Johns Hopkins UniversityEst. 1876

America’s First Research University

Johns Hopkins University creates knowledge for the world, and Krieger School students play a key part in those discoveries.

More than 80 percent of Johns Hopkins University students research alongside faculty from all Johns Hopkins institutions, including the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Bloomberg School of Public Health, and the School of Nursing. Students can start as early as their first semester on campus. The Krieger School builds on our 150-year tradition of research excellence by providing research opportunities to students in all disciplines. 

Students can research topics like genetics, dark matter, neuroscience, political behavior, environmental change, philosophy, AI, public health policy, and history. Opportunities exist in our active labs, local and campus archives, and in the field, often alongside faculty. Many projects cross disciplines, linking areas like biology and public health or sociology and economics.

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Inspired by her research, Kamal Kaur co-created “The Remembrance,” a pop-up installation honoring the forgotten girls of the Johns Hopkins Colored Orphan Asylum.

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Hopkins Summer Research Symposium showcases presentations from students in URSCA’s signature research programs for visiting undergraduates.

Research at the Krieger School

Read more in the latest issue of Arts & Sciences Magazine.

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The Secret Lives of Microbes

New associate professors Gira Bhabha and Damian Ekiert bring their lab, studying the structural biology…

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Uncovering Santa Cruz de Lancha

Lisa Deleonardis’s new book covers her study of the 18th-century Santa Cruz de Lancha Jesuit…

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Women Who Wrote About a New American Nation

Hilary Gallito ’25 is studying the words of three remarkable Revolutionary-era women who wrote about…

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Examining Equity in Supreme Court Rulings

Fourth-year political science PhD student Kory Gaines is analyzing the federal government’s role in civil…

Find Your Research Path

Research is a part of almost every program at the Krieger School, from examining ancient texts to determining the structure of proteins. We help students, postdocs, and faculty get internal and external funding to support their work.  

I’m an undergraduate researcher

Find faculty and labs to get started through the Hopkins Office of Undergraduate Research (HOUR) or Undergraduate Research, Scholarly & Creative Activity (URSCA).

I’m a graduate researcher

Most graduate students will join a research group and complete targeted research under faculty mentors. Browse our faculty by looking at our department sites, or browse current graduate research funding opportunities.

I’m a faculty member

Research is what we do. Johns Hopkins supports faculty members with research development, early career funding opportunities, and a variety of awards and initiatives.