Research

The Laura Bassi Scholarship was established in 2018 with the aim of providing editorial assistance to postgraduates and junior academics whose research focuses on neglected topics of study, broadly construed. The scholarships are open to every discipline and the next round of funding will be awarded in Winter 2026.

All currently enrolled master’s and doctoral candidates are eligible to apply, as are academics in the first five years of full-time employment. Applicants are required to submit a completed application form along with their CV through the application portal by the relevant deadline. Visit for further details, including previous winners, and the application portal.

The DiabDocs mentored career development program is now soliciting letters of intent for applications from early career physician scientists engaged in research relevant to diabetes and within the scope of NIDDK including basic, translational, clinical, epidemiology/biostatistical, informatics, health services or health policy projects. Most funded scholars will focus on type 1 diabetes (T1D) research, and limited slots are available for persons working in other areas of diabetes. Awards provide promising investigators the opportunity to be mentored in research-intensive settings at their home institutions to create the research foundation to compete successfully for NIH K08/23 or similar Career Development Awards. 

DiabDocs supports training towards careers in clinically relevant research. DiabDocs may fund projects that provide research experience in clinical trials led by a mentor or co-mentor. However, as per PA-27-030, DiabDocs cannot fund projects that involve scholars leading independent clinical trials (research studies which individuals are prospectively assigned to one or more interventions to evaluate the effects of those interventions on health‑related biomedical or behavioral outcomes).

• LOI due date: Tuesday, November 17, 2026, at 5:00pm (ET)
• Submission link: REDCap form

Following review of LOIs, selected individuals will be invited to submit full applications by January 20, 2027, at 5:00pm (ET). Persons invited to submit full applications will also be invited to a full-day in-person program retreat in Washington, D.C. between March 31-April 1, 2027, that will include interviews. Full applications will then be reviewed by the DiabDocs Scientific Review Committee in a study section for funding anticipated July 1, 2027. 

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Data Science Strategy has launched the "It's About Time: Temporal Reasoning in Biomedical Knowledge Graphs Challenge."

The aim of this $1,000,000 prize competition is to develop methods that let knowledge graphs represent and reason about how biomedical entities, evidence, and clinical guidelines change over time. This addresses a core limitation of most existing biomedical knowledge graphs, which encode static facts and cannot distinguish current from outdated knowledge or reason over patient trajectories and evolving evidence.

The challenge will run in two phases: Phase 1—Conceptual Design and Feasibility—offers up to 10 $25,000 awards, and Phase 2—Prototype Implementation and Demonstration—which is only open to Phase 1 winners, offers awards up to $350,000. Registration is free, and Phase 1 submissions will be accepted from October 5, 2026–January 15, 2027.

Register here. 

The Johns Hopkins Clinical Research Scholars Program will be seeking applications for the 2026-27 K12 Mentored Career Development Awards beginning in mid-October. 

Applicants must be full-time faculty members who have been appointed for 5 years or less (Instructor, Assistant Professor, Research Associate, or equivalent) or post-doctoral fellows who have a pending promotion to faculty status prior to a K12 appointment. The primary goal of the program is for the scholar to gain skills that will help them transition to independence.

Program and application information are available through this link: Clinical Research Scholars Program (K12) – Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (johnshopkins.edu). The application website will open on October 15th. 

Completed applications are due by Friday, December 11, 2026, at 11:59 pm ET. 

Please feel free to contact our Academic Program Administrator, Cordellia Sawyer-French ([email protected]), with further questions or requests for additional information.

HBHI requests proposals for pilot projects or workgroup initiatives that incubate or accelerate collaborative research within the HBHI strategic pillars: (1) market competition and healthcare policy; (2) health delivery performance; (3) health of populations and health equity: and (4) innovation – health technology and systems. Previous awards info. 

Due Date: October 14, 2026

Max Award Amount: Pilot projects, max budget of $25,000. Workgroups, max budget of $10,000.

1. APPLICATION FOR PILOT PROJECTS: Please submit proposals to [email protected] with subject line “2027 HBHI Pilot Proposal.” Proposals should be a combined pdf of the following elements:

See full details here: [2027 Pilot Grant RFP | HBHI| https://hbhi.jhu.edu/research/2027-pilot-grant-rfp]

ORWH is pleased to announce two newly launched ORISE postdoctoral fellowship opportunities, which offer an outstanding avenue for early‑career scientists to gain high‑impact scientific training while directly contributing to the mission of the NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH) and advancing NIH-wide efforts in women’s health, data science, and innovative New Approach Methodologies (NAMs).

These fellowships provide structured, immersive training related to NAMs and Data Science within NIH, exposure to cross‑cutting scientific and programmatic work, and a deep understanding of emerging areas of research central to ORWH’s mission.

• New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) and Women’s Health Postdoctoral Fellowship 
• Data Science to Advance Women’s Health Research Postdoctoral Fellowship 

Whether you are a student or a tenured professor, there are funding opportunities available for you. Browse and apply for the latest opportunities, including limited submission competitions, internal JHU grants, and opportunities for graduate students, postdoctoral trainees, and early-career faculty.

Check here for funding opportunities.

The Vice Provost for Research office coordinates all limited submission activities on behalf of the University, and makes every effort to provide a current list of open opportunities to faculty. Please see list here.

Get e-mail alerts about funding opportunities at [email protected].

We have implemented improvements to the registration process for Human Subjects Research (HSR) Compliance Training. Investigators and Study Team Members will be able to enroll in required training courses (initial training, ICH GCP and recertification) by selecting one “bundle” in myLearning. Once enrolled in myLearning, you will be directed to the CITI site where courses will be added to your plan by selecting the “bundle” you wish to complete. Please review this guide on how to get started. For additional questions, please contact the IRB Help Desk at [email protected].

Join the Johns Hopkins Institute for Clinical & Translational Research Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at noon to learn how to use MyChart to recruit for your study. This presentation is ideal for researchers and study coordinators seeking to optimize participant recruitment using digital health tools.

Topics include:

• MyChart Recruitment workflow, email and postal honest broker services
• Developing customized participant messages
• How to create programming queries for batch recruitment messaging

Speaker: Tosin Tomiwa, MPA, MyChart Recruitment Service Process Manager

Register here. For questions, contact Crystal Williams at [email protected]

Please join us for our next Third Thursdays with the ICTR lecture on Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 1:00 pm to hear from Monica Guerrero Vazquez, Executive Director of Centro SOL, an organization that connects researchers with members of the Latine community.

The speaker will:

• Identify key considerations for effectively recruiting and engaging Latine participants in research.
• Explain how Centro SOL’s research consultation services help research teams strengthen recruitment and community engagement approaches for Latine populations.
• Highlight opportunities to partner with Centro SOL to strengthen recruitment strategies, participant engagement and improve representation of Latine communities in research.

Register here. For questions, please contact Crystal Williams at [email protected]

Unique postdoctoral opportunity in pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety. See attached for details.

It is jointly sponsored by Johns Hopkins and Sanofi, open to non-US citizens, and while on-site candidates are preferred for the Johns Hopkins portion of the training, remote candidates will also be considered. 

The Investigational Drug Service (IDS) Pharmacy has relocated from the Osler Building to the Blalock Building on The Johns Hopkins Hospital campus. The new pharmacy space is located on the first floor of Blalock in Suite 100, near the Blalock elevators.

After extensive renovations, the new IDS Pharmacy features enhanced space for efficient pharmacy operations, inventory storage, and regulatory compliant cleanrooms for the preparation of sterile compounded products and dedicated space for non-sterile compounding. This renovation project enhances pharmacy services to better support the research mission of Johns Hopkins Medicine.

Pharmacy hours are 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday.

The Johns Hopkins Editorial Assistance Services Initiative (EASI)offers editorial support forgrant proposals and journal articlesat no charge to faculty. Details of services by the Research and Development Team can be found here: EASI

Due to increased investment in administrative infrastructure to support SOM-sponsored research, the off-campus rate for new commercial sponsored research awards will increase to 39% from the current 34%, effective July 1, 2024. 

The on-campus rate of 72% remains unchanged.

The new off-campus rate applies to all new proposals for commercial sponsored research submitted on or after July 1, 2024. Existing awards will continue under the rate in effect as of the date of their original submission, as will any pending proposals submitted before July 1, 2024.

The Office of Federal Strategy has developed the following resources to help faculty navigate through preparing for Congressional testimony, submitting effective comments to federal agencies, and best practices for moderating discussions with elected or appointed officials.

Tips for preparing Congressional testimony

Tips for submitting effective comments

Guide for moderators or facilitators

Lobbying FAQ 

Data Trust office hours: Third Thursday of the month 8:30-9:30am via the Office Hours MS Teams channel. You can also find the library of recorded sessions.

The Research Data Subcouncil has several resources to guide study teams and answer questions about the Data Trust review process, the Risk Tiers Calculator, and access to and sharing of JHM data.

The Data Trust oversees the use and disclosure of JHM patient and plan member data stored in clinical enterprise systems. Visit the Data Trust site to learn more about data governance and best practices for JHM data.

Do you need help navigating the IRB review process? The IRB is available to help study teams with protocol planning and answer questions about studies undergoing IRB review. Request a Consult to be matched to knowledgeable IRB staff members who can help address your specific needs.

Effective fiscal year 2027, we will be implementing the following fee structure for participating in the CCDA adjunct program. See letter for more information.

• Annual support fee: $9,000 per CCDA adjunct and $8,000 per registry data manager. CCDA adjuncts have access to pull data from various institutional data sources and thus typically require more CCDA staff support; registry data managers are limited to the data in their provisioned registry and need less support.
• One-time onboarding fee: $5,000 for new CCDA adjuncts and registry data managers. This fee covers interviewing candidates proposed by the sponsoring department, initial training, mentoring, and review. This fee is in addition to the annual support fee.

The OHSR and IRB staff have two new ways to communicate with you:

• Microsoft Teams. On the Contact page, you can find contact information for staff members, including new Microsoft Teams phone numbers, email addresses and newly added links to chat with a staff member.

• Request a Consult. If you want a comprehensive discussion about, e.g., protocol planning assistance, please request a consult, and the OHSR staff will connect you with an appropriate team member.

Data protection attestation has been integrated into eIRB and public health institutional review system tracking (PHIRST) to enable sharing of limited data sets among Johns Hopkins University (JHU) researchers. This change eliminates the need for a data use agreement for most transfers of a limited data set to JHU collaborators. New guidance is now available to help JHU researchers?navigate the process?and requirements?for requesting use of Johns Hopkins Medicine (JHM) data.

• Review information on sharing Johns Hopkins Medicine data on the JHM Data Trust intranet site.?
• For more information on data protection attestation, see frequently asked questions.

If you are interested in or are working with artificial intelligence (AI), please register to join a growing Johns Hopkins University community of AI scholars. Please contact Stuart Ray with questions or for more information.