Emma Spikol | Biomedical Odyssey

About Emma Spikol

Emma Spikol is a Ph.D. candidate in the Johns Hopkins neuroscience program. When she’s not in the lab using transparent larval zebrafish to study the brain, she enjoys yoga, hiking and skiing. She subscribes to more than 20 podcasts and listens while cooking and driving, or whenever possible!

Posts by Emma Spikol:

Have You Thanked an Oyster Today?

August 20, 2021

Ph.D. candidate Emma Spikol calls for greater appreciation of a local aquatic hero whose awesome powers are too often overlooked.

Emma Spikol ⋅ A Day in the Life Baltimore, climate change, environment ⋅

A trash bin filled with single use plastics used in biomedical research.

Biomedical Research Has a Plastic Problem

July 12, 2021

Ph.D. student Emma Spikol examines the role of biomedical research in the worrisome plastic waste problem and considers innovative solutions.

Emma Spikol ⋅ Perspectives in Research Biomedical Research, environment, plastics ⋅

Image showing the tip of an iceberg above the water.

Tip of the Iceberg: Examining Who Gets Credit for Scientific Discoveries

June 2, 2021

Ph.D. candidate Emma Spikol sheds light on the broken narratives of scientific breakthroughs.

Emma Spikol ⋅ Perspectives in Research diversity, inclusion, Research, women in science ⋅

An illustration of a brain wearing a medical mask above the text, "Your brain in the time of COVID-19."

Podcasting Through the Pandemic

April 9, 2021

Curious about how your brain is processing the experience of the pandemic? Johns Hopkins graduate student Emily Han launched a podcast to explore the neuroscience behind pandemic emotions.

Emma Spikol ⋅ Honor Roll Brain, Neuroscience, pandemic, podcast ⋅

Milk is poured from a bottle into a glass.

Satisfaction or stomachache? The science of digesting dairy

March 17, 2021

Ph.D. candidate Emma Spikol explores the science of digesting dairy.

Emma Spikol ⋅ Perspectives in Research dairy, digestion, lactose, milk ⋅