Category: Research
Materials scientist seeks dwarfism clues in cell’s membrane
August 16, 2010
This is part of an occasional series on Johns Hopkins research funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. If you have a study you would like to be considered for inclusion, contact Lisa De Nike at lde@jhu .edu. Achondroplasia, a common form of dwarfism, is caused by a genetic mutation: A single […]
Johns Hopkins University hits $200 million mark in ARRA grants
July 19, 2010
The Johns Hopkins University has to date been awarded more than $200 million in National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation research grants through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, also known as the federal stimulus package. The 424 grants are financing investigations ranging from how the universe began to how men […]
Hartwell grant supports innovative early-vision scanner
July 19, 2010
Of all the disorders of vision, amblyopia—sometimes referred to as “lazy eye”—may be one of the most frustrating for clinicians and public health officials. It is both relatively common, affecting as many as 380,000 children in the United States alone, and relatively easy to address if treatment is initiated before age 3. But few children […]
Studying cells in 3-D could reveal new cancer targets
June 21, 2010
Showing movies in 3-D has produced a box-office bonanza in recent months. Could viewing cell behavior in three dimensions lead to important advances in cancer research? A new study led by Johns Hopkins University engineers indicates it may happen. Looking at cells in 3-D, the team members concluded, yields more accurate information that could help […]
Johns Hopkins astrophysicist is co-winner of million-dollar Shaw Prize
June 7, 2010
Johns Hopkins University astrophysicist Charles Bennett and two colleagues have been awarded this year’s $1 million Shaw Prize in astronomy for groundbreaking research that has helped determine the precise age, composition and curvature of the universe. Bennett was cited for his accomplishments as principal investigator of the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe, a spacecraft that in […]
Berman Institute faculty to lead FDA-sponsored exam of drug study issues
June 7, 2010
The director and a core faculty member of the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics have been appointed co-chairs of an Institute of Medicine committee that will evaluate the scientific and ethical issues involved in studies of drug safety after FDA approval. Ruth Faden, director of the Berman Institute of Bioethics, and Steven Goodman, a […]
30 Johns Hopkins researchers receive Md. stem cell funding
June 7, 2010
Thirty Johns Hopkins researchers have been awarded funding from the Maryland Stem Cell Research Commission under the Maryland Stem Cell Research Act of 2006. In all, 141 applications were reviewed and 42 projects funded, totaling $11.7 million. This year’s funded projects include: • Investigator-Initiated Research Grants, designed for investigators with preliminary data supporting the grant […]
Charting ocean currents with a cutting-edge supercomputer
May 10, 2010
This is part of an occasional series on Johns Hopkins research funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. If you have a study you would like to be considered for inclusion, contact Lisa De Nike at lde@jhu.edu. Using a $736,000 grant administered through the federal stimulus act, a Johns Hopkins earth scientist […]
JHU, N.Y. Stem Cell Foundation to collaborate
May 3, 2010
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the New York Stem Cell Foundation are establishing a collaborative program to advance the development and use of stem cells in therapies for a wide range of diseases, the organizations announced last week. The program will train researchers to use stem cells and foster joint research projects. […]
Social vs. dependent drinking: Is the difference in the brain?
April 19, 2010
Why some people can enjoy a glass of wine with dinner or a few beers at a ballgame with no ill effects and others escalate their drinking and become dependent remains one of medicine’s baffling mysteries and a major public health concern. Using a $1 million stimulus-funded grant from the National Institutes of Health, a […]