Partnering Toward Discovery: Behind the Scenes
“[At Hopkins] we have the best medical students and the best graduate students in the world, and then we do everything in our power to… Read More »Partnering Toward Discovery: Behind the Scenes
Engineering Magic Bullets for Pancreatic Cancer
In a 1909 manuscript titled “Ueber den jetzigen Stand der Chemotherapie” (“About the Current State of Chemotherapy”), Nobel laureate Paul Ehrlich proclaimed, “We must learn… Read More »Engineering Magic Bullets for Pancreatic Cancer
The Mity Genome
The Metro ride from Foggy Bottom to Bethesda took just about an hour door to door. Each morning, on my way to my first science… Read More »The Mity Genome
How Business School Is Making Me a Better Doctor
Olu Akinirimisi (pictured above, right) is a student in the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School’s Master of Science in Health Care Management program. This one-year… Read More »How Business School Is Making Me a Better Doctor
A Life or Debt Decision: Tackling Unaffordable Drug Prices in Maryland
I first became concerned about unaffordable drug prices when I did one of my first-year research rotations in a lab that studied the hepatitis C… Read More »A Life or Debt Decision: Tackling Unaffordable Drug Prices in Maryland
Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make Me a Match
For fourth-year medical students across the country, the end of January means the culmination of months of struggling to keep suits unwrinkled, waiting at airport… Read More »Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make Me a Match
Fuggetaboudit: Is Forgetfulness a Vice or a Virtue?
Where are my keys? What’s the name of that actor again? Did she say 3 or 4 o’clock? Forgetfulness is a part of life, albeit… Read More »Fuggetaboudit: Is Forgetfulness a Vice or a Virtue?
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