Core Mission

The Johns Hopkins NIMH therapeutic core is staffed with drug discovery scientists most of which are seasoned experts with significant experience in the pharmaceutical sector. Our core was designed to complement the strength of academic research by bridging a gap between basic science and therapeutic application. Below are the specific skills of the NIMH Translational Core.

Core Resources

• Johns Hopkins Drug Discovery
  • Research Project: Intranasal Insulin
  • Research Project: Neutral Sphingomyelinase 2 (nSMase2)
• ICTR Drug Discovery and Development D3 Core

Core Directors

Rana Rais, Ph.D.

Director, Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Johns Hopkins Drug Discovery
Associate Professor of Neurology
Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences

 

Co-Investigators

Raha Maryam Dastgheyb, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Neurology

 

Barbara Lynn Stauch Slusher, Ph.D., M.A.S.

Director, Johns Hopkins Drug Discovery
Professor of Neurology
Joint Appointment in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Professor of Medicine
Professor of Neuroscience
Professor of Oncology
Professor of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences

 

Takashi Tsukamoto, Ph.D.

Director, Medicinal Chemistry, Johns Hopkins Drug Discovery Program
Associate Professor of Neurology
Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences

 

Xiaolei Zhu, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences