Life at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
As a postdoctoral fellow who spends her days conducting basic science research, I have noticed mice unexpectedly become a familiarity within my daily life. However,… Read More »From Mickey to Morris – A Reflection on Mice, Metaphor and Medical Science
A toddler born with a severe neuromuscular disease takes their first steps. A woman born blind sees a sunset emblazoned across a mountain valley her… Read More »Restoring Hearing, Redefining Identity: New Therapeutics and Challenges
When engineering and biology come together, extraordinary things happen. The meeting of these disciplines has already reshaped our daily lives through biomimicry: the practice of… Read More »Living Blueprints: How Human Biomimetics Is Turning Nature’s Playbook into Tomorrow’s Medicine
The definition of life has long been under constant debate within the life sciences. The more we push the boundaries of knowledge and explore our… Read More »Entangling the Concept of What is Alive: The Obelisks
Suppose you have stumbled your way into the campus philosophy building. There, a group of freshmen have just had their first lecture in moral philosophy… Read More »Who Cares About Ethics?
Douglas Adams introduced a whimsical universe in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy where the search for life’s deepest mysteries takes on unexpected twists. A… Read More »Of Mice, Men, and Machines: AI, Purpose, and the Pursuit of Life’s Big Questions
Narrative medicine is a powerful storytelling tool that allows health care professionals and patients to humanize medical experiences. Rita Charon coined the term “narrative medicine,”… Read More »The Need to Diversify Narrative Medicine
Our medical students, residents, postdocs and fellows have a lot to share — from daily life in the classroom, tips on thriving during residency, new… Read More »Become a Biomedical Odyssey Blogger!
Our bloggers offer a variety of perspectives on daily life in the classroom, their experiences with residency, research they're working on, the best parts about… Read More »ICYMI: The Top 5 Learner Blog Posts of 2024
Mundane mistakes can have catastrophic consequences. Ask Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s driver. One wrong turn down a Sarajevo road put the unfortunate archduke face-to-face with his… Read More »No Bark, All Bite — Mosquitoes, Mosquitoborne Disease and Climate Change