Ph.D. student Emma Spikol examines the role of biomedical research in the worrisome plastic waste problem and considers innovative solutions.
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Posted by | A Day in the LifeOur medical students, residents, postdocs and fellows have a lot to share — from daily life in the classroom, tips on surviving residency, new research that is pushing the boundaries of science and patient care, to the best places to grab a bite in Baltimore, they share it here. If you have a love of […]
Celebrating Pride Month 2021
Posted by | Perspectives in ResearchFor Pride month, we're highlighting past blog posts that discuss the LGBTQ experience in academia and medicine. Queer Visibility in Medical Education “Emerge”ing Insights into Health Care for Transgender Adolescents Reflections on Pride Month As a Gay Scientist LGBTQ+ Health Disparities: Compassionate Care Is Admitting Ignorance From the Center For Transgender Health Blog, Affirm: Pride […]
Equal Access for Trainees in the Wake of COVID-19
Posted by | A Day in the Life, Events and HappeningsDuring a recent panel, trainees shared their thoughts on how changes implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic can be used to improve access to careers in science and medicine going forward.
Learning Data Science Through Tidy Tuesdays
Posted by | A Day in the LifeNew to the world of data visualization and want to try it out? Enter Tidy Tuesday, a Twitter initiative that provides well-documented datasets for participants to play with.
Tip of the Iceberg: Examining Who Gets Credit for Scientific Discoveries
Posted by | Perspectives in ResearchPh.D. candidate Emma Spikol sheds light on the broken narratives of scientific breakthroughs.
From the Trees to the Ground: What Gorilla Feet Can Teach Us About Evolution
Posted by | Perspectives in ResearchJohns Hopkins researchers found that the heel bone looks different in gorillas who walk on land compared with those who live in the trees, establishing a new avenue in evolutionary and behavioral research.
White Coat Crime
Posted by | A Day in the LifeRiley Bannon provides a primer on the best true crime cases in science, medicine and academia, from the infamous to the underrated.
When My Dad Had a Stroke, His Watch Called 911
Posted by | A Day in the LifeInternal Medicine resident Mark Lieber shares how an Apple Watch saved his dad’s life.
Healing Together
Posted by | Events and HappeningsIn what has been a year of increased racist violence against Asian Americans, one way the Hopkins Asian Pacific American Medical Students Association has worked to foster community is by organizing a student healing circle.