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Xiongyi Huang and lab members working on a fluorescent experiment
Faculty news
Krieger School chemist wins prestigious Packard Fellowship
Published Oct 14, 2021
Xiongyi Huang, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry, works to bridge the worlds of biology and synthetic chemistry to develop new, affordable, and sustainable processes for chemical synthesis and drug development
Andrew Motion and Adam Riess
First-Year Seminar
Contemplating our place in the universe
Published Oct 13, 2021 Video
Luminary faculty members Adam Riess, Andrew Motion engage in wide-ranging discussion ahead of upcoming launch of the James Webb Space Telescope
American Indian and Alaska Native COVID-19 data
Data visualization
COVID-19's disproportionate impact on American Indian, Alaska Native tribes
Published Oct 11, 2021
Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center, Center for American Indian Health launch visualization of pandemic spread within Tribal Nations
An illustration of neural fragility in the brain
Engineering
Targeting epilepsy with surgical precision
Published Oct 11, 2021
A new method of highlighting the most epileptic parts of the brain could enable not only more accurate diagnosis of the seizure disorder, but also help guide more precise surgical treatment
An e-cigarette and smoke
E-cigarettes
Vaping liquids, aerosols contain thousands of unknown chemicals
Published Oct 7, 2021
Study identifies compounds undisclosed by popular brands including industrial chemicals, caffeine
Digital world map
Engineering
Student team works with NATO to define, track cognitive warfare attacks
Published Oct 6, 2021 Video
A group of Clark Scholars is designing a Cognitive Warfare Dashboard to show what information is being spread, where it's coming from, and why
Merck CEO Robert M. Davis
Health Policy Forum
Merck CEO: COVID-19 pill in the works, but vaccination remains key
Published Oct 5, 2021 Video
Health Policy Forum guest speaker Robert Davis emphasized the need to use every tool at our disposal in the fight against COVID-19
Drew Grant
Engineering
Hey Siri, do I have COVID?
Published Oct 4, 2021
New system devised by Whiting School PhD candidate Drew Grant aims to make diagnosing COVID-19 as simple as saying a few words into a smartphone
psychedelic-looking conceptual illustration of lungs
Psychedelics
Breathwork to treat PTSD
Published Fall 2021
An upcoming, first-of-its kind study hopes to prove that Holotropic Breathwork therapy can treat PTSD in veterans / Johns Hopkins Magazine
A red rose with a stem that appears to be a maze
Hope for Alzheimer's
Published Fall 2021
Two Johns Hopkins researchers race to bring a drug to market that holds promise for millions afflicted with the devastating cognitive disorder / Johns Hopkins Magazine