Sharing successes, challenges and daily happenings in the Department of Medicine
The third session of the Journeys in Medicine series entitled Journeys at the Crossroads: A Conversation about Community by Community brought together members of the… Read More »Journeys at the Crossroads: A Conversation about Community by Community
ARTICLE: Removal of Abnormal Myofilament O-GlcNAcylation Restores Ca2+ Sensitivity in Diabetic Cardiac Muscle AUTHORS: Genaro A. Ramirez-Correa, Junfeng Ma, Chad Slawson, Quira Zeidan, Nahyr S.… Read More »Removal of Abnormal Myofilament O-GlcNAcylation Restores Ca2+ Sensitivity in Diabetic Cardiac Muscle
Suzanne Jan de Beur, associate professor and chief of the Division of Endocrinology at Bayview, has been selected by the American Society for Bone and… Read More »Jan de Beur receives Shirley Hohl Award
Q: Should I routinely obtain a urine culture from my asymptomatic inpatients? What if the urinalysis indicates the presence of both bacteria and white blood… Read More »One Minute Guide to: Appropriately Ordering Urine Cultures
The Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA) recently certified the DOM Pulmonary Hypertension Program as a Center of Comprehensive Care for patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH). This… Read More »Pulmonary Hypertension Program receives PHA Accreditation
Sara Cosgrove, associate professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases and director of the Johns Hopkins Antimicrobial Stewardship Program was selected by the White House… Read More »Cosgrove selected to participate in the White House’s Antibiotic Stewardship Initiative
This year the Johns Hopkins Medicine has committed to recruiting 500 walkers and raising $50,000 for diabetes research, education and advocacy through participation in the… Read More »Team Captains Still Needed for Baltimore Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes
ARTICLE: Vinculin network-mediated cytoskeletal remodeling regulates contractile function in the aging heart AUTHORS: Gaurav Kaushik, Alice Spenlehauer, Ayla O. Sessions, Adriana S. Trujillo, Alexander Fuhrmann,… Read More »Vinculin network-mediated cytoskeletal remodeling regulates contractile function in the aging heart
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Grand Challenges Explorations grant program funds early-stage discovery, awarding initial grants of $100,000 and potential follow-on grants of up… Read More »Grand Challenges Explorations Grant Program
The next major step in our efforts to develop a comprehensive compensation plan for the department is to convene members of the DOM compensation committee.… Read More »Medicine (and Compensation) Matters: Compensation Committee