Are Physician Salaries Appropriate?
Over the holiday season, I was fortunate to spend time with family in northern California where I grew up. There I had the opportunity to… Read More »Are Physician Salaries Appropriate?
Perspectives in Research
Student Perspectives: All About Grad School
Curious about graduate school? Below are recent posts from our students sharing advice, accomplishments and the latest goings-on in the Johns Hopkins University School of… Read More »Student Perspectives: All About Grad School
Partnering Toward Discovery: A Focus on Inclusion Body Myositis
Many people are not familiar with a rare disease called inclusion body myositis (IBM). Most have never heard of it. On Jan. 22, 2019, Harry… Read More »Partnering Toward Discovery: A Focus on Inclusion Body Myositis
Engineering Magic Bullets for Pancreatic Cancer
In a 1909 manuscript titled “Ueber den jetzigen Stand der Chemotherapie” (“About the Current State of Chemotherapy”), Nobel laureate Paul Ehrlich proclaimed, “We must learn… Read More »Engineering Magic Bullets for Pancreatic Cancer
A Life or Debt Decision: Tackling Unaffordable Drug Prices in Maryland
I first became concerned about unaffordable drug prices when I did one of my first-year research rotations in a lab that studied the hepatitis C… Read More »A Life or Debt Decision: Tackling Unaffordable Drug Prices in Maryland
Fuggetaboudit: Is Forgetfulness a Vice or a Virtue?
Where are my keys? What’s the name of that actor again? Did she say 3 or 4 o’clock? Forgetfulness is a part of life, albeit… Read More »Fuggetaboudit: Is Forgetfulness a Vice or a Virtue?
The Relationship Between Age and Blood Pressure: Another Way Your Lifestyle Can Impact Heart Health
Many of us have likely experienced recent high blood pressure. Whether it’s from well-meaning but very inquisitive relatives, or the winding lines at the airport,… Read More »The Relationship Between Age and Blood Pressure: Another Way Your Lifestyle Can Impact Heart Health
The Future of Biomedical Education: A Conversation with Dr. Ziegelstein
For the second part in my series on the future of biomedical education, I had the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Ziegelstein and discuss… Read More »The Future of Biomedical Education: A Conversation with Dr. Ziegelstein
Do You Want to Write for Us?
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 »Do You Want to Write for Us?
Discussing the NIH Mandate to Study Sex as a Biological Variable in Basic Biomedical Research
In one of my courses in the neuroscience Ph.D. program at Johns Hopkins, we recently discussed the 2016 National Institutes of Health (NIH) mandate requiring… Read More »Discussing the NIH Mandate to Study Sex as a Biological Variable in Basic Biomedical Research