Randall Reed Named Assistant Dean for Research

To the School of Medicine

Dear Colleagues,

I am pleased to announce that Randall Reed, Ph.D., professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics, will become assistant dean for research, effective Nov. 1. Dr. Reed will focus primarily on the area of research integrity, including new programs to enhance rigor and reproducibility.

Dr. Reed received his B.A. in biophysics from Johns Hopkins in 1977 and his Ph.D. from Yale University in 1981. He did postdoctoral work as a Helen Hay Whitney fellow in genetics at Harvard before joining the Hopkins faculty in 1984 as an assistant professor in the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics. He achieved the rank of professor in 1993 and was a Howard Hughes Investigator for his first 22 years at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Reed currently holds joint appointments in Neuroscience and Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and is the director of the Center for Sensory Biology.

Dr. Reed’s major research focus is on the mechanisms of olfactory signal transduction and neuroregeneration. Using molecular genetics, cell biology and physiology approaches in mouse models, his laboratory elucidated the signaling component for our sense of smell, demonstrated the critical role for cilia and identified an important stem cell population responsible for the remarkable ability of the neurons in this sensory system to undergo continual and complete regeneration. His work has been supported by several National Institutes of Health (NIH) institutes, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

Dr. Reed has served on many national and institutional committees including the Board of Scientific Counselor of two NIH Institutes, Advisory Council of National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, and the NIH Pioneer Review Panel. At Johns Hopkins, he chaired the Committee on the Conflict of Interest and co-chaired the revision of institutional policies in that area. Additionally, Dr. Reed chaired the Committee on Graduate Education in 2010 that catalyzed recent enhancements in graduate biomedical training as well as the M.A./Ph.D. Programs Committee. He has trained and directly mentored more than 40 students, postdoctoral fellows and physician scientists.

Please join me in congratulating Randall and welcoming him as assistant dean.

Sincerely,
Antony Rosen, M.B. Ch.B., B.Sc. (Hons)
Vice Dean for Research
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine