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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
Neuron
Biochemistry
Cellular stress enzyme might play key role in neurodegenerative diseases such as ALS
Published March 15, 2021
MARK2 enzyme controls cellular protein synthesis in response to types of stress or damage seen in neurodegenerative disorders, scientists target enzyme for new lines of research
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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
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Inside programmers' brains
Published Spring 2021
A Johns Hopkins study offers clues to which parts of the brain are involved in coding / Johns Hopkins Magazine
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Going interstellar with a sun-skirting probe
Published Spring 2021
APL's Interstellar Probe will slingshot around the sun to explore the outer reaches of the universe / Johns Hopkins Magazine
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Lyme selfies
Published Spring 2021
Researchers look to AI to detect Lyme disease earlier / Johns Hopkins Magazine
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What our wastewater can tell us
Published Spring 2021
Our sewage contains important biomarkers that can tell researchers about a community's diet, drug intake, and even the presence of COVID-19 / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Inventor Jessamy Taylor sits in front of a boulder at Oregon’s Smith Rock State Park
Tinkerer, climber, engineer
Published Spring 2021
Alum and inventor Jessamy Taylor loves being outdoors, scaling heights, and solving problems. Among them: a better way to adaptive climb / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Faculty and staff test out the new VR sim equipment at the School of Nursing's Sim Center Kristen Brown
Technology and health
School of Nursing introduces a new, cost-effective form of training: Virtual reality
Published March 12, 2021
The VR software places a student in an ER setting with a nursing assistant who introduces a virtual patient facing a particular dilemma
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Collaborations
Scaling up rapid saliva tests for COVID-19 antibodies
Published March 12, 2021
Microbiologist Christopher Heaney aims to increase production of saliva-based rapid tests for COVID-19 antibodies, tracking the virus' spread more quickly and frequently