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Cancer

A glass of wine and a pint of beer sit on a wooden bar
Q+A
How risky is that pint?
Published Jan 28, 2025
A call for cancer warnings on labels for beer, wine, and spirits is a lesson in risk management, says Hopkins cancer expert Otis Brawley
Yuan He
Cell biology
Structural biology expert Yuan He named BDP
Published Jan 2, 2025
He explores how flaws in the transcription and DNA repair pathways contribute to cancer predisposition, accelerated aging
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Cancer research
JHU gets more than $20M to develop advanced surgical techniques for cancer
Published Aug 22, 2024
Funding is part of $150M awarded by ARPA-H in support of the Cancer Moonshot initiative to fast-track discovery in cancer research
Benjamin Biggs
Student Scholar
Biomedical engineering doctoral student named Quad Fellow
Published Aug 16, 2024
Benjamin Biggs among recipients of highly competitive award for exceptional master's and doctoral students to study STEM in the U.S.
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Cancer research
New brain cancer therapy relies on Hopkins discovery
Published Aug 7, 2024
FDA-approved drug targets a mutated gene identified in 2008 by Hopkins cancer expert Bert Vogelstein and his team in collaboration with Duke researchers
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Mechanical engineering
New imaging technique could diagnose cancer metastasis
Published July 18, 2024
Johns Hopkins engineers have created an optical tool combining laser light and folded DNA to help clinicians distinguish between localized and metastatic cancers
Black and white illustration of three smoke stacks
Environmental health
Surprisingly high levels of toxic gas found in Louisiana
Published June 11, 2024
The toxic gas ethylene oxide, at levels a thousand times higher than what is considered safe, was detected across parts of Louisiana with a cutting-edge mobile air-testing lab
Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, light micrograph, photo under microscope
Biomedical engineering
Pill-sized imaging capsule could help catch esophageal cancer sooner
Published May 30, 2024
Hopkins researchers develop a "one-stop shop" capsule for diagnosing and treating Barrett's esophagus, a condition known to be a precursor to esophageal cancer
Side by side headshots of Hai-Quan Mao and Victor Velculescu
Faculty honors
Two named to National Academy of Inventors
Published Dec 20, 2023
Materials scientist Hai-Quan Mao, cancer researcher Victor Velculescu among 162 fellows recognized for contributions to science and society
Fannie Gaston-Johansson
Diversity+Inclusion
Faculty of Excellence Program cluster award winners announced
Published Nov 1, 2023
10 new faculty members will be hired as part of an effort to bolster faculty diversity