research@BSPH

The School’s research endeavors aim to improve the public’s health in the U.S. and throughout the world.

research@BSPH

Conducting Research That Addresses Public Health Issues Worldwide

Systematic and rigorous inquiry allows us to discover the fundamental mechanisms and causes of disease and disparities. At our Office of Research (research@BSPH), we translate that knowledge to develop, evaluate, and disseminate treatment and prevention strategies and inform public health practice. Research along this entire spectrum represents a fundamental mission of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

3,000+

international applications approved by BSPH IRB for research activity from 2020 to 2025.

2,000,000+

citations on publications where BSPH was listed in the authors' affiliation in 2020-2024. 

27,000+

 publications where BSPH was listed in the authors' affiliation in 2020-2024.

research@BSPH

Resources

Departments

Our 10 departments offer faculty and students the flexibility to focus on a variety of public health disciplines

Our Core

Research at the Bloomberg School is a team sport.

In order to provide extensive guidance, infrastructure, and support in pursuit of its research mission, research@BSPH employs three core areas: strategy and development, implementation and impact, and integrity and oversight. Our exceptional research teams comprised of faculty, postdoctoral fellows, students, and committed staff are united in our collaborative, collegial, and entrepreneurial approach to problem solving. The Bloomberg School ensures that our research is accomplished according to the highest ethical standards and complies with all regulatory requirements. In addition to our institutional review board (IRB) which provides oversight for human subjects research, basic science studies employee techniques to ensure the reproducibility of research. 

Strategy and Development
Implementation and Impact
Integrity and Oversight
Research Priority

Scaling public health through innovation and commercialization

The Innovation Translation Council (ITC) is responsible for monitoring the innovation and commercialization process and outputs at the School and its peers. The ITC advises School leadership on strategies to translate innovative research from the School into impactful deliverables, including but not limited to commercializable products. The Council also identifies policies, procedures, educational activities, and investments to enhance faculty navigation of the commercialization process, and works with colleagues (such as Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures, Office of External Affairs, and the Health Advisory Board) to enhance innovation translation. 

visit the ITC Site

Research Priority

Leveraging AI for public health solutions

Public Health + AI Strategic Endeavors (PHAISE) is a Schoolwide initiative developed to explore the use of artificial intelligence to help solve key public health issues. PHAISE takes shape through seminars co-hosted by departments at the School. Seminars feature internal and external speakers with expertise in a range of AI topics. From panel discussions to presentations on research, seminars take a variety of forms and are open to all audiences. No experience with AI is required.

Visit the PHAISE Site

Our Approach

It's not an office, it's an ecosystem

research@BSPH works collectively to reduce administrative and bureaucratic barriers related to conducting experiments, recruiting participants, analyzing data, hiring staff, and more, so that faculty can focus on their core academic pursuits. 

In order to accomplish this mission, the Research Wiki was created to serve as a one-stop shop for all BSPH research resources, from funding opportunities and award information to recordings of recent seminars and event series. Visit the Research Wiki for an up-close look at the research@BSPH ecosystem.  

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