Reflections on Pride Month As a Gay Scientist
Most days, I just think of myself as a scientist. But in honor of Pride Month, I am embracing my identity as not just any… Read More »Reflections on Pride Month As a Gay Scientist
A Day in the Life
Do’s and Don’ts for Preparing for Your Thesis Committee Meeting
Every year, after passing the dreaded preliminary oral exam, Ph.D. students are required to meet with their thesis advisory committee (TAC) to assess their progress… Read More »Do’s and Don’ts for Preparing for Your Thesis Committee Meeting
Summer Reading from the Hopkins History of Medicine Department
Ask anyone in the Johns Hopkins history of medicine department and they will tell you that summer is the time to catch up on all… Read More »Summer Reading from the Hopkins History of Medicine Department
The Joy Is in the Ride!
As I turned the knob of the water fountain, I started musing about science blogs. Why should one write for a science blog? Could I… Read More »The Joy Is in the Ride!
What Is It Like To Attend The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine?
You've reviewed the prerequisites for attending Johns Hopkins, now hear from our students! Check out these posts about student life at the Johns Hopkins School… Read More »What Is It Like To Attend The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine?
Anatomy: A Poem
Like many medical schools across the nation, mine taught its first-year anatomy course through dissection of human bodies. Donors of cadavers donate their bodies for… Read More »Anatomy: A Poem
The Beautiful Epiphyte
“We often use illness to disparage a way of being, and identity to validate that same way of being. This is a false dichotomy …… Read More »The Beautiful Epiphyte
Why Do Students Pursue a Ph.D. in Neuroscience?
As a fourth-year neuroscience Ph.D. student, I appreciate the variety of topics that lie within the umbrella of the nervous system. Nowhere is this more… Read More »Why Do Students Pursue a Ph.D. in Neuroscience?
Grad Grooves: The Soundtrack of Our Science
Background music is everywhere. It plays quietly in malls and grocery stores, and loudly at sports events. It is almost ever-present in the TV shows… Read More »Grad Grooves: The Soundtrack of Our Science
Re-thinking Language as a Scientific Tool
Preclusion of efficacious scientific communication, nucleating from the cultivation of an elitist scientific culture, is a pervasive detriment to the impact of science. Wait, let… Read More »Re-thinking Language as a Scientific Tool