A Homegrown Solution to a Homegrown Problem
As a graduate student with little money and no television, I spend much of my free time walking along the waterfront. One of my favorite… Read More »A Homegrown Solution to a Homegrown Problem
Cancer Diagnosis — It’s in Your Blood
The benefits of detecting and treating cancer at early developmental stages have long been observed by clinical oncologists. Colonoscopies as well as other methods for… Read More »Cancer Diagnosis — It’s in Your Blood
From Home to Hopkins
At 11 p.m. PST on July 5 — less than three hours after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake rattled my home in Southern California — shock… Read More »From Home to Hopkins
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
A Blood Test for Alzheimer’s Disease? Breakthroughs and Limitations
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
Representing Diversity on Portrait Walls Around Johns Hopkins: One Stride Taken, Many to Go
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
How Mentoring a High School Student Helped Me Plan for My Future
“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
Tackling Twitter as a Graduate Student
I grew up during the rise of social media. Born in 1995, I have watched social media transform from inconsequential platforms for storing your random… Read More »Tackling Twitter as a Graduate Student
Finding the Medicine in Historical Drama
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
A Primer on Platelets — Tiny but Mighty
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