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Gregg Semenza
Nobel winner Gregg Semenza advocates for basic science
Published Dec 2, 2019
The award has thrust the Johns Hopkins physician-scientist into a global spotlight, and he's taken the opportunity to highlight the importance of science in childhood education
Blue Baby operation performed
Medicine
Hopkins celebrates 75 years since historic 'blue baby' operation
Published Nov 26, 2019 Video
The transformative medical milestone was first performed at Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1944 and ushered in a new era of cardiac surgery
Yoram Unguru
Berman Institute
Bioethicist sounds alarm on 'worst-case scenario' drug shortage
Published Nov 22, 2019
Hematologist/oncologist Yoram Unguru helped raise awareness recently when a pharmaceutical company stopped producing a widely used pediatric cancer drug
Flag of NATO
Engineering
Johns Hopkins partners with NATO Innovation Hub
Published Nov 15, 2019
Through the partnership, an undergraduate team is working to reimagine health care delivery on the frontlines of conflict zones and battlefields
Luis Garza and a researcher work in the lab
Serving those who serve
Published Nov 11, 2019
The Veteran Amputee Skin Regeneration Program at Johns Hopkins is developing a cell therapy that could enable those who wear prosthetics to use their devices longer
Relavo teammates
Undergraduate research
Student team wins $5K at Collegiate Inventors Competition
Published Oct 31, 2019
Team Relavo wins runner-up prize for device designed to reduce infection rates during at-home kidney dialysis
Group photo of the Relavo team
Biomedical engineering
Student engineers take on common dialysis complication
Published Oct 29, 2019 Video
Student startup Relavo is among the finalists at the National Collegiate Inventors Competition
Stem cell
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine announces new partnership to advance precision medicine
Published Oct 22, 2019
Collaboration between the School of Medicine, Bloomberg Philanthropies, and the New York Stem Cell Foundation Research Institute will provide unmatched scope of resources and expertise
Kathryn McDonald
Nursing+Medicine
Patient safety expert Kathryn McDonald named BDP
Published Oct 22, 2019
McDonald, a leading expert in health care quality improvement and health systems organization, will hold primary appointments in the schools of Nursing and Medicine
Composite photo of Colleen Barry, Sharon Gerecht, Elizabeth Jaffee, Dorry Segev
Four from Hopkins elected to National Academy of Medicine
Published Oct 21, 2019
Colleen Barry, Sharon Gerecht, Elizabeth Jaffee, and Dorry Segev recognized for their contributions to the fields of medicine and public health