Johns Hopkins Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

06/18/2026

Congratulations to BMB Assistant Professor Utthara Nayar on receiving one of this year's prestigious Johns Hopkins University Catalyst Awards to support her work on endocrine resistant breast cancer! Catalyst awards recognize and support innovative projects by early career faculty.

Each honoree receives $100K to accelerate their groundbreaking research and join a cohort of more than 350 early-career investigators from across the university who have earned the award since 2015

06/18/2026

Have you heard about the sunscreen ingredient that was recently approved by the FDA, and wondered what it means for you? Our chair, Ashani Weeraratna, spoke with about how it works and what it means for sun protection.

And you can find even more information about sun and skin safety at this page from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center: https://publichealth.jhu.edu/skin-safety-facts

Sunscreen can help reduce the risk of skin cancer, and the FDA recently approved a new sunscreen ingredient in the U.S. Learn more on the about how this option compares what is currently available: https://brnw.ch/21x3qk6

06/11/2026

Published today at Nature Cell Biology! The Cai Lab discovered a type of large condensate in the nucleus of renal cell carcinoma cells with high levels of the TEAD1 transcription factor – unlike previously characterized transcriptional condensates, these cluster at inactive regions of chromosomes and appear to store excess TEAD1 where it can’t activate transcription but remains available for future use.

The findings may shed light on cancer biology and treatment options, new mechanisms for transcription factor regulation, and nuclear organization. Learn more about the work⤵️

Clusters storing gene activators near inactive regions of DNA in cell nuclei could illuminate cancer biology.

05/29/2026

Congratulations to BMB Assistant Professor Brittany Jenkins-Lord on receiving a Johns Hopkins University Nexus research award for her project with Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Epidemiology Department Associate Professor Avonne Connor! Check out the HUB story for more details ⤵

The Nexus Awards Program supports a diverse range of programming, research, and teaching activities at the Hopkins Bloomberg Center

05/22/2026

The final BMB seminar of the 2025-2026 series features a presentation by Yogesh Goyal, Assistant Professor, Cell and Developmental Biology Department, Northwestern University, and Investigator, Chan Zuckerberg Biohub:
🗓️Wednesday May 27
🕚11 a.m.
📍W5030

Yogesh Goyal of Northwestern University and the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub will present the April Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Seminar

05/20/2026

🎓Congratulations graduates!🎓 At today’s Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Convocation we celebrated the 14 MHS, 55 ScM, and 9 PhD graduates who completed their degrees in our Department this academic year. We're proud of all you've done here at BMB and are excited to see what you do next!

05/20/2026

Today is the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health convocation, and we'd like to send congratulations to this year's Master of Arts in Public Health Biology graduates! The MAPHB is an interdepartmental program from BMB, Johns Hopkins Environmental Health & Engineering, and W. Harry Feinstone Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology!

05/11/2026

At the Johns Hopkins Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, we do innovative research to understand the cellular processes and biological systems that form the foundation of medical and public health advances, while creating a dynamic, collaborative environment where students can learn and flourish. Take a look inside ⤵️

As the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, we are at a unique intersection of basic biology...

05/01/2026

Today’s the application deadline for our MHS program and the interdepartmental MAPHB! Make sure your application is submitted in SOPHAS by 11:59 p.m. ET! Full details on how to apply ⤵️

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04/24/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Srushti Kittane on receiving an AACR-Breast Cancer Research Foundation Scholar-In-Training award! Srushti, who successfully defended her PhD thesis earlier this month, presented about her work in the Toska Lab on the role of FOXA1 in breast cancer at the AACR 2026 general meeting.