Life at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Sarah Robbins is a human genetics Ph.D. student. Her skill at reading recipes has made her able to translate her talents from pies to PCR.
Medical research is not only conducted by professors in the hallowed halls of educational institutions. Other notable research bodies include privately funded research institutions, pharmaceutical… Read More »Collaborations with Industry Strengthen Academic Research
After their qualifying exams are over and most of their required coursework is completed, graduate students disperse back to their labs for the long haul.… Read More »How to Beat the Third-Year Slump
For the first time ever, scientists in the United States have performed gene editing experiments using CRISPR-Cas9 in humans. CRISPR-Cas9 is a bacterial DNA editing… Read More »CRISPR Gene Editing in Human Embryos Performed for the First Time Ever in the U.S.
Academic conferences are an integral part of a graduate student’s training. They are not only a window into the life of a professor but also… Read More »So You Want to Attend an Academic Conference…
It’s funny to note that many medical conditions are described using food analogies. For example, boxers are often diagnosed with “cauliflower ear”, a condition where… Read More »Cellulite: Who, Why, and What Can Be Done
The oral exam. The candidacy exam. The comprehensive exam. There are many names for it, but all pre-doctoral graduate students come to fear it. At… Read More »5 Tips for Preparing for your Ph.D. Candidacy Exam
From the flower on your front porch to your cousin’s lower back tattoo, butterflies are one of the most immediately recognizable insects due to their… Read More »The Butterfly Effect: Wing Research Method Shows Promise
In September 2016, a Nevada woman died of a bacterial infection. The woman, in her 70s, had been hospitalized previously in India due to a… Read More »Bugs Resistant to Drugs: What Can We Do?
CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing is the hottest new technology being used by molecular biologists and geneticists around the world. The method, first developed in prokaryotes in… Read More »Gene Editing Under Fire
Yoshinori Ohsumi of the University of Tokyo was recently awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work in mechanisms for autophagy.… Read More »Nobel Prize Winning Research May Lead to New Therapies for Cancer, Alzheimer’s