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Barbara Slusher, PhD, MAS, is a Professor of Neurology (primary), Psychiatry, Pharmacology, Neuroscience, Medicine, and Oncology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She serves as Director of Johns Hopkins Drug Discovery, Vice Director of the Pederson Brain Science Institute, and Co-Director of the JH Center for the Advancement of HIV Neurotherapeutics. Her research focuses on neurobiology of disease and translational drug discovery, with expertise in enzyme inhibition (e.g., GCPII, NSM2) for CNS disorders and cancer.
- Education: PhD and MAS degrees (details not explicitly listed)
Research interests emphasize drug development for neurodegenerative diseases, HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders, and cancer metabolism. She leads a multidisciplinary team advancing 170+ publications and 75 patents. Current projects include prodrug design for glioblastoma and immuno-metabolism therapies. She co-founded Cerecor and Dracen Pharmaceuticals, and launched the International Consortium of Academic Drug Discovery (140+ institutions).
Her lab personnel include 12+ researchers across roles like postdocs and assistant professors. Active collaborations involve academic-industry partnerships in CNS drug development and oncology.
