Sol Permutt Memorial Lecture
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Sharma Receives American Heart Association Grant
Dr. Garima Sharma, director of cardio obstetrics and associate vice chair for women's careers in academic medicine, will lead a research team funded by the American Heart Association to study “The Social Determinants of the Risk of Hypertension in Women Study: Phenotyping Polysocial Risk in Women of Reproductive Age (18-44y).” This is one of five […]
Dr. David Levine’s Retirement Celebration
Please join us to celebrate Dr. David Levine’s retirement! Friday, September 9, 2022 at 4 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Add to Calendar We want you to join us to thank David for how much he has contributed to the success of so many people in his decades of leadership at Johns Hopkins. If you are […]
Latino Household Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2
ARTICLE: Latino Household Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 AUTHORS: Diego A Martinez, Eili Y Klein, Cassandra Parent, Diana Prieto, Benjamin F Bigelow, Ronald E Saxton, Kathleen R Page JOURNAL: Clin Infect Dis. 2022 May 3;74(9):1675-1677. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciab753. Abstract We assessed temporal changes in the household secondary attack rate of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and identified risk factors for […]
Provider Perspectives on and Access to Palliative Care for Patients With Interstitial Lung Disease
ARTICLE: Provider Perspectives on and Access to Palliative Care for Patients With Interstitial Lung Disease AUTHORS: Rebecca A Gersten, Bhavna Seth, Luis Arellano, Jessica Shore, Lanier O'Hare, Nina Patel, Zeenat Safdar, Rachana Krishna, Yolanda Mageto, Darlene Cochran, Kathleen Lindell, Sonye K Danoff, Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation JOURNAL: Chest. 2022 Aug;162(2):375-384. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2022.03.009. Epub 2022 Mar 17. Abstract Background: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) results in profound symptom burden and carries high mortality. Palliative […]
Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists Conference
Earlier this year, the Diabetes Prevention and Education Program (DPEP) secured a large, five-year grant in partnership with the University of Maryland Medical Center, from the HSCRC to dramatically expand participation in the evidenced-based Diabetes Prevention Program and Diabetes Self-Management Training in Baltimore and portions of Howard and Montgomery counties. As part of this effort, […]
Generation Tomorrow: Summer Health Disparity Scholars
The Center for AIDS Research just completed its fourth year of Generation Tomorrow: Summer Health Disparity Scholars. The program brings undergraduate scholars to Johns Hopkins to study HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) health disparities and their intersection with substance use, mental health, violence and the social determinants of health. The program is directed by […]
Epic Tips: August 19, 2022
Additional August 4th Upgrade Resources and Communication Ambulatory: View In Basket enhancements in this 26 minute Ambulatory In Basket Overview Video Ambulatory: Hyperspace Stops Responding When Acting on a Refill Request In Basket Message with Duplicate Medications Ambulatory: Prescription Refills Are Signed After a Non-Authorizing Clinician Clicks Refuse All in a Specific Scenario AllProviders: If […]
Shah Receives ACGME Back to Bedside Grant
Dr. Anna Shah, PGY-2 resident physician in the Primary Care Track of the Johns Hopkins Bayview Internal Medicine Residency and member of the Department of Medicine Medical Education Pathway, is the recipient of a highly-competitive national Back to Bedside grant from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) for her project, “Optimizing Care for […]
HIF-1 Interacts with TRIM28 and DNA-PK to release paused RNA polymerase II and activate target gene transcription in response to hypoxia
ARTICLE: HIF-1 Interacts with TRIM28 and DNA-PK to release paused RNA polymerase II and activate target gene transcription in response to hypoxia AUTHORS: Yongkang Yang, Haiquan Lu, Chelsey Chen, Yajing Lyu, Robert N Cole, Gregg L Semenza JOURNAL: Nat Commun. 2022 Jan 14;13(1):316. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-27944-8. Abstract Hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) is a transcription factor that acts as a regulator of oxygen (O2) homeostasis […]