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Molecular biologist Andrew Holland receives President s Frontier Award The $250,000 Johns Hopkins award recognizes scholars who are on the cusp of becoming leaders in their fields By Saralyn Cruickshank / Published Feb 15, 2021 Cell division is the fundamental process for life. But when it goes awry, life itself can be threatened. The fragile balance of centrosomes within animal cells and the cellular functions these organelles control are essential to a form of cell division called mitosis. That s where molecular biologist Andrew Holland focuses his research. We ve been trying to understand if there are differences in the way healthy cells and tumor cells divide, and if we can exploit those differences in therapies to selectively destroy dividing tumor cells and spare the healthy cells, said Holland, an associate professor in the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics and the Department of Oncol ....
By Photos by Will Kirk / Published Dec 21, 2020 Our world was forever changed in 2020, a year of monumental challenges and heartbreak, but also of breakthroughs, discoveries, and triumphs large and small. As we prepare to ring in 2021 and turn the tide on a global pandemic, take a look back at how Johns Hopkins weathered the 2020 storm. January Students shake it out during an Intersession course on dance movement. The minisemester, which is typically held in January, will be held virtually in 2021. JHU President Ron Daniels leads an Intersession course on the role of universities in preserving democracy. Mathematician Emily Riehl (right) learns she has won the President s Frontier Award, which is accompanied by a $250,000 award. ....