“Night science is a sort of workshop of the possible. … ” François Jacob While we may be living in the “century of biology,” biomedical science exists in a climate where risk-taking is discouraged. That’s according to Keith Yamamoto, Ph.D., chancellor of science policy and strategy at the University of California, San Francisco. On Nov.(...)
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Career Fair Offers a Variety of Job Opportunities for Hopkins Students
Posted by | Events and HappeningsAs I enter the last few weeks of my graduate career, job hunting has become a major aspect of my daily life. The endless job list scouring and cover letter writing can be quite tiring. Fortunately, career fairs can provide a major boost in the job-hunting game by getting students directly in touch with employers(...)
Bringing Medicine to Politics: MedChi and Beyond
Posted by | Did You See This?, Events and HappeningsWe live in a tumultuous time for politics across the country. Although our country may remain divided on key issues, we can all agree that with rapid legislative changes and dynamic dialogue about an uncertain future, it is ever more important for people to engage with legislators and lawmakers to shape the future they want(...)
Hopkins Mood Disorders Symposium: Gaining Perspectives and Generating Conversations
Posted by | Events and Happenings, Perspectives in ResearchA sizeable crowd of over two hundred attendees gathered in Turner Auditorium on April 18, 2017, to hear discussions on mood disorders at the 31st Annual Mood Disorders Research/Education Symposium, sponsored by the Johns Hopkins Mood Disorders Center. Mood disorders, which encompass major depression, anxiety disorder and bipolar disorder, as well as a spectrum of(...)
Johns Hopkins Medical Students Celebrate Match Day
Posted by | Events and HappeningsThis year’s St. Patrick’s Day was celebrated across the country by medical students and residency programs as the eagerly anticipated Match Day. After long months of assembling an application, nervously waiting for interview invites, and flying across the country to visit programs in cities both familiar and foreign, March 17 marked the day on which(...)
Students in the Spotlight at Annual Research Symposium
Posted by | Events and HappeningsOn Feb. 10, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine held its ninth annual Medical Student Research Symposium. The symposium, which coincides with the culmination of the Scholarly Concentration program that takes place during the first and second years of medical school, is an opportunity for Johns Hopkins medical students to showcase and exchange ideas(...)
Hidden Figures: On Discrimination and Women’s Rights
Posted by | Did You See This?, Events and HappeningsOn Jan. 21, 2017, millions of women around the globe marched in solidarity with women in the United States to protest against various forms of social injustices and misogyny they experience on a routine basis. As I listened to the massive crowds chanting various slogans in repudiation of perceived inequities, one message rose above the(...)
In the Wake of ACA Repeal, Medical Students Unify to “#ProtectOurPatients”
Posted by | Events and HappeningsIn the wake of a seismic shift in the political environment in the United States, with a new presidential administration and the promised rapid repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), medical students across the country are making their voices heard. Health professions students have unified under an ancient, fundamental ethical principle(...)
Partnering Toward Discovery Seminar Series: HIV-Positive to HIV-Positive Transplants
Posted by | Events and HappeningsOrgan transplants are lifesaving operations for HIV-positive patients with kidney and liver failure — but only if they can reach the top of the waiting list. To further complicate the process, the National Organ Transplant Act of 1984 strictly prohibited the transplant of organs from HIV-positive donors to HIV-positive recipients due to safety concerns and(...)
A Scientific Approach to Increasing STEM Workforce Diversity
Posted by | Events and HappeningsIn spite of efforts to diversify the biomedical workforce, a significant proportion of the United States population remains grossly underrepresented in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. Nationally, women hold less than 25 percent of scientific research faculty positions, while African-Americans and Latinos account for 7.2 percent of academic faculty, surprising statistics given(...)