Quick Tips for Applying to Graduate School
Two years into graduate school at Johns Hopkins, it’s still hard to believe that I’m here. After a year of undergraduate research at the University… Read More »Quick Tips for Applying to Graduate School
Would You Eat Lab-Made Meat?
As a researcher in a muscle biology and regeneration lab, it’s disturbing to picture myself eating the tiny pieces of muscle I grow in petri… Read More »Would You Eat Lab-Made Meat?
When It Hits Too Close to Home
I am equal parts excited and filled with dread as I open the door. The operating room is abuzz with activity, everyone hurriedly working to… Read More »When It Hits Too Close to Home
Who Are the Best Teachers in the Hospital?
Disclaimer: To avoid breaching patient confidentiality per hospital policy, names and circumstances have been altered. However, the spirit of the interaction with patients was preserved… Read More »Who Are the Best Teachers in the Hospital?
Anticipating the Unexpected: What is Your Plan for When Life Goes Awry?
“The best laid schemes of mice and men…” begins the oft-quoted line by Robert Burns, with usually no need to finish with “…go often awry.”… Read More »Anticipating the Unexpected: What is Your Plan for When Life Goes Awry?
So You Want to Attend an Academic Conference…
Academic conferences are an integral part of a graduate student’s training. They are not only a window into the life of a professor but also… Read More »So You Want to Attend an Academic Conference…
Opioids: A Different Kind of Epidemic
Epidemic. We typically associate this word with infectious disease outbreaks, often outside of the United States. But right here in the U.S., we are in… Read More »Opioids: A Different Kind of Epidemic
The Hidden Joys of Medical School
I finished my first marathon last week, a personal mental marathon that took hundreds of hours to complete—my first year of medical school. Our last… Read More »The Hidden Joys of Medical School
First Approval of Cancer Immunotherapy Based on Genetic Marker
Immunotherapy is rapidly becoming one of the cornerstones of treatment for several types of cancers, and pembrolizumab, a well-known humanized antibody against the checkpoint inhibitor… Read More »First Approval of Cancer Immunotherapy Based on Genetic Marker
Human Cord Blood Improves Memory in Old Mice – Surge of Interest in the “Fountain of Youth”
Is parabiosis the new fountain of youth? Parabiosis, meaning “living beside,” is a 150-year-old surgical technique that unites the blood vessels of two living animals.… Read More »Human Cord Blood Improves Memory in Old Mice – Surge of Interest in the “Fountain of Youth”