Institute for Basic Biomedical Sciences

The IBBS represents the basic research effort at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where faculty, fellows, postdocs and students and staff study some of the most exciting problems in biomedical science today.

Any type of research is possible in the IBBS -- in addition to our nine departments, we have several interdisciplinary research programs as well as translational and collaborative research across all basic and clinical departments.

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Scientists Uncover Molecular Roots Of Cocaine Addiction In The Brain And Reveal A Promising New Anti-Addiction Drug
Researchers have unraveled the molecular foundations of cocaine’s effects on the brain, and identified a compound that blocks cravings for the drug in cocaine-addicted mice. More

Daniel O'Connor Receives Neuroscience Award
Congratulations to Daniel O'Connor for receiving a 2013 Klingenstein Fellowship Award in the the Neurosciences. More

Research On Cilia Heats Up: Implications For Hearing, Vision Loss And Kidney Disease
Experiments at Johns Hopkins have unearthed clues about which protein signaling molecules are allowed into hollow, hair-like “antennae,” called cilia, that alert cells to critical changes in their environments. More

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