Biomedical Odyssey

Life at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Bangladeshi-American Student Aims to Bridge Relationships with Underserved Patients

Posted by Alisa Mo | A Day in the Life

Transitioning to my medical school clerkship after my Ph.D. training was stressful. After a five-year absence from the clinic, my medical knowledge and clinical skills were rusty. My practical knowledge — for example, how to find information in medical charts or how to present patients in morning rounds — also needed improvement. But beyond lacking […]

Jul 20, 2015

Johns Hopkins Scientists Find Link Between High Blood Sugar, Diabetes

Posted by Shannen Cravens | Perspectives in Research

Chronic high blood sugar and diabetes are typically considered synonymous, but why is that the case? How is sugar, which isn’t toxic, related to a disease that affects over 29 million Americans and stands as the seventh leading cause of death in the United States? These questions have stumped us for decades, but now a […]

Jul 14, 2015

Advice from a Senior Resident to a New Intern

Posted by Ryan Lang | A Day in the Life

This month, I became a senior resident in internal medicine. With that title comes the opportunity to help train new interns at our hospital. And when I met the talented group of interns just before their start last month, I couldn’t help but think back to my first day of residency. Two years earlier — […]

Jul 14, 2015

Research Addresses Different Needs for Critically, Terminally Ill

Posted by Arielle Medford | Perspectives in Research

Before I came to medical school, I had a very simple understanding of the components of patient care. In my mind, all patients had the same basic needs, which physicians provided along the road to cure. After four years, I now realize patient populations are incredibly diverse and far more complex than I could have […]

Jul 6, 2015

Columbia Researchers Discover Contagious Cancer in Clams

Posted by Bree Yanagisawa | Perspectives in Research

What comes to mind when you hear the word “contagious”? For most of us, it’s infectious agents, such as viruses and bacteria. However, recent evidence suggests that these agents may not be the only existing contagious elements in our world. In a recent article published in Cell, researchers at Columbia University discussed an investigation of […]

Jul 6, 2015

Progeria Effects in Cells Improved with an Antioxidant Found in Broccoli

Posted by Xuan Pham | Perspectives in Research

The famed Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de Leon once traveled to the New World in search of the mythical Fountain of Youth. Hundreds of years later, we are still fascinated by youth and aging. Though not on a quest for a source of youth, scientists today are seeking to learn about the aging process in […]

Jun 30, 2015

Carolina Montano: From Political Asylum to Johns Hopkins M.D./Ph.D.

Posted by Alisa Mo | A Day in the Life

I remember the day I first met Carolina Montano, a fellow student in the Johns Hopkins M.D./Ph.D. program. It was toward the beginning of my first year in medical school. We were both at a dinner for M.D./Ph.D. interviewees, and, as with many conversations between medical students, we inevitably began to discuss our classes. Carolina […]

Jun 22, 2015

Johns Hopkins’ Dr. Donald Coffey Honored for Cancer Research, Mentoring

Posted by Paul Sirajuddin | Honor Roll

At the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting this past April,  Donald Coffey, Ph.D., was honored with the ninth annual Margaret Foti Award for Leadership and Extraordinary Achievements in Cancer Research. The award recognizes individuals whose leadership and achievements have demonstrated a major impact in the cancer research. The contributions Dr. Coffey has […]

Jun 22, 2015

Neuroscience Graduate Student Driven by How the Brain ‘Sees’

Posted by Kevin Monk | A Day in the Life

Talking with Chanel Matney, a neuroscience graduate student in the Brown Lab, can send your mind racing in many different directions as she discusses her passions and interests and gives sage advice. A native Marylander from a family with diverse career paths ranging from medicine to performance art, Chanel is the sole basic science researcher. […]

Jun 22, 2015

Church Attendance Could Lower HIV Rates in High-Risk Women

Posted by Ryan Lang | Perspectives in Research

A potential tool to combat the HIV epidemic in Baltimore is gaining attention, and it may involve an unlikely location — the church. Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the University of Memphis School of Public Health have identified church attendance as a possible way to encourage communication about sexual […]

Jun 15, 2015

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