Our Campus

The concept of graduate study in America originated with the founding of Johns Hopkins in 1876, and marked the beginnings of an enterprise that would unite a university, medical school, and teaching hospital for the first time in this country.  Intrinsic to this new concept was the idea that discourse between various specialties is integral to advancing the science of medicine.  The dynamic atmosphere created by this belief continues today, and has kept Hopkins continually in the forefront of biological research, medical education and clinical medicine for more than a century. 

The Institute of Basic Biomedical Sciences (IBBS) was created in December 2000 to form a cohesive infrastructure for the nine basic science departments.  The IBBS links the departments of Biological Chemistry, Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Cell Biology, Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology, Molecular Biology and Genetics, Neuroscience, Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences and Physiology on the medical campus.  Several new research buildings have opened the last few year; the Broadway Research Building, Bunting-Blaustein Cancer Research Building and Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center.  There are several buildings planned to open in  2007 and 2008 including a new Education Building.  

Construction is also beginnings for The East Baltimore Biotech Park adjacent to the medical campus.  The two million square foot research park (http://www.ebdi.org/index.asp) will eventually house 30 to 50 companies.  The research park is designed to bring together and accommodate the needs of a wide variety of users.  It will provide traditional lab and office space for incubator programs for cutting edge science and networking opportunities with Hopkins 630 primary researchers, 2000 postdoctoral fellows and 800 graduate students.

A typical list of lectures, symposia, readings, and films given at Johns Hopkins over the course of one year ranges from the sublime to the unusual.  The University's Office of Special Events sponsors many of these through its Wednesday Noon Series.  Lectures feature speakers who give thought-provoking presentation on a variety of topics.  In East Baltimore, the Office of Cultural Affairs draws a wide audience with programs featuring classical music, films, and guest speakers.