Biomedical Odyssey

Life at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Milk is poured from a bottle into a glass.

Satisfaction or stomachache? The science of digesting dairy

March 17, 2021

Ph.D. candidate Emma Spikol explores the science of digesting dairy.

Emma Spikol ⋅ Perspectives in Research dairy, digestion, lactose, milk ⋅

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Different rules for the vaccinated? It’s a slippery slope.

March 11, 2021

Like most front-line health care workers, resident Mark Lieber is now fully vaccinated against COVID-19. He discusses why he’s still wearing a mask.

Mark Lieber ⋅ A Day in the Life, Perspectives in Research covid-19, pandemic, residency, Vaccine ⋅

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Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger

March 9, 2021

Women in STEM are at a disadvantage at every stage of the academic pipeline and in almost every facet of their careers. Graduate student Veronica Busa reflects on how these statistics motivate her to focus her efforts.

Veronica Busa ⋅ Perspectives in Research Academia, diversity, Graduate School, STEM, women in science ⋅

A collection of vials, one with a needle inserted through the top.

Distributing Vaccines: Smallpox and the History of Vaccine Campaigns

February 9, 2021

The COVID-19 vaccine campaign will last for months, if not longer — it took over a hundred years for vaccination to wipe out smallpox. By examining how smallpox vaccination succeeded and failed, we can learn what may happen with the COVID-19 vaccine rollout and how to address potential pitfalls.

Kristin Brig ⋅ Perspectives in Research covid-19, pandemic, public health, smallpox, Vaccine ⋅

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Citation Bias? In My Publication? Here’s How to Check

January 28, 2021

Although the makeup of academia and journal authors is becoming more diverse, the under-citation of women and authors of color is worsening. Here are some tools to check your manuscript.

Grace Steward ⋅ Events and Happenings, Perspectives in Research Academia, diversity, journal, manuscripts, Publishing ⋅

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The P-value of People

January 15, 2021

The prospect of helping patients is what attracted neuroscience graduate student Riley Bannon to the field of research, but this semester brought many humbling reminders that it is all too easy to lose sight of the bigger, human picture in translational research.

Riley Bannon ⋅ Perspectives in Research graduate student, Neuroscience, Patients, translational research ⋅

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A New and Improved Poster Design

January 11, 2021

A new poster format that debuted last year claims to improve communication efficacy at scientific conferences. Stephanie Yang weighs in on her experiences with the format.

Stephanie Yang ⋅ Perspectives in Research academic conference, Communication, conference, posters ⋅

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To Regrow Neurons, Fish Retinas Go Back in Time

December 17, 2020

Have you ever wondered why worms and fish can regenerate lost limbs while humans can’t? Read how Seth Blackshaw’s developmental neuroscience lab uses insights from zebrafish to regrow damaged eye neurons in mice.

Lisa Learman ⋅ Perspectives in Research glial cells, Neuroscience, vision loss, zebrafish ⋅

Sunrise at Portland Lighthouse, New England, Maine

Foghorn Therapeutics Breaks New Ground in Cancer Epigenetics

December 2, 2020

Epigenetic drugs are an emerging class of cancer therapeutics. In this article, Ph.D. candidate Roshan Chikarmane introduces Foghorn Therapeutics, its co-founder, Cigall Kadoch, and the science behind their drug development program.

Roshan Chikarmane ⋅ Perspectives in Research Cancer, cancer treatment, drug development, epigenetics ⋅

A stressed young woman sits with her head in her hand.

COVID-19 Healthcare Disruption and Potentially Unreported STIs

November 25, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted healthcare systems in many ways beyond direct care of COVID-19 patients. One disruption lies in the public health infrastructure for reporting of infectious diseases, such as sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

biomedicalodyssey ⋅ Perspectives in Research covid-19, guest post, infectious disease, Research, STI ⋅

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