Life at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Biomedical Odyssey bloggers past and present share their experiences and offer advice to prospective residents and fellows. Here are a few of our favorites: Applying… Read More »Speaking From Experience: Advice For Residents and Fellows
For a graduate student or postdoc, choosing the right laboratory can be a daunting prospect. There are many factors that one must consider, but deciding… Read More »Tips on How to Choose the Right Laboratory
This October marks the publication of my first lead author scientific article, the culmination of my thesis work thus far. Simply put, I found a… Read More »Uncovering a Food Preference Signal in an Overlooked Brain Region
Think back to when you were a kindergarten-age kid. Your teachers seemed like giants, and you likely had limitless energy to run around, jump, and… Read More »Hope for Treating Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
“See one, do one, teach one,” is the traditional adage by which physicians learn their trade. This apprenticeship model in medicine is often credited to… Read More »Learning Through Apprenticeship: A Continued Pillar of Medical Education
I have been part of the Johns Hopkins community for the last five years — first as a laboratory technician and now as a graduate… Read More »The State of Johns Hopkins Medicine Address: What Is It?
As graduate students, we spend our days in the lab and are constantly working to balance setting up experiments, tackling our coursework, and attending relevant… Read More »The Future of Biomedical Education: Part 1
Every day, 115 Americans are killed by opioid overdose. That this number is so strikingly high underlines the language of ‘“epidemics” and “emergencies” in politicians’… Read More »From Crisis to Consensus: Guidelines Aim to Reduce Over-Prescribing of Abused Drugs
The development and commercialization of cancer immunotherapies, a class of treatments that fights cancer by fortifying the immune system, has advanced at a rapid pace.… Read More »Solving the CAR-T Conundrum
Midterm elections are right around the corner. Now is the time to register to vote — the Maryland registration deadline is Oct. 16, 2018. Why… Read More »STEM Students: “Doc” the Vote!