Life at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
The Iditarod is the Last Great Race on Earth, or so the slogan says. The 1,000-mile trek from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska, occurs in March… Read More »Sled Dogs Pull Their Weight in Rare Disease Genetics
Preparing the next group of medical doctors does not always fall on the shoulders of attending physicians. Residents, themselves, play a very important part in… Read More »Taking resident education into our own hands
Imagine feeling touch sensations, such as pressure and tingling, in response to everyday noises, like the sounds of running liquid, laughter and computer beeps. Though… Read More »How the Brain Processes Different Types of Sensory Information
Recently, as I’ve been spending more time in various clinical settings, I’ve noticed a striking lack of patients who can say they have a designated… Read More »Training Future Leaders in Primary Care
Recently, my inbox has been filled each morning with emails warning about Zika virus. And my clinics have been filled with women wondering what the… Read More »Zika Virus: Where Did It Come From, and How Big of a Threat Is It?
I’m a scientist, and I want to believe that I work in a meritocracy. Even more, I want to believe that I can trust the… Read More »The Uncomfortable Truth About Implicit Bias in Academic Science
Thursday morning a few weeks ago, 30 of the most promising applicants to the Graduate Training Program in Cellular and Molecular Medicine arrived on campus.… Read More »Warm Welcomes Attract Recruits to Johns Hopkins, Even in Blizzard Conditions
In November 2015, the FDA approved the HIV-1 medication Genvoya, a once-daily pill containing fixed doses of the HIV drugs elvitegravir, cobicistat, emtricitabine and tenofovir… Read More »Once-Daily Combination Pills Offer More Than Convenience
I don’t know about you, but during the holiday season, my Facebook feed was full of status updates from friends getting engaged. And of course,… Read More »The Statistics Behind Holiday Engagements
During the final month of 2015, Congress passed a $1.1 trillion federal spending bill that would keep the government fiscally solvent into September 2016. Along with… Read More »Recent NIH Funding and Moonshot Initiatives: Are they They Helping or Hindering?