Category: School of Medicine
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Recognition
July 20, 2009
See photos of some of the more than 570 staff members to be recognized—289 with five years of service, 190 with 10 years and 92 with 15.
16 patients, 8 ‘new’ kidneys, 4 hospitals: Johns Hopkins surgeons lead largest-ever ‘domino donor’ kidney transplant
July 20, 2009
Surgical teams at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City and Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit successfully completed the first eight-way multihospital domino kidney transplant.
Johns Hopkins VP Pamela Paulk donates kidney for colleague Robert Imes
July 20, 2009
Pamela Paulk, vice president for human resources at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and Johns Hopkins Health System, took her work to the next level June 22 when she joined an elite group of humanitarians and donated a kidney to a needy recipient.
Saluting gifted hands and minds
July 6, 2009
The university’s Black Faculty and Staff Association recently paid tribute to two of Johns Hopkins’ own legendary figures at its fifth annual celebration of Juneteenth, the unofficial holiday commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States.
School of Medicine postdocs share research in inaugural poster session
July 6, 2009
The young scientists pointed, explained and employed a bit of charm at the School of Medicine’s inaugural Postdoctoral Poster Session, held on June 24. The goal: impress the faculty judges and bring home some cash and prestige.
Predicting prostate cancer return: Study betters success odds
July 6, 2009
Cancer experts at Johns Hopkins say that a study tracking 774 prostate cancer patients for a median of eight years has shown that a three-way combination of measurements has the best chance yet of predicting disease metastasis.
Johns Hopkins researchers edit genes in human stem cells
June 22, 2009
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine have successfully edited the genome of human-induced pluripotent stem cells, making possible the future development of patient-specific stem cell therapies.
Wilmer caps construction with ribbon-cutting ceremony
June 22, 2009
The Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins celebrated the end of construction of its new building at The Johns Hopkins Hospital with a ceremony and ribbon cutting on June 10.
INBT hosts series of professional development seminars for students
June 8, 2009
The Johns Hopkins Institute for NanoBioTechnology will host four seminars for future scientists and engineers this summer, to expand students’ knowledge of issues and ideas outside of the laboratory and classroom experience.