The Trash Wheels of Baltimore
During your time in Baltimore, you may come upon a barge with a wagon cover and googly eyes floating on the water. This is one… Read More »The Trash Wheels of Baltimore
All At Once
When I was in middle school, my mother would ask me to look through her hair to pluck her grays. After one 10-minute session, I… Read More »All At Once
From Ph.D. Training to a Global Stage: A Lindau Experience
The Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting brings together Nobel Laureates and early-career researchers from around the world for a week of scientific exchange and open dialogue.… Read More »From Ph.D. Training to a Global Stage: A Lindau Experience
When Rain Changes Its Meaning
Have you heard about the Buddhist monk Wonhyo and the skull cup? It’s a well-known philosophical anecdote that even non-Buddhists in South Korea often learn… Read More »When Rain Changes Its Meaning
Before the Buildings: The Ideas That Built a Nation, a University, and a Children’s Hospital
In 2026, three anniversaries remarkably align. It will be 250 years since the United States declared independence in 1776. 150 years since Johns Hopkins University… Read More »Before the Buildings: The Ideas That Built a Nation, a University, and a Children’s Hospital
Pediatrics and Hope in Medicine
I learned something quickly on my pediatrics rotation — children were gross. They drooled on my stethoscope, crawled on the floor, and scratched their behinds… Read More »Pediatrics and Hope in Medicine
Beyond the Lab: An MLK Day of Service in Baltimore
I first learned of Martin Luther King Jr. on a recommended reading list from the other side of the world, years before I learned about… Read More »Beyond the Lab: An MLK Day of Service in Baltimore
A Letter to the Patient I’ll Never See
I sit down to look through your chart, mentally preparing myself to sift through clinical variables for hours, amalgamating them with those of other patients… Read More »A Letter to the Patient I’ll Never See
When Age Changes the Rules of Cancer Biology
Aging is the strongest risk factor for cancer, yet for much of my scientific training it existed as a background statistic rather than a biological… Read More »When Age Changes the Rules of Cancer Biology
On Learning Medicine
I introduce myself as the preceptor working with medical students, then step back to the rear of the room. One student begins to take the… Read More »On Learning Medicine