung Hyun Jo

Postdoctoral Fellow

Eric Johnson

Associate Research Scientist

Hye Ran Koh

Assistant Research Scientist

Hui-Ting Lee

Postdoctoral Fellow

Jongchan Lee

Postdoctoral Fellow

Tom Moench

Adjunct Research Scientist

Dariush Mohammadyani

Postdoctoral Fellow

Ilana Nodelman

Associate Research Scientist

Subrata Panja

Associate Research Scientist

Matthew Poyton

Postdoctoral Fellow

Sewwandi Rathnayake

Postdoctoral Fellow

Aaron Robinson

Professor
PhD, Stanford University

Associate Professor
PhD, Princeton University

Assistant Professor
PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara

Professor
PhD, Georgetown University

Professor and Chair
PhD, Indiana University

Bloomberg Distinguished Professor
PhD, University of California at Berkeley

Assistant Professor
PhD, UC Berkeley

Professor
PhD, Carnegie-Mellon University

Associate Professor
PhD, University of California, Berkeley

Assistant Professor
PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

T.C. Jenkins Professor
PhD, Yale University

Technical Facilities Manager, Center for Molecular Biophysics
PhD, Johns Hopkins University

Professor Emeritus
PhD, University of Chicago

Krieger-Eisenhower Professor Emeritus and Research Professor.
PhD, Oregon State University

Teaching Professor, Department of Chemistry
PhD, Clarkson University

Henry Walters Professor, Department of Biology
PhD, University of Virginia

Professor and Chair, Department of Biology
PhD, Johns Hopkins University

Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bloomberg School of Public Health
PhD, The Ohio State University

Assistant Professor, Department of Biology
PhD, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry

Professor, Department of Biology
PhD, Johns Hopkins University

Professor, Department of Biology
PhD, University of California, Berkeley

Program Director, Post-Baccalaureate Health Science Intensive Program, AAP
Director, Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Program
PhD, Johns Hopkins University

Alsoph H. Corwin Professor, Department of Chemistry
PhD, Yale University

Associate Research Scientist
PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Senior Lecturer
PhD, Johns Hopkins University

Senior Lecturer
PhD, University of Michigan

Lecturer
PhD, University of Bologna

Lecturer
PhD, Johns Hopkins University

Professor, United States Naval Academy
PhD, California Institute of Technology