Johns Hopkins Catalyst Awards: 2025 Awardees

In June 2025, 20 early career faculty members were selected to receive Johns Hopkins Catalyst Awards, an honor that is accompanied by a $100,000 grant, mentoring opportunities, and institutional recognition.

This year’s Catalyst Award recipients are leading a diverse range of innovative research initiatives including early warning systems to prevent clinical deterioration and inpatient deaths, an exploration of the legacy of Spanish poet Federico García Lorca, and a novel therapy for treatment-resistant depression.

These experts represent deparments across the institution, including Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Epidemiology, Genetic Medicine, Modern Languages & Literatures, and Physics & Astronomy.

Luigi Adamo Cardiology School of Medicine	Bécquer Seguín Modern Languages & Literatures Krieger School of Arts & Sciences	Jeremy Brown Mechanical Engineering Whiting School of Engineering
Brandon Bukowski Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Whiting School of Engineering	Danfeng Cai Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Bloomberg School of Public Health	Tetiana Davydiuk Finance Carey Business School
Steven Keller Medicine School of Medicine	Paul Kim Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences School of Medicine	Maximilian Konig Medicine School of Medicine
Scott Krummey Pathology School of Medicine	Junxin Li School of Nursing	Yayuan Liu Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Whiting School of Engineering
Nicolas Loizou Applied Mathematics & Statistics Whiting School of Engineering	Elena MacFarlane Genetic Medicine School of Medicine	Jochen Mueller Civil & Systems Engineering Whiting School of Engineering
Sergi Regot Molecular Biology & Genetics School of Medicine	David Sanin Oncology School of Medicine	Kevin Schlaufman Physics & Astronomy Krieger School of Arts & Sciences
Alexandra Shelton Counseling & Educational Studies School of Education	Amy Wesolowski Epidemiology Bloomberg School of Public Health