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Academic Profile

Academic Background: M.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1974; B.A. in Chemistry, Augsburg College, 1970.

Research Interests: Membrane proteins, particularly aquaporins, and their role in water transport across cell membranes. Applications in malaria and kidney disease research.

Appointments: Bloomberg Distinguished Professor; Director, Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute.

Awards: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2003) for the discovery of aquaporins; National Academy of Sciences member.

Publications: Key paper: 'Appearance of Water Channels in Xenopus Oocytes Expressing Red Cell CHIP28 Protein' (Science, 1992).

Additional Contributions: Advocates for global health initiatives; past president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.