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Erika Pearce
Faculty news
Molecular biologist Erika Pearce joins Johns Hopkins as Bloomberg Distinguished Professor
Published April 6, 2021
A leading expert in the field of immunometabolism, she comes to the university from the Max Planck Institute of Immunology and Epigenetics
A child with Down syndrome
Perspective
Reflections on a Down syndrome clinical trial
Published April 6, 2021
The abrupt discontinuation of a clinical trial of a potential Down syndrome therapy shocked parents and researchers, who saw the promise of the drug. What happened?
Ed Pearce
Faculty news
Immunologist Ed Pearce joins Johns Hopkins as Bloomberg Distinguished Professor
Published March 30, 2021
An expert in immunometabolism, he will hold appointments in the departments of Oncology and Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, as well as the Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy
Illustration of a robot arm
Q+A
Ready for duty
Published March 30, 2021 Video
Robots helped hospitals confront the coronavirus pandemic. What lessons are engineers taking with them as they think about the next generation of health care robots?
Jeff Coller
Molecular biologist Jeff Coller joins Johns Hopkins
Published March 16, 2021
As a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor, he will hold appointments in the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences and the School of Medicine
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Tech Ventures
Four Johns Hopkins discoveries head to commercial path
Published March 15, 2021
Four Johns Hopkins professors are pursuing commercial paths for their discoveries
Howard Bartner
Giving
The art of giving
Published Spring 2021
The Howard C. Bartner Scholarship will support deserving students as they work toward their Master of Arts in medical and biological illustration, one of only four programs of its kind in the country. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
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Lyme selfies
Published Spring 2021
Researchers look to AI to detect Lyme disease earlier / Johns Hopkins Magazine
A pregnant woman receives a vaccine
Things to know
The COVID-19 vaccine and pregnancy
Published March 4, 2021
Physicians specializing in maternal-fetal medicine discuss the current recommendations that pregnant and lactating women receive the vaccine
Zandy Wong
Student achievement
First-year student wins scholarship for students with cochlear implants
Published Feb 22, 2021
First-year student Zandy Wong researches hearing loss in mice as a member of the neuroscience scholars program