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Excited to celebrate 3 Discovery Award-winning teams featuring @JohnsHopkinsEPI faculty! 🧠 AI to predict heart disease @KuniMatsushita 🧬 Liquid biopsies for early breast cancer detection @kalavisvanathan 🌀 Psilocybin & amblyopia (Ann-Margret Ervin)

@LizSelvin, director of @JHUWelchCenter, has devoted her career to leading projects designed to improve patient care for persons with diabetes. In 2020, she was awarded the Kelly M. West Award by @AmDiabetesAssn for outstanding achievement in diabetes epidemiology. #FacultyFriday

New #ARIC paper showing #⃣of calcified coronary plaques as a robust predictor of 🫀🧠#CVD even beyond Agatston score Outstanding job by Siyu Zou, a recent graduate from @JohnsHopkinsEPI @JHUWelchCenter @BudoffMd @yejinmok @MichaelJBlaha sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Proud to present our work in @JAMASurgery today documenting use of supervised exercise therapy in patients with #claudication undergoing intervention across 5 payor groups. SET within 12 months of intervention was 0.05%. #WeCanDoBetter shorturl.at/65mia

Liz Selvin, director of the @JHUWelchCenter is taking on the slow-burn diseases—chronic illnesses that our health care systems are ill-equipped to handle. magazine.publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/in-praise…

We had a great time this weekend celebrating our colleague Dr. Rita Kalyani's role as President of Science & Medicine and incoming chief scientific and medical officer of @ADA_DiabetesPro at #ADASciSession2025! We're so proud and happy for her!

In adults with type 2 diabetes, a DASH-style diet optimized for diabetes, combined with dietary sodium reduction, resulted in a clinically significant reduction in blood pressure. ja.ma/3T5OWSO

Please join us in congratulating @ycommodore on her promotion to Full Professor at #JHSON! Dr. Commodore-Mensah is an established nurse leader in the field of cardiovascular health whose research is dedicated to reducing cardiovascular disease risk among African populations in…

The 2025 Paul and Shelagh Whelton Endowed Scholarship in Epidemiology is awarded to Ibrahim Dehshini Ali and Jelani Grant. It honors the accomplishments of clinical MD graduate students or MD doctoral candidates in epidemiology at @JHUWelchCenter.

Announcing the next dean of @JohnsHopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Keshia Pollack Porter! A champion for public health, Dr. Pollack Porter has distinguished herself as a leader in advancing policy change that promotes safe, healthy environments.…

The 2025 Dorothy and Arthur Samet Student Support Fund in Epidemiology is awarded to Siyu Zou. Established by our former department chair in honor of his parents, this award supports an outstanding master's student who is a first-generation college student. Congratulations, Siyu!

The Dr. and Mrs. Roscoe M. Moore, Jr. Scholarship in Epidemiology recognizes graduates from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) who have demonstrated excellence in community health. Congratulations to this year's recipient, Emeka Ejimogu!

Ebenezer Aryee is the 2025 recipient of the Robert Dyar Memorial Fund. This award recognizes the importance of epidemiology in the practice of medicine to future generations of physicians. Congratulations, Ebenezer!

Convocation Ceremony Delayed! Due to inclement weather in the forecast, the Bloomberg School’s Convocation Ceremony has been delayed to Wednesday, May 21, at 1 p.m. ET. Graduates should now report to the Robert Scott Gym at 11:15 a.m. for check-in. Gates to Homewood Field will…

The Nancy Fink Award honors her memory of caring and commitment to East Baltimore by recognizing outstanding master's students and non-tenured faculty. Congratulations to the 2025 recipients, Fang Wang (student) and Christine Mitchell (faculty)!

Liz Selvin, director of the @JHUWelchCenter, explains why she’s personally connected to her chronic disease research, what her next major focus will be, and what the real goal for aging should be. magazine.publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/in-praise…

New review: disruption to #diabetes and #hypertension care during the pandemic Reported disrupted domains: 👩‍⚕️workforce, 💊supply, 🧑‍🦱 patient perceptions Interventions: #telehealth and mental health care of #healthcare workers @pahowho @WorldBank rdcu.be/elpe9

This #InternationalNursesDay, see how the Ghanaian-Diaspora Nursing Alliance is working to use AI-assisted cardiac screenings to improve maternal outcomes. Watch the full video featuring #JHSON Professor @ycommodore: bit.ly/4mcPfbO

We’re thrilled to announce that Rita Rastogi Kalyani, MD, MHS, will be joining us as the new chief scientific and medical officer of the ADA starting August 11! Join us in welcoming her and learn more about her background and goals at bit.ly/4iIgIiF.