From Home to Hopkins
At 11 p.m. PST on July 5 — less than three hours after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake rattled my home in Southern California — shock… Read More »From Home to Hopkins
Learning to Run with Imposter Syndrome
As a college student, I had set my sights on making a difference in the research world. I was ecstatic when I was accepted to… Read More »Learning to Run with Imposter Syndrome
A Blood Test for Alzheimer’s Disease? Breakthroughs and Limitations
Recently, researchers at Washington University, St. Louis made a significant breakthrough in developing a blood test for early indications of Alzheimer’s disease. But what exactly… Read More »A Blood Test for Alzheimer’s Disease? Breakthroughs and Limitations
Representing Diversity on Portrait Walls Around Johns Hopkins: One Stride Taken, Many to Go
Last week, NPR published “Academic Science Rethinks All-Too-White ‘Dude Walls’ of Honor” on its website. This article addresses the message that walls of honor that… Read More »Representing Diversity on Portrait Walls Around Johns Hopkins: One Stride Taken, Many to Go
How Mentoring a High School Student Helped Me Plan for My Future
“Don’t you ever get bored?” It wasn’t a question I’d expected from my high school summer student on her second day in the lab. And… Read More »How Mentoring a High School Student Helped Me Plan for My Future
Tackling Twitter as a Graduate Student
I grew up during the rise of social media. Born in 1995, I have watched social media transform from inconsequential platforms for storing your random… Read More »Tackling Twitter as a Graduate Student
Finding the Medicine in Historical Drama
Every evening when I get home from campus, I put on the teakettle, get out my cross-stitch and flip on a TV show. Sawing noises… Read More »Finding the Medicine in Historical Drama
A Primer on Platelets — Tiny but Mighty
When I tell people I study platelets, I am not often met with excitement. Most people know platelets as those tiny things that form clots,… Read More »A Primer on Platelets — Tiny but Mighty
Meditation: Building a Community Across the Hopkins Campus
“Kidneys…relax…” I know where my kidneys are located thanks to my anatomy classes, but how would I make them relax, and do I even want… Read More »Meditation: Building a Community Across the Hopkins Campus
Summer Transitions: Learnings from Residency
Every summer, a fresh crop of physicians enters the workforce. Overnight, trainees begin new roles and take on new responsibilities. You could imagine that we… Read More »Summer Transitions: Learnings from Residency