Life at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
It seems people are always struggling to lose weight, probably a result of the multitude of factors that can derail even the strongest of individuals’ willpower. And while there are multitudes of late-night infomercials claiming to hold the next breakthrough in weight loss supplements or aerobic machines, the most influential factor may not be found […]
Paul Sirajuddin ⋅ Perspectives in Research Diet, Obesity, PCP, POWER, Primary Care, Primary Care Physician, Weight Loss ⋅
What makes someone a leader? Is it an individual who makes the important decisions in a group setting? Or is it someone who is able to dream and carry out his or her vision? For many new postdocs beginning their careers around the country, being put in leadership positions for the first time can be […]
Paul Sirajuddin ⋅ Events and Happenings Academia, Johns Hopkins Professional Development Office, Leader, Mentoring, Myers-Briggs, Networking, Postdoc, Project Management, Publishing, Research Budgets, Research Leadership ⋅
Imagine a scenario where a patient comes into the clinic with a suspected cancer. The clinician not only confirms that the patient does indeed have cancer, but also identifies a specific gene abnormality that is driving the tumor. Without hesitating, the doctor prescribes a cancer drug that specifically targets the gene mutation responsible for the […]
Paul Sirajuddin ⋅ Perspectives in Research American Society of Clinical Oncology, Cancer, cancer drugs, dna sequencing, gene mutation, MATCH, National Cancer Institute, pharmaceuticals ⋅
At the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting this past April, Donald Coffey, Ph.D., was honored with the ninth annual Margaret Foti Award for Leadership and Extraordinary Achievements in Cancer Research. The award recognizes individuals whose leadership and achievements have demonstrated a major impact in the cancer research. The contributions Dr. Coffey has […]
Paul Sirajuddin ⋅ Honor Roll AACR, American Association for Cancer Research, Annual Meeting, Brady Urological Institute, Cancer, Cells, DNA Synthesis, Donald Coffey, Dr. Donald Coffey, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, Margaret Foti Award for Leadership and Extraordinary Achievements in Cancer Research, Mentoring, Oncology, Pharmacology, Prostate Cancer, Prostate Tumors, Research, Telomerase Abnormalities, Urology ⋅
Imagine halls filled with chatter about obscure proteins that could one day be used to identify cancers, idiosyncratic assays to measure single RNA molecules in a cell and homebrew techniques to create the tastiest beer. This was the scene this past April at the second annual Johns Hopkins Postdoctoral Retreat. The event was organized by […]
Paul Sirajuddin ⋅ Events and Happenings Professional development ⋅
“Her name was Melissa,” Dr. Bert Vogelstein recounts to the packed auditorium. He’s talking about his first patient as a pediatric resident at Johns Hopkins nearly 40 years ago. “I still remember to this day her parents asking me why this happened to their daughter.” Melissa was a young child who was diagnosed with acute […]
Paul Sirajuddin ⋅ Events and Happenings Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center ⋅
What do faulty brakes on a car and cancer cells have in common? For one, cancer cells have found ways to evade checkpoints that the body’s cells use as brakes to stop them from dividing out of control. By this same analogy, the accelerator in a cancer cell is always pushed to the floor, and […]
Paul Sirajuddin ⋅ Perspectives in Research cancer drugs, immunotherapy ⋅