Biomedical Odyssey

Life at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

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Quarantine Activities: Virtual Escape Rooms

July 23, 2020

When she’s not busy with her graduate program in human genetics, Stephanie Yang likes to visit escape rooms. During the pandemic, Yang and friends have found a new way to connect online by teaming up to solve virtual escape rooms.

Stephanie Yang ⋅ A Day in the Life activities, coronavirus, covid-19, fun ⋅

Side-by-side photos of Mark Lieber with and without PPE.

In the News: Johns Hopkins Resident Shares Experience During Pandemic with CNN

July 21, 2020

Mark Lieber, M.D., is a first-year internal medicine resident physician at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. He wrote about his experience starting his medical residency during coronavirus in an article for CNN.

biomedicalodyssey ⋅ A Day in the Life coronavirus, covid-19, excerpt, guest post, residency ⋅

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Working from Home: Tips for the Long Haul

July 16, 2020

With labs opening at limited capacity, some researchers are still mainly working from home. Here are some tips to stay on track.

Carli Jones ⋅ A Day in the Life coronavirus, covid-19, Researchers, Work-Life Balance ⋅

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Winning the Fulbright During COVID-19

June 30, 2020

In the middle of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, history of medicine Ph.D. candidate Anna Weerasinghe won a Fulbright award for 2020–21. Her story highlights the privileged yet precarious nature of receiving a grant in a pandemic world.

Kristin Brig ⋅ Honor Roll coronavirus, covid-19, fulbright, grant ⋅

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Psychiatric Perspectives in an Era of COVID-19

June 26, 2020

In a virtual speaker series, the Hopkins Psychiatry Student Interest Group explores what distinguished psychiatrists at Johns Hopkins have to say about psychiatric care and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Howard Chang ⋅ A Day in the Life, Events and Happenings covid-19, lecture series, mental health, psychiatry ⋅

Scientist Working in The Laboratory

The Student Scientists Behind the (Future) Coronavirus Cure

June 17, 2020

The news often reports the research, but what about the researchers? Student scientists working during the pandemic discuss their new normal.

Veronica Busa ⋅ A Day in the Life coronavirus, covid-19, in the lab ⋅

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Traveling (Virtually) During Quarantine

June 10, 2020

Are you tired of being home? Are you ready for a vacation? Well, look no further. Virtual tours and recordings of zoos, museums, parks and an active volcano are at your disposal, thanks to the internet.

Maria Fazal ⋅ Events and Happenings covid-19, quarantine, travel, virtual event ⋅

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Novel Coronavirus Research Compendium – A Collaborative Effort

June 3, 2020

In a new effort comprised of 8 teams of faculty and students from Hopkins as well as other institutions, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 literature is curated and assessed to inform the public health community.

Carli Jones ⋅ Honor Roll, Perspectives in Research collaboration, coronavirus, covid-19, Research ⋅

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Role Reversal: Getting Tested for COVID-19

May 19, 2020

A school of medicine student discusses her COVID-19 test and what it feels like to be on the other end of the doctor-patient relationship.

biomedicalodyssey ⋅ A Day in the Life coronavirus, covid-19, guest post, medical student ⋅

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Isolation Baking: A Guide for Stress Bakers

April 29, 2020

I am an anxiety baker. Needless to say, isolation in a tiny house with two cats and an unremitting to-do list is an endless well of anxiety. Over the last month, my kitchen has produced banana bread, dumplings, scones, biscuits, cinnamon rolls, calzones, quiche, multiple pies and an endless parade of cookies (links for the […]

Veronica Busa ⋅ A Day in the Life cooking, coronavirus, covid-19 ⋅

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