Biomedical Odyssey

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

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

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

“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

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

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

“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

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

What are cell and gene therapies and how are they different from drugs? Cell and gene therapies are biologic drugs that come from living systems… Read More »Considerations for the Manufacturing of Cell and Gene Therapies for Humans