Life at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
“Why would you want to study that?” This is a question I have received when I share that I research the genetics of frailty —… Read More »Across Generation Lines: The Importance of Studying Elderly Populations
When peering at the spindly fiber of a nerve cell under a microscope, it’s easy to wonder what invisible cues might guide such a long… Read More »The Luminous Life and Legacy of Rita Levi-Montalcini
Working with biological samples has its ups and downs. Every Ph.D. student, postdoc and scientific researcher working with cells, tissues, animals or other living organisms… Read More »Organoids — frustrating and full of promise
On June 6, a range of science writers attended the Science Writers’ Boot Camp hosted by Johns Hopkins at the National Press Club in Washington,… Read More »Women in Biotech: Lessons Learned from the Johns Hopkins Science Writers’ Boot Camp
Early this year, news broke that the first xenotransplant of a genetically engineered pig heart into a human had been successfully performed at the University… Read More »Xenotransplantation: The Present Future
The doctoral qualifying exam is probably the most stressful part of earning a Ph.D. In addition to the candidate being scrutinized by a panel of… Read More »Rethinking the Doctoral Qualifying Exam
Health care is expensive in the U.S., but why? Medical student Dianela Perdomo discusses how inflation and other factors influence rising costs.
How much is the life of one child really worth? That is part of the question bioethicists and policymakers must consider when discussing influenza’s recent… Read More »The Cost of Preventing Pediatric Influenza Deaths
What will be the next advance in immunology? Speculations on reading and writing the immune system from neuroscience Ph.D. candidate JJ Kim.
Ph.D. student Emma Spikol examines the role of biomedical research in the worrisome plastic waste problem and considers innovative solutions.