The Life and Times of a Principled Scientist
In a world that amounts to a maelstrom of stimuli and a cacophony of interacting processes, it is of great importance that one develops systems… Read More »The Life and Times of a Principled Scientist
In a world that amounts to a maelstrom of stimuli and a cacophony of interacting processes, it is of great importance that one develops systems… Read More »The Life and Times of a Principled Scientist
For a graduate student or postdoc, choosing the right laboratory can be a daunting prospect. There are many factors that one must consider, but deciding… Read More »Tips on How to Choose the Right Laboratory
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
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
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
“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
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
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
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
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?