Lisa Learman, a Ph.D. candidate in cellular and molecular medicine, is among the winners of The Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation 2020 essay contest. Read her award-winning essay about scientist Barbara McClintock, whose approach to science inspired Learman to “embrace complexity and diverse perspectives in science to arrive at a more complete truth.”
How to Master a New Technique
Posted by | A Day in the LifeLooking to level up your skill set? Ph.D. candidate Roshan Chikarmane shares a three-step process for rapidly acquiring competence in a new skill or technique: imitate, improvise and innovate.
Resuming Medical Training in the Era of COVID-19: A Medical Student’s Thoughts
Posted by | A Day in the LifeA medical student shares her perspectives on returning to the hospital after a four-month COVID-19 hiatus.
Chasing Cancer: How the COVID-19 Pandemic Affects Cancer Outcomes
Posted by | Events and HappeningsPulitzer Prize-winning author and oncologist Siddhartha Mukherjee along with former executive vice president of the American Cancer Society and Hopkins oncologist Otis Brawley spoke with the Washington Post about how COVID-19 affects cancer outcomes.
Quarantine Activities: Virtual Escape Rooms
Posted by | A Day in the LifeWhen she’s not busy with her graduate program in human genetics, Stephanie Yang likes to visit escape rooms. During the pandemic, Yang and friends have found a new way to connect online by teaming up to solve virtual escape rooms.
In the News: Johns Hopkins Resident Shares Experience During Pandemic with CNN
Posted by | A Day in the LifeMark Lieber, M.D., is a first-year internal medicine resident physician at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. He wrote about his experience starting his medical residency during coronavirus in an article for CNN.
There is More to Medicine: Lenox Hill on Netflix
Posted by | A Day in the LifeDiagnosing patients is only one reality of medicine, and it would be foolish to think that the job is done when treatment or surgery is over. The Netflix docuseries Lenox Hill showcases the realities of patients, physicians and hospitals — and teaches viewers there’s more to medicine.
Working from Home: Tips for the Long Haul
Posted by | A Day in the LifeWith labs opening at limited capacity, some researchers are still mainly working from home. Here are some tips to stay on track.
Write for the Biomedical Odyssey Blog!
Posted by | A Day in the Life, Perspectives in ResearchIf you have a love of writing, want to share your story with others or want to pursue science writing in parallel with your degree, we need you!
Johns Hopkins Physicians Stand With You
Posted by | Events and HappeningsFor The Johns Hopkins House Staff Diversity Council united the Hopkins community to stand in solidarity with the Black community against systemic inequity and police brutality. The video features many of our School of Medicine learners. "In light of the recent murder of George Floyd and the countless Black lives before him, compounded by the backdrop of the racial […]