Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Congratulations to primary neuroscience faculty members Dr. Amy Bastian and Dr. Dwight Bergles for being elected as new members of the National Academy of Medicine!  

Election to the National Academy of Medicine is one of the highest honors in health, medicine, and biomedical science. The NAM is part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, a congressionally chartered organization that provides independent, evidence-based advice to the nation on critical issues in science, health, medicine, and public policy. Members are elected by their peers in recognition of exceptional professional achievement, major contributions to advancing medical science, health care, or public health, and a demonstrated commitment to service. With election, members join a distinguished group of leaders who help shape national conversations and recommendations on some of society’s most pressing health challenges. Membership to the NAM is a mark of extraordinary impact for discoveries and leadership that have advanced knowledge, improved care, and contributed meaningfully to human health.

Excerpt from Hopkins Medicine News:

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/newsroom/news-releases/2026/10/four-johns-hopkins-medicine-faculty-elected-to-national-academy-of-medicine

Amy J. Bastian, Ph.D., chief scientific officer at Kennedy Krieger Institute, founder of the Kennedy Krieger Center for Movement Studies, and a professor of neuroscience at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. As a neuroscientist and physical therapist, she studies the mechanisms underlying impaired movement in children and adults with common and rare neurological conditions, focusing on understanding how their remaining motor learning abilities can be leveraged for treatment. Bastian was elected to NAM for her fundamental work on cerebellar control of movement, sensorimotor learning, and novel rehabilitation approaches for people with brain injuries. She was previously elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2023 for advancing knowledge of normal and disordered sensorimotor control and learning in humans.

Dwight Bergles, Ph.D., the Diana Sylvestre, M.D., & Charles Homcy, M.D., Professor in the Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and director of the Kavli Neuroscience Discovery Institute and the Neuroscience Imaging Center. Bergles’ research explores the mechanisms used for cellular communication in the central nervous system. He was elected for his pioneering discoveries of glial cell function in the brain. Specifically, his research defined the fate of glial progenitors and the contributions of glial cells to brain development, brain function and neurological disease.