The ‘GRExit’: Cause and Effect
Within the past few years, a growing number of biomedical Ph.D. programs across the country have been ditching the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) as an… Read More »The ‘GRExit’: Cause and Effect
Perspectives in Research
Responsibility Without Blame: An Interview with Philosopher Hanna Pickard
Hanna Pickard, D.Phil., is a professor and chair of philosophy of psychology at the University of Birmingham, and is a recently announced Johns Hopkins Bloomberg… Read More »Responsibility Without Blame: An Interview with Philosopher Hanna Pickard
Left- vs. Right-Brained: Why the Brain Laterality Myth Persists
You might have heard artists say they’re right-brained or mathematicians say they’re left-brained. Maybe when you were a kid someone noticed you were left-handed and… Read More »Left- vs. Right-Brained: Why the Brain Laterality Myth Persists
Tales of Dinosaurs Past
Do you remember sitting in your first or second grade class learning about dinosaurs? I distinctly remember being taught that a huge rock hit the… Read More »Tales of Dinosaurs Past
It’s a Twin Thing
In NASA’s most comprehensive study ever on the physiological and molecular consequences of living in space for a prolonged period of time, scientists from across… Read More »It’s a Twin Thing
Cancer and the Mutation Paradox
It has long been known — thanks largely to work by Johns Hopkins’ own Bert Vogelstein — that cancer is a disease generally caused by… Read More »Cancer and the Mutation Paradox
An Evolving Situation: Measles and the 21st Century Vaccination Crisis
On the Johns Hopkins “Measles: What You Should Know” page, the last Q&A states: Q: What should I do to protect myself and my family?… Read More »An Evolving Situation: Measles and the 21st Century Vaccination Crisis
Johns Hopkins Police Bill Signed into Law, Despite Student and Community Objections
For years, a fence stood between the Johns Hopkins medical campus and the East Baltimore community. While the physical barrier has been torn down, Johns… Read More »Johns Hopkins Police Bill Signed into Law, Despite Student and Community Objections
Persistent Parasite Proteins: How Protein Clearance in Malaria Infection Can Impact Diagnostics
Finding new treatments for infectious diseases is often the focus of clinical research, but recent research has demonstrated the importance of both developing and improving… Read More »Persistent Parasite Proteins: How Protein Clearance in Malaria Infection Can Impact Diagnostics
Plan S: How Open Access Publishing Could Be Changing Academia
I started working in academia as an undergraduate laboratory technician in 2009. After a decade of experience and four years as a graduate student, I… Read More »Plan S: How Open Access Publishing Could Be Changing Academia