Life at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
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
Photos provided by the author. I spend a lot of my free time roaming around my developing, growing urban jungle. We have a small apartment… Read More »My Form of Meditation
Edgar Allan Poe enthusiasm at The Horse You Came in on Saloon in the Fell’s Point neighborhood of Baltimore. Photo: Margo Peyton When I set… Read More »“Let my heart be still a moment and this mystery explore.” — Edgar Allan Poe in Baltimore and Beyond
In the medical school years while obtaining my M.D.-Ph.D., I once attended a lecture by Mark Shelhamer, head of the Johns Hopkins Human Spaceflight Lab,… Read More »Becoming Martian
Building density and the use of materials such as concrete and pavement make urban areas, including Baltimore City, extremely harsh environments for wildlife. The use… Read More »Small Residential Gardens Can Curb Consequences of Baltimore’s Urban Landscape
Human history is full of stories about people going to great lengths to achieve splendor, beauty and luster. Women in ancient Roman used the belladonna… Read More »O, Deadly Majolica
In most countries, including the U.S., people celebrate the start of the new year on Jan. 1, in the middle of the winter. However, there… Read More »Nowruz: Beginning of the Spring, Start of the Year
Lunar Calendar and Timing of Ramadan Ramadan holds different emotional meanings for many Muslims around the world, encompassing topics such as self-discipline, gratitude, humbleness and… Read More »Ramadan at Johns Hopkins: A Student and Organizer Perspective