TRANSFORMING ACADEMIC TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH AT JOHNS HOPKINS Since 2009, the Johns Hopkins Drug Discovery program has provided the Johns Hopkins community with core expertise in drug discovery research including medicinal chemistry, screening assay development, drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics, and animal pharmacology/toxicology. The Johns Hopkins Drug Discovery Program, located in Baltimore, MD, works with the researchers across Johns Hopkins to research and develop tomorrow’s therapeutics for a wide range of human disorders.