Leah H. Rubin is Professor of Neurology, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology, and Epidemiology at Johns Hopkins University (JHU). She is a cognitive neuroscientist and epidemiologist with a sustained NIH-funded research program focused on identifying patterns, predictors, and mechanisms underlying brain health disorders across vulnerable populations, including people with HIV. Dr. Rubin directs the Johns Hopkins Brain Health Program and serves as co-Director of the Johns Hopkins Center for the Advancement of HIV Neurotherapeutics (JHU-CAHN). Her work integrates cognitive phenotyping, neuroimaging, biomarkers, and advanced analytic approaches to identify biologically grounded and modifiable pathways underlying cognitive impairment and other brain health outcomes. Through these leadership roles and the Johns Hopkins Brain Health Program, she mentors the next generation of neuroHIV researchers and engages in research capacity building internationally. She has also authored more than 250 peer-reviewed publications and holds leadership roles in several large multi-site HIV collaborations, including MWCCS and CHARTER.
