Beverly Wendland
Beverly Wendland, PhD, is James B. Knapp Dean of the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences at Johns Hopkins University and a professor in the Department of Biology. Wendland previously served as Interim Dean[1] after leading the Johns Hopkins' Department of Biology as its chair from 2009 to 2014.
Wendland is a cell biologist and recognized leader in understanding the process of endocytosis, which governs the uptake of molecules and large particles into cells. Her laboratory investigates the molecular mechanisms and regulation of endocytic vesicle formation, using cell biology, genetic, and structural biology approaches. For many years, Wendland's research has successfully taken advantage of the highly genetically tractable eukaryote, the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Her basic research in yeast has advanced the molecular understanding of the cell biology underlying human cancer, cardiovascular disease, lysosomal-storage disorders and infections.
In 2015, Wendland was elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Wendland's other research awards include the Burroughs Wellcome Fund's New Investigator Award and the March of Dimes Basil O'Connor Starter Scholar Research Award.
Wendland earned her B.S. at the University of California, San Diego in 1986 and her PhD in neuroscience with Richard Scheller at Stanford University in 1993. She then did postdoctoral research with Scott Emr at the University of California, San Diego. Finally, she joined the Department of Biology at Johns Hopkins in 1998 and she holds a joint appointment in the Department of Biophysics.