INSTITUTE FOR BASIC BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES Fundamental research that drives advances in medicine

The mission of the Institute for Basic Biomedical Sciences at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine is to promote the fundamental research that drives advances in medicine. By fostering a unique and collaborative environment that bridges basic science and clinical research, the IBBS supports and encourages interdisciplinary interactions that lead to discovery and innovation and educates and trains future leaders in biomedical research.

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The Beckman Center for CyroEM at Johns Hopkins

The Beckman Center for Cryo-EM at Johns Hopkins provides cutting edge cryoelectron microscopy to the Johns Hopkins and regional communities. Hear about how cryoEM is being used at Johns Hopkins from leading scientists.

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Announcements

Emerging Scholar Award Applications Now Open

The 2024-2025 application cycle for the Paul T. Englund Emerging Scholar awards is now open to postdoctoral fellows and early assistant professors. (For applicants within Johns Hopkins, postdoctoral fellows are eligible.) Learn more about the awards and previous recipients. Apply by Nov. 13.

World Laureates Association Prize

Molecular Biology and Genetics Professor Jeremy Nathans is one of two winners of the World Laureates Association Prize (WLA Prize) for his discoveries of the genes, regulation and plasticity underlying human color vision and revealing disease mechanisms leading to blindness.