The Celebration of Innovation in Medicine highlights the world– and health–changing contributions of our faculty and alumni innovators, with special focus on technology commercialization. It spotlights the journeys and successes of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine’s faculty and alumni who have built careers through translational research and innovation. Johns Hopkins consistently ranks as one of the top 10 U.S. universities for patent volume and boasts 27 affiliated faculty who have been inducted as Members and/or Senior Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors.
Soumyadipta Acharya, MD, MSE, PhD (SOM ’10)
National Academy of Inventors Senior Member, 2022
Ronald Berger, MD, PhD
National Academy of Inventors Fellow, 2021
Ramalingam Chellappa, PhD, MSEE
National Academy of Inventors Fellow, 2020
Ted Dawson, MD, PhD
National Academy of Inventors Fellow, 2021
Valina Dawson, PhD
National Academy of Inventors Fellow, 2020 | Emmett Cunningham Lecturer, 2024
Chris Douville, PhD (SOM ’18)
President’s Innovation Award, 2024
Jennifer Elisseeff, PhD
National Academy of Inventors Fellow, 2014
Laura Ensign, PhD (WSE ’13)
National Academy of Inventors Fellow, 2019
Sharon Gerecht, PhD
National Academy of Inventors Fellow, 2020
Jordan Green, PhD
National Academy of Inventors Fellow, 2021
Carol Greider, PhD
National Academy of Inventors Fellow, 2020
Henry Halperin, MD
National Academy of Inventors Fellow, 2016
Justin Hanes, PhD
National Academy of Inventors Fellow, 2014 | Emmett Cunningham Lecturer, 2022
Ru Chih Huang, PhD
National Academy of Inventors Fellow, 2022
Howard Katz, ScB, PhD
National Academy of Inventors Fellow, 2017
Isaac Kinde, MD, PhD (SOM ’15)
Emmett Cunningham Lecturer, 2023
Kenneth Kinzler, PhD (SOM ’88)
National Academy of Inventors Fellow, 2015
Se-Jin Lee, MD, PhD (SOM ’85)
National Academy of Inventors Fellow, 2015
John Leonard, MD (SOM ’83)
Dean’s Distinguished Alumni Innovator Award, 2025
The Ludwig Center
Dean’s Distinguished Faculty Award, 2025
Hai-Quan Mao, PhD
National Academy of Inventors Fellow, 2023
Gregory Newby, PhD
President’s Innovation Award, 2025
Drew Pardoll, MD, PhD (KSAS ’76 & SOM ’82)
National Academy of Inventors Fellow, 2018 | Emmett Cunningham Lecturer, 2025
Martin Pomper, MD, PhD
National Academy of Inventors Senior Member, 2021
Krishan Sabnani, PhD
National Academy of Inventors Fellow, 2022
David Sidransky, MD
National Academy of Inventors Fellow, 2016
Barbara Slusher, PhD (SOM ’91 & CBS ’91)
Emmett Cunningham Lecturer, 2021
Solomon Snyder, MD, DPhil, DSc.
National Academy of Inventors Fellow, 2012
Saraswati Sukumar, PhD
National Academy of Inventors Fellow, 2022
Russell Taylor, BSE, PhD (WSE ’70)
National Academy of Inventors Fellow, 2017
Nitish Thakor, PhD
National Academy of Inventors Fellow, 2020
John Toscano, PhD
National Academy of Inventors Senior Member, 2021
Natalia Trayanova, PhD
National Academy of Inventors Fellow, 2019
Victor Velculescu, MD, PhD (KSAS ’99 & SOM ’96)
National Academy of Inventors Fellow, 2023
Bert Vogelstein, MD (SOM ’74)
National Academy of Inventors Fellow, 2015
James West
National Academy of Inventors Fellow, 2013
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