Dealing with Mental Health in Academia
Working in science can sometimes be an arduous, solitary journey. While being a graduate student is challenging enough, the pressure is ratcheted up when one… Read More »Dealing with Mental Health in Academia
The Relationship Between Age and Blood Pressure: Another Way Your Lifestyle Can Impact Heart Health
Many of us have likely experienced recent high blood pressure. Whether it’s from well-meaning but very inquisitive relatives, or the winding lines at the airport,… Read More »The Relationship Between Age and Blood Pressure: Another Way Your Lifestyle Can Impact Heart Health
The Future of Biomedical Education: A Conversation with Dr. Ziegelstein
For the second part in my series on the future of biomedical education, I had the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Ziegelstein and discuss… Read More »The Future of Biomedical Education: A Conversation with Dr. Ziegelstein
Do You Want to Write for Us?
Our medical students, residents, postdocs and fellows have a lot to share — from daily life in the classroom, tips on thriving during residency, new… Read More »Do You Want to Write for Us?
Discussing the NIH Mandate to Study Sex as a Biological Variable in Basic Biomedical Research
In one of my courses in the neuroscience Ph.D. program at Johns Hopkins, we recently discussed the 2016 National Institutes of Health (NIH) mandate requiring… Read More »Discussing the NIH Mandate to Study Sex as a Biological Variable in Basic Biomedical Research
Celebrating Diversity at Hopkins
By Susana Rodriguez, Ph.D., Post Doctoral Fellow, Department of Physiology On December 4th, Turner concourse was bustling with eager, young, and talented research trainees arriving with… Read More »Celebrating Diversity at Hopkins
Careers in Consulting, Business and Finance: What Are They Like and How Can You Launch into Them?
Recently professionals from all over the country who work in various sectors have been invited every month to the Investigating Careers and Networking (iCAN) Speaker… Read More »Careers in Consulting, Business and Finance: What Are They Like and How Can You Launch into Them?
Navigating The Megaconference
No one can deny that the lion’s share of scientific discourse is carried out within the pages of academic journals, buoyed by jargon and supported… Read More »Navigating The Megaconference
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine: Diverse Perspectives
Equal treatment for all is one of the values on which this institution was founded. In an 1873 letter from Mr. Johns Hopkins to Johns… Read More »Johns Hopkins School of Medicine: Diverse Perspectives
Cara Plott: ‘Are you OK?’ A med student’s plea for action to stop gun violence
By Cara Plott, a second-year medical student at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore. I am sick of needing to text my friends… Read More »Cara Plott: ‘Are you OK?’ A med student’s plea for action to stop gun violence