Two researchers at the Institute for NanoBioTechnology, Hai-Quan Mao and Jeff Coller, received an Envisioning the Future Award and Artistic Lens Award, respectively, as part of Johns Hopkins University’s 150th anniversary. The Sesquicentennial Awards Program recognizes exceptional projects that reflect the university’s legacy of discovery while looking boldly toward the future. From artistic expression to forward-thinking research and convening, this cycle’s awardees represent the depth and diversity of the Hopkins community, spanning students, faculty, staff, and alumni across all 10 schools.

Mao, director of the INBT and professor of materials science and engineering, will use the award to support the institute’s 19th Nano-Bio Symposium, Engineering the Future of Life and Health. The event will gather leading scholars from Johns Hopkins and other institutions to celebrate the institute’s 20th anniversary, reflect on past achievements, and outline collaborative research pathways to take the institute into the future. Coller, INBT core researcher, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of RNA Biology and Therapeutics, and director of the RNA Innovation Center, will use the award to support his project Bridging Science and Sustainability, where he is hosting a symposium in Washington DC on solving the economics and sustainability of N-of-1 genetic medicines.

Read all the award recipients on the Hub.