Life at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
By day, you can find Yaz in the lab, where she peers into the inner workings of muscle cells to make discoveries that may someday help treat metabolic disorders. On the weekends, she's out exploring and photographing the mountain trails with her trusty sidekick, Bailey the hiking wiener dog.
Heart function is profoundly changed by spaceflight in space-flown animal models and human astronauts. Using human heart cells derived from stem cells, researchers investigated the cellular and physiological processes influenced by microgravity in human hearts.
On Sept. 23, 2019, Sam Hopkins, Commercialization Academy manager, and Jessica Miciak, Ph.D. candidate in cellular and molecular medicine at The Johns Hopkins University, provided an overview of the Commercialization Academy — a learning opportunity for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows interested in the commercial assessment and marketing of Johns Hopkins technologies.
What are cell and gene therapies and how are they different from drugs? Cell and gene therapies are biologic drugs that come from living systems… Read More »Considerations for the Manufacturing of Cell and Gene Therapies for Humans
You have probably heard of antioxidants and the many “superfoods” that inhibit oxidation, such as dark chocolate, pecans, blueberries, kale, goji berries and others. But… Read More »Inhibiting Oxidation to Treat Heart Disease
Coke, Pepsi, Dr. Pepper, Sprite, Sunkist, Mountain Dew, Sunny D, Brisk, Fanta, Kuat, Capri Sun and others — what do these drinks have in common?… Read More »When the Consequences of Sweeteners Are Not Sweet
Many people are not familiar with a rare disease called inclusion body myositis (IBM). Most have never heard of it. On Jan. 22, 2019, Harry… Read More »Partnering Toward Discovery: A Focus on Inclusion Body Myositis
Recently professionals from all over the country who work in various sectors have been invited every month to the Investigating Careers and Networking (iCAN) Speaker… Read More »Careers in Consulting, Business and Finance: What Are They Like and How Can You Launch into Them?
Think back to when you were a kindergarten-age kid. Your teachers seemed like giants, and you likely had limitless energy to run around, jump, and… Read More »Hope for Treating Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Cellular and gene therapy-related research in the United States is growing at a fast pace, with many products moving forward in clinical development. Applications of… Read More »Advancing the Manufacturing of Human Cell and Gene Therapies
Right this moment, your gastrointestinal tract is crammed with a vast number of different microbes, together referred to as the human gut microbiota. Don’t be… Read More »Targeting Diabetes with a High-Fiber Diet: It’s All in Your Gut!