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.”
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Write for the Biomedical Odyssey Blog!
Posted by | A Day in the Life, Perspectives in ResearchIf you have a love of writing, want to share your story with others or want to pursue science writing in parallel with your degree, we need you!
International Students Face an Extra Hurdle during COVID-19
Posted by | Perspectives in ResearchRead how the COVID-19 pandemic could have extreme consequences for international students in the U.S.
Novel Coronavirus Research Compendium – A Collaborative Effort
Posted by | Honor Roll, Perspectives in ResearchIn 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.
Johns Hopkins has its very own “Loch Ness Hunter”
Posted by | Perspectives in ResearchEver wonder what science has to say about the Loch Ness monster? One JHU student uses her computational genomics skills to find some surprising results.
Don’t Be Fooled: Science Is Political
Posted by | Perspectives in ResearchScience is political — the faster the scientific community accepts that as its reality, says Ph.D. candidate Bernat Navarro-Serer, the greater impact science will have on society.
“Emerge”ing Insights into Health Care for Transgender Adolescents
Posted by | Perspectives in ResearchRead about the adolescent medicine team at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, which is working with transgender and nonbinary adolescents and learning their perspectives on improving mental health among transgender and nonbinary youth.
Businesses Innovation: A Cure for the Drug Pricing Dilemma
Posted by | Perspectives in ResearchPh.D. candidate Roshan Chikarmane identifies key drivers of rising drug prices and introduces corresponding interventions that are being undertaken by business leaders to shift industry trends toward more affordable health care.
Regulating Genomic Information: How Algorithms Perpetuate Prejudice
Posted by | Perspectives in ResearchLast November, I was able to attend the National Science Policy Network Symposium in Madison, Wisconsin. The goal of this two-day symposium was to understand how many scientific issues (such as climate change and genome-based medicine) disproportionately affect minority and vulnerable populations. One of the workshops I attended discussed how “big genomic data” is handled, […]
Genome Engineering Emerges from the Shadows
Posted by | Perspectives in ResearchThe fruits of modern molecular biology offer us a powerful tool that allows us to engineer the genetic code of virtually any organism. Early therapeutic applications could foreshadow an inflection point for the positioning of genome engineering in modern health care.