Life at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
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
Welcome to Medical School! Now what? As the school year begins, learners across the School of Medicine have words of wisdom to share with incoming… Read More »Words of Wisdom from Fellow Students
I am a slow learner, especially when it comes to motor skills. My mom told me I started walking at 18 months and saying “mama”… Read More »Learning to Drive in Baltimore
I graduated college and started my M.D./Ph.D. training in 2020, during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. This was a remarkable time to enter… Read More »Technology, Progress, and the Pandemic
I think we can all agree that there is something absurdly beautiful about an ephemeral speck of light; a glow you barely get to set… Read More »’Tis the Season to Glow
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
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 »Become a Biomedical Odyssey Blogger!
As I enter my fourth year of medical school and make plans for residency and beyond, I realize that I have spent much of the… Read More »The Progressing Path