Assistant Professor Stephen Fried was one of five Johns Hopkins faculty members named 2024 Sloan Research Fellows. The fellowship is a prestigious award celebrating rising stars in academia. In all, 126 early-career scholars were recognized this year.

Fried, who is faculty in both chemistry and biophysics, was selected for his work on the use of mass spectrometry proteomics to interrogate protein folding on the scale of entire proteomes. These studies have provided an array of insights on questions as diverse as the molecular basis of aging, the origins of life, and the function of disorder in the yeast proteome.

Awarded annually since 1955 by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the fellowship honors exceptional U.S. and Canadian researchers whose creativity, innovation, and research accomplishments make them stand out as the next generation of leaders. Open to scholars in seven fields—chemistry, computer science, Earth system science, economics, mathematics, neuroscience, and physics—the Sloan Research Fellowships are awarded in close coordination with the scientific community. To date, fellows have gone on to win 57 Nobel Prizes and 71 National Medals of Science.

Candidates must be nominated by their fellow scientists and winners are selected by independent panels of senior scholars based on a candidate’s research accomplishments, creativity, and potential to become a leader in their field. More than 1,000 researchers are nominated each year. Winners receive a two-year, $75,000 fellowship which can be used flexibly to advance the fellow’s research.

Image caption:The 2024 Sloan Research Fellows from Johns Hopkins are (clockwise from top left) Stephen Fried, Benjamin Grimmer, Justus Kebschull, Jonathan Lynch, and Yahui Zhang

Read more about the fellows on the Hub.