Interested in joining our research group? We are open to inquiries from high school students, undergraduates, medical students, graduate students and postdocs.

Contact

Rajini Rao, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Physiology
Director, Graduate Program in Cellular & Molecular Medicine

Mailing Address: Department of Physiology
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
725 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore
MD 21205

[email protected]
410-955-4732

Social (Twitter/X): @madamscientist
Rajini’s blog: Madame Scientist’s Not-So-Mad Musings

Rachana Patnayak, M.Sc.

Senior Research Technologist
Rao Laboratory, Department of Physiology
Room 201, Wood Basic Science Building
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
725 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore
MD 21205

[email protected]
410-955-4733

GRADUATE STUDENTS

The Rao Lab is open for Ph.D. students in the class of 2024! Prospective students interested in pursuing a thesis in our lab may apply to one of the following graduate training programs:

Cellular & Molecular Medicine

Biochemistry, Cell & Molecular Biology

Cellular & Molecular Physiology

INTERNSHIPS

Summer internships for undergraduates and high school students are available through a number of programs through Johns Hopkins. Students receive a stipend and housing, in addition to mentored lab research.

Medical students may apply for an elective research rotation through the Johns Hopkins Visiting Medical Student Application Portal.

Hopkins undergraduates are welcome to pursue a research project in our lab for credit.