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Takeru (Tak) Igusa is a professor in the Department of Civil and Systems Engineering at Johns Hopkins University and a leading expert in systems science. He is known for bringing new insights to complex problems in health sciences using systems principles and analytical techniques. With a background in engineering and applied mathematics, he has worked across diverse fields including epidemiology, community resilience, and structural dynamics. His collaborative and multidisciplinary research has led to joint appointments in various departments, including Mental Health and International Health at the Bloomberg School of Public Health, as well as the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences. His current projects include modeling community resilience in the face of natural disasters and working with the CDC on models for autoimmune rheumatic disorders. Igusa has received funding from several prestigious organizations, including the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation, and has published over 75 papers in peer-reviewed journals. He serves on the editorial board of the journal Structural Safety and is involved in various advisory boards related to global mHealth initiatives. He also holds a visiting distinguished scholar position at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg and has received notable fellowships for his research.
Johns Hopkins University • Baltimore, MD
Professor in the Department of Civil and Systems Engineering, focusing on systems science.
Northwestern University •
Previously a professor of Civil Engineering before joining Johns Hopkins.
Department of Pathology - PhD in Pathobiology. GRE is not required.