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School of Medicine
Ebola
Not your typical post-graduation trip
Published Aug 3, 2016
Recent graduate Laura Scavo travels to Liberia to see the Ebola protective suit she worked on in action
Carl Wu portrait in lab
Interdisciplinary scholar
Carl Wu named 23rd BDP
Published Aug 3, 2016
Renowned expert on chromatin biology, biochemistry will establish new lab to investigate chromatin structure, gene regulation
The jawbone is made of a white porous material
Biomedical engineering
Facing the future
Published July 29, 2016
Researcher Warren Grayson creates ready-to-implant plastic bones that grow into living tissue for facial reconstructive surgery / JHU Engineering magazine
Undergraduate research
Breathing easier
Published July 27, 2016 Video
Student team designs device that could help reduce deaths from battlefield injuries that block breathing
Seven plates feature five meals and two plates with the fork and knife crossed over them
Brain health
Can cutting calories help curb memory loss?
Published July 22, 2016
Fasting could help prevent neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, improve memory and mood / Johns Hopkins Health Review
Skin health
Staying protected
Published July 20, 2016
Many skin cancer patients still too likely to sunburn, may not use protective practices correctly, study finds / Hopkins Medicine
Flower power?
Magnolia tested as breast cancer treatment
Published July 6, 2016
A compound made from the tree's cones shows promise against tumors spurred by the leptin hormone
Faculty honors
Huganir to lead Society for Neuroscience
Published July 5, 2016
JHU researcher elected president of world's largest organization of scientists, physicians who focus on brain, nervous system
Cell biology
Hopkins biologist elected to American Philosophical Society
Published June 30, 2016
Allan Spradling's work with fruit flies led to game-changing new concepts in use of stem cells
Bacteria and cancer risk
Published June 29, 2016
Normal bacterial colonies in human body linked to presence of mouth and throat cancer / Hopkins Medicine