The Berman Institute of Bioethics consists of more than 30 core and affiliated faculty from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, School of Nursing, Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences. Faculty work collaboratively on scholarship and teaching in the Institute’s five areas of focus: biomedical research and discovery; clinical ethics; public health ethics and health policy; research ethics; and global health ethics and research. The Center for American Indian Health works in partnership with American Indian tribes to raise the health status and self sufficiency of American Indian people to the highest possible level. This mission is accomplished through three core activities: 1) research, 2) service, and 3) training. The Center for Immunization Research (CIR) was established in 1985 by Dr. Mary Lou Clements-Mann. CIR investigators are experts in the conduct of phase I and II vaccine trials and in training in Good Clinical Practice related to vaccine trial conduct. The Institute for Vaccine Safety was established in 1997 in order to provide an independent assessment of vaccines and vaccine safety to help guide decision makers and educate physicians, the public and the media about key issues surrounding the safety of vaccines. Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute (JHMRI), established in 2001, uses a multidisciplinary approach to understanding the Plasmodium parasite, the Anopheles mosquito, the genes and proteins involved in the transmission of malaria and the immune response.
Pneumococcal Accelerated Development and Introduction Plan (PneumoADIP) strives to improve child survival and health by accelerating the evaluation of and access to new, lifesaving pneumococcal vaccines for the world’s children. The Hib Initiative, composed of investigators from Johns Hopkins University, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, the World Health Organization, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, aims to expedite and sustain evidence-informed decisions at the global, regional and country levels regarding the use of Hib vaccination to prevent childhood meningitis and pneumonia. | 
