Biomedical Odyssey

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Digitizing Diagnosis: A new book by fourth-year medical student Andrew Lea

May 5, 2022

I recently sat down with Andrew Lea, a fourth-year medical student who holds a Ph.D. in the history of science and medicine. We discussed his forthcoming book, Digitizing Diagnosis: Minds, Medicine, and Machines in Twentieth-Century America, and the importance of historical perspective in medicine. Welcome! Tell us about your book. The book is about early […]

Margo Peyton ⋅ Honor Roll books, health humanities, history, History of medicine, medical student ⋅

An illustration of a brain wearing a medical mask above the text, "Your brain in the time of COVID-19."

Podcasting Through the Pandemic

April 9, 2021

Curious about how your brain is processing the experience of the pandemic? Johns Hopkins graduate student Emily Han launched a podcast to explore the neuroscience behind pandemic emotions.

Emma Spikol ⋅ Honor Roll Brain, Neuroscience, pandemic, podcast ⋅

A colorful abstract portrait.

Announcing the Meyer-Beers Essay Contest Winners

August 14, 2020

The Johns Hopkins Disability Health Research Center and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Mental Health Grad Network honor winners of the Meyer-Beers essay contest, which aimed to raise awareness about the high prevalence of mental health conditions and neurodiversity in academia.

Anna Moyer ⋅ Events and Happenings, Honor Roll Academia, essay contest, mental health, neurodiversity ⋅

A photo of Barbara McClintock collaged next to a photo of Lisa Learman.

With the Corn, Against the Grain

August 5, 2020

Lisa Learman, a Ph.D. candidate in cellular and molecular medicine, is among the winners of The Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation 2020 essay contest. Read her award-winning essay about scientist Barbara McClintock, whose approach to science inspired Learman to “embrace complexity and diverse perspectives in science to arrive at a more complete truth.”

Lisa Learman ⋅ Honor Roll, Perspectives in Research Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation, awards, DNA, Genetics, women in science ⋅

A close-up on India on a plexiglass globe.

Winning the Fulbright During COVID-19

June 30, 2020

In the middle of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, history of medicine Ph.D. candidate Anna Weerasinghe won a Fulbright award for 2020–21. Her story highlights the privileged yet precarious nature of receiving a grant in a pandemic world.

Kristin Brig ⋅ Honor Roll coronavirus, covid-19, fulbright, grant ⋅

An illustration of a crowd of people wearing medical face masks.

Novel Coronavirus Research Compendium – A Collaborative Effort

June 3, 2020

In a new effort comprised of 8 teams of faculty and students from Hopkins as well as other institutions, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 literature is curated and assessed to inform the public health community.

Carli Jones ⋅ Honor Roll, Perspectives in Research collaboration, coronavirus, covid-19, Research ⋅

The students talking over Zoom video conference.

Johns Hopkins Medical Students Create Campaign to Confront COVID-19 Rumors with Facts

April 17, 2020

When Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine students heard their clerkships were cancelled due to COVID-19, they sprang into action, creating a way to help from home. CovidUp2Date, a social media campaign, confronts COVID-19 rumors with facts by providing daily updates about the pandemic from reputable sources.

biomedicalodyssey ⋅ Honor Roll coronavirus, covid-19, guest post, medical students ⋅

The annual GSA Week poster session.

The Graduate Student Association: a Voice for Graduate Students Across Campus

February 28, 2020

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a graduate student in possession of a stipend must be in want of free food. It is this fact that the Graduate Student Association (GSA) uses to draw students to their multitude of events, but there is more to the GSA than you may expect.

Kyla Britson ⋅ A Day in the Life, Honor Roll Graduate School, graduate students, GSA, student representative ⋅

An illustration of racks of hats in the back with boxes and bins in the front.

Insights from Student Teacher Meiling May

November 12, 2019

The roles of student, teacher and researcher can be beneficially intersected and balanced at Johns Hopkins, as demonstrated by Meiling May.

Veronica Busa ⋅ A Day in the Life, Honor Roll researcher, student, student teacher ⋅

A black-and-white portrait of Kat Kowalski, NICU chaplain.

Insights from a Neonatal Chaplain

October 8, 2019

The neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) can be a challenging place for parents and staff members. Explore how Kat Kowalski, NICU chaplain, helps support struggling infants and those connected to them.

Janine Bernardo ⋅ A Day in the Life, Honor Roll chaplain, neonatal, nicu, spiritual care ⋅

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