Tip of the Iceberg: Examining Who Gets Credit for Scientific Discoveries
Ph.D. candidate Emma Spikol sheds light on the broken narratives of scientific breakthroughs.
Perspectives in Research
From the Trees to the Ground: What Gorilla Feet Can Teach Us About Evolution
Johns Hopkins researchers found that the heel bone looks different in gorillas who walk on land compared with those who live in the trees, establishing a new avenue in evolutionary and behavioral research.
Fur-Get Me Not: Can Dogs Recognize Other Dogs?
After decades of breeding, domesticated dogs represent the most phenotypically diverse species of mammal on Earth. Given this, the question of whether dogs can recognize each other based on sight alone was a complete unknown.
Too Good to Be True: Reflections on a Down Syndrome Clinical Trial
Ph.D. candidate Anna Moyer reflects on the bittersweet outcome of a clinical trial in children with Down syndrome.
Satisfaction or stomachache? The science of digesting dairy
Ph.D. candidate Emma Spikol explores the science of digesting dairy.
Different rules for the vaccinated? It’s a slippery slope.
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.
Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
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.
Distributing Vaccines: Smallpox and the History of Vaccine Campaigns
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.
Citation Bias? In My Publication? Here’s How to Check
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.
The P-value of People
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.