Why Cooking Is Like Surgery
Photo courtesy of the author. At first glance, both cooking and surgery require washing your hands beforehand and a clean and organized environment. A familiar… Read More »Why Cooking Is Like Surgery
A Day in the Life
‘Tis The Season For Safe, Effective Vaccines
In mid-2021 as the COVID-19 vaccines became broadly available, I remember seeing patients as part of my first-year medical-student clinic rotation and hearing numerous reasons… Read More »‘Tis The Season For Safe, Effective Vaccines
Where and How to Find a Used Car in Baltimore
Motivation to learn the unknown is a critical part of my work as a researcher. I once spent two years building a half-million dollar, two-photon… Read More »Where and How to Find a Used Car in Baltimore
On the Run in Baltimore
Photo provided courtesy of author. I’ve been on the run in Baltimore. Every morning at 7 a.m., I step outside my apartment for a run… Read More »On the Run in Baltimore
Pumpkin Spice and Sweater Weather: Fall Is Almost Here in Baltimore!
All photos provided courtesy of author. One of the best parts of being a student at Johns Hopkins has been the opportunity to explore the… Read More »Pumpkin Spice and Sweater Weather: Fall Is Almost Here in Baltimore!
Words of Wisdom from Fellow Students
Welcome to Medical School! Now what? As the school year begins, learners across the School of Medicine have words of wisdom to share with incoming… Read More »Words of Wisdom from Fellow Students
Learning to Drive in Baltimore
I am a slow learner, especially when it comes to motor skills. My mom told me I started walking at 18 months and saying “mama”… Read More »Learning to Drive in Baltimore
Technology, Progress, and the Pandemic
I graduated college and started my M.D./Ph.D. training in 2020, during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. This was a remarkable time to enter… Read More »Technology, Progress, and the Pandemic
’Tis the Season to Glow
I think we can all agree that there is something absurdly beautiful about an ephemeral speck of light; a glow you barely get to set… Read More »’Tis the Season to Glow
Organoids — frustrating and full of promise
Working with biological samples has its ups and downs. Every Ph.D. student, postdoc and scientific researcher working with cells, tissues, animals or other living organisms… Read More »Organoids — frustrating and full of promise