Dr. Samuel T and Lois Felts Mercer Professor of Pharmacology and Medicine
Professor of Medicine (Internal Medicine) and Pharmacy (Outcomes and Translational Science)
Director, Center for Clinical and Translational Science
Associate Dean for Clinical and Translational Research, College of Medicine
Associate Vice President for Research
Prior Hall Suite, 260
376 W 10th Avenue , Columbus , OH 43210
614-366-5212 Office
julie.johnson@osumc.edu
Education
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Pharmacokinetics/Clinical Pharmacology
1987-1989 The Ohio State University
Doctor of Pharmacy
1987 The University of Texas at Austin and The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy
1985 The Ohio State University
Bio
Dr. Johnson serves as the director of the Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) where she is the Principal Investigator of a seven-year $37.9 million Clinical and Translation Science Award from the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Johnson is an Associate Dean for Clinical and Translational Research in the Ohio State College of Medicine, Associate Vice President of Research for The Ohio State University and holds the Dr. Samuel T and Lois Felts Mercer Professorship of Pharmacology and Medicine.
Before joining Ohio State, Dr. Johnson served on the faculty at the University of Florida (UF) where she was a Distinguished Professor of Pharmacy and Medicine and became the first female dean of the College of Pharmacy, serving from 2013 to 2022. Under her leadership, the University of Florida College of Pharmacy grew its faculty by 90% and rose from No. 14 to No. 5 in the U.S. News & World Report rankings of the best pharmacy colleges in the nation. The college’s annual research funding also increased from approximately No. 20 to No. 3 among the nation’s top colleges of pharmacy and saw the highest percentage of under-represented, minority students among professional degree programs at the University of Florida. At UF she also served as a department chair, Founding Director of the Center for Pharmacogenomics and Founding Director of the UF Health Precision Medicine Program.
An internationally recognized leader in clinical pharmacology, pharmacogenomics and genomic medicine, Dr. Johnson has an extensive record of clinical and translational research, focusing on cardiovascular pharmacogenomics and the implementation of precision medicine approaches into clinical practice. She has a long record of funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and has secured approximately $55 million in research funding as a PI. She has written more than 330 peer-reviewed original research articles and was named Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researcher, an accomplishment held by just 1 in 1,000 scientists globally whose publications rank in the top 1% of citations in the previous decade.
Dr. Johnson also serves as the director of Ohio State’s Center for Clinical and Translational Science and is the principal investigator of a seven-year $37.9 million Clinical and Translation Science Award from the National Institutes of Health.
Research Interests
Dr. Johnson’s research is focused on understanding genetic and other sources of variability in drug response, building evidence to support translation of research to clinical practice, implementing genomic medicine in practice and documenting clinical outcomes associated with use of genomic medicine in practice. Her discovery research focuses primarily on cardiovascular drugs used in the treatment of hypertension and heart failure and used to prevent blood clots. Her pharmacogenetics implementation work is across a range of therapeutic areas and explores clinical trial approaches for documenting its impact on clinical outcomes. She’s also deeply committed to training the next generation of clinical and translational scientists.
Awards
Mentoring Award
March 2023 · American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Luminary Award
2021 · Precision Medicine World Conference
Rawls Palmer Progress in Medicine Award
2021 · American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Elected Fellow
2020 · American Association for the Advancement of Science
Distinguished Investigator Award
2019 · American College of Clinical Pharmacology
Paul Parker Medal
2019 · American College of Clinical Pharmacy
Volwiler Research Achievement Award
2016 · American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
Highly Cited Scientist
2015-2018 · Clarivate Analytics
Distinguished Scientist Award
2015 · Southeastern Universities Research Associate
Elected Member
2014 · National Academy of Medicine
Honorary Fellow Award
2014 · American College of Clinical Pharmacology
Russell Miller Award for Contribution to the Literature
2010 · American College of Clinical Pharmacy
Fellow
2009 · American Heart Association; Functional Genomics and Translational Biology Council
Therapeutic Frontiers Award
2009 · American College of Clinical Pharmacy
Paul Dawson Biotechnology Research Award
2007 · American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
Leon I. Goldberg Young Investigator Award
2004 · American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
William Oxley Thompson Alumni Award
1997 · The Ohio State University
Fellow
1996 · American College of Clinical Pharmacy