Robert M Hughes, MD, PhD

Rob Hughes is currently a Transplant Hepatology Fellow in the physician scientist track at Johns Hopkins. He obtained his B.S. in Biochemistry from the University of Maryland as a Banneker-Key Scholar. He then obtained his M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine through the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP). His Ph.D. was through the Cellular and Molecular Medicine (CMM) graduate program under the mentorship of Dr. Paula Hurley where he studied the role of a secreted protein, Asporin, in cancer metastases and immune evasion. Currently, Rob is working in the lab of Drs. Svetlana Lutsenko and James Hamilton studying the role of copper dysregulation on hepatic immune effector function in Wilson's Disease. Outside of work, Rob enjoys spending time outdoors and traveling with his family.