The Colorful World of Cancer Drug Discovery
Melanoma cells stained with PTRF (in red), RPA194 (in green) and nucleus stained in blue. RPA194 is the main subunit of the RNA polymerase I… Read More »The Colorful World of Cancer Drug Discovery
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The Universal Lab Language
On the floor where I work in the preclinical teaching building at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, there are a variety of postdoctoral… Read More »The Universal Lab Language
The Science of Snoring
There are few disciplines in science and medicine as broadly important, or as inherently relatable, as the study of sleep. During the annual Johns Hopkins… Read More »The Science of Snoring
Titan Titin: When Mutations in the Largest Known Protein Affect the Heart
“We know from our clinical experience in the practice of medicine that in diagnosis, prognosis and treatment, the individual and his background of heredity are… Read More »Titan Titin: When Mutations in the Largest Known Protein Affect the Heart
Wrapping Axons – an Ongoing Mission Throughout Your Lifespan
You are driving on a road and see a pedestrian approaching the crosswalk. You brake to give way. Even such a simple action as this… Read More »Wrapping Axons – an Ongoing Mission Throughout Your Lifespan
Why Winners Keep Winning
You are on a roll. In the morning, you delivered a compelling business proposal. You were the center of attention at lunch and your colleagues… Read More »Why Winners Keep Winning
Developing a Laboratory Model for Inclusion Body Myositis
If you were diagnosed with a disease, there are two questions you would immediately want answered: 1. How can we treat it? 2. What caused… Read More »Developing a Laboratory Model for Inclusion Body Myositis
Does My Sense of Smell Make Me Look Fat?
Long before we see or taste food, what strikes us most is its aroma wafting through the air. While eating, what we perceive as taste… Read More »Does My Sense of Smell Make Me Look Fat?
The Mystery Behind the Jargon
Science is a complex language. It has its own vocabulary and corresponding slang, both of which take time to learn and understand. In the lab… Read More »The Mystery Behind the Jargon
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?
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