Life at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Imagine feeling touch sensations, such as pressure and tingling, in response to everyday noises, like the sounds of running liquid, laughter and computer beeps. Though… Read More »How the Brain Processes Different Types of Sensory Information
The most recent survey from the Council of Graduate Schools found enrollment for international graduate students still on the rise. Data from fall 2015 show… Read More »International Students Offer Unique Perspectives on Graduate School
Recently, as I’ve been spending more time in various clinical settings, I’ve noticed a striking lack of patients who can say they have a designated… Read More »Training Future Leaders in Primary Care
Most students come to graduate school planning to become a professor. For some, that plan withstands the test of time, but for others, it loses… Read More »BCI Internships: A Johns Hopkins Resource for Stepping Away from the Bench
“Now I don’t even consider myself a scientist. I’m a lawyer. But when I started, I was a scientist first.” - Gaby L. Longsworth, Ph.D.… Read More »A Career in Law for the Academic Scientist
Recently, my inbox has been filled each morning with emails warning about Zika virus. And my clinics have been filled with women wondering what the… Read More »Zika Virus: Where Did It Come From, and How Big of a Threat Is It?
I’m a scientist, and I want to believe that I work in a meritocracy. Even more, I want to believe that I can trust the… Read More »The Uncomfortable Truth About Implicit Bias in Academic Science
The search for a postdoc position can be a daunting task in your last year of graduate school. I’ve recently undertaken this exhausting adventure and… Read More »Tips for Tackling the Postdoc Search and Application Process
This past month, Kevin Shenderov, a fourth-year medical student, was honored with the Philip A. Mackowiak Award for Medical Student Excellence. This award honors a… Read More »Johns Hopkins Medical Student Wins Philip A. Mackowiak Award for Medical Student Excellence
Thursday morning a few weeks ago, 30 of the most promising applicants to the Graduate Training Program in Cellular and Molecular Medicine arrived on campus.… Read More »Warm Welcomes Attract Recruits to Johns Hopkins, Even in Blizzard Conditions