Grad Grooves: The Soundtrack of Our Science
Background music is everywhere. It plays quietly in malls and grocery stores, and loudly at sports events. It is almost ever-present in the TV shows… Read More »Grad Grooves: The Soundtrack of Our Science
Re-thinking Language as a Scientific Tool
Preclusion of efficacious scientific communication, nucleating from the cultivation of an elitist scientific culture, is a pervasive detriment to the impact of science. Wait, let… Read More »Re-thinking Language as a Scientific Tool
Is Cough Syrup an Antidepressant?
Everything from shrooms and weed to molly and ketamine — once known mainly as party drugs — is finding a place in clinical trials for… Read More »Is Cough Syrup an Antidepressant?
Movie Review of “End Game”
Guest post by medical student Barry Bryant. The original article can be found on Closler.org. “End Game” is an Oscar-nominated short documentary directed by Rob… Read More »Movie Review of “End Game”
19th-Century Technology, 21st-Century Users
In February, the Johns Hopkins History of Medicine Survey had the opportunity to experiment with three stethoscopes: a replica of René Laennec’s 1816 stethoscope, a… Read More »19th-Century Technology, 21st-Century Users
Every Ph.D. Journey Is Different, and That’s OK
As a second-year student in the pathobiology graduate program at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, I joined a thesis lab this past August.… Read More »Every Ph.D. Journey Is Different, and That’s OK
Transition to the Wards: A Pivotal Point in Medical School Training
By Neha Anand On Friday, my classmates and I completed our last preclinical unit of medical school. After a year and a half of lecture… Read More »Transition to the Wards: A Pivotal Point in Medical School Training
Underrepresented minority biomedical researchers: numbers, challenges and initiatives for change
In 2012, the Advisory Committee to the Director Working Group on Diversity (ACDWGD) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) produced its first report. The… Read More »Underrepresented minority biomedical researchers: numbers, challenges and initiatives for change
On Kindness
“Whatever happens tomorrow you must promise me one thing. That you will stay who you are. Not a perfect soldier, but a good man.” This… Read More »On Kindness
Drifting Through the Dark
I have never wanted to be an astronaut. The idea of hurtling upward in a rocket ship, crashing through the Earth’s atmosphere, and launching into… Read More »Drifting Through the Dark