Jimmy Lin

Jimmy is a medical and scientific doxologist - seeking to glorify God in science and medicine.

He is the lead computational biologist for the ground-breaking cancer genome sequencing efforts from the Vogelstein Lab at Johns Hopkins. Their sequencing of the first 100+ cancer exomes in 5 different tissue types has helped lay the foundation for a revolution in cancer genomics. Recentlty, along with colleagues at Harvard and Yale, Jimmy started Rare Genomics Institute: a non-profit biotech
venture that microfunds and enables genome sequencing for children with orphan diseases. Having finished his undergrad at Yale and MHS at Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Jimmy is now completing his MD/PhD at Johns Hopkins and MAR at Reformed Theological Seminary in DC. His MAR Thesis is entitled a Systematic Theology of Medicine. Jimmy and his wonderful wife Mandy are expecting their first child in January.

Science + Tech

Spreading the Good News

Johannes Gutenberg

We are drowning in words; from news outlets, blog posts, and twitter feeds, to the signs that direct traffic and label our food. What would our world be like without the printed word? Jimmy Lin explores how Johannes Gutenberg used his ordinary profession to create the first printing press so he could spread the Gospel and how, in the process, Gutenberg fundamentally changed our world.

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Science + Tech

Blaise Pascal

Finding God in Revealing Fundamental Truths of Life

Blaise Pascal revolutionized mathematics by developing probability theory, wrote one of the first masterpieces of French prose, made important contributions to the science of hydrostatics, and authored one of the most influential theological works in Christian philosophy. All before age 40. Jimmy Lin explores the life and work of Blaise Pascal.

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Media

The Psychology of Trials

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Within the bindings of a story, great literature explores what words alone fail to express. In The Brothers Karamazov and Crime and Punishment, among others, Fyodor Dostoevsky subtlety explores the depths of the struggles that he experienced in his own life through his complex and unforgettable characters. Here, Jimmy Lin discusses the connection between Dostoevsky's life, work and faith.

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Government

Founding Father

Benjamin Rush

Only a few of our Founding Fathers focused their lives exclusively on politics. Many contributed to the common good in a variety of other ways. On top of being known as a Founding Father of the US, Dr. Benjamin Rush is known as the Father of Public Schools, the Father of American Medicine, and the Father of American Psychiatry. Jimmy Lin explores Rush's diverse and lasting contributions.

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Government

President of "This Nation, Under God"

Abraham Lincoln

“I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go. My own wisdom and that of all about me, seemed insufficient for that day.” These are not words coming from some helpless beggar or an uneducated man. These are the words of the sixteenth President of the United States. Abraham Lincoln is considered the greatest President of the greatest nation in the world, yet he reveals that all his security, intelligence, and strength rest on...

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Government

John Witherspoon, The American Founding and the First American Family Bible

To promote true religion is the best and most effectual way of making a virtuous and regular people. Love to God and love to man is the substance of religion. Founding Father John Witherspoon was a man who lived out his beliefs and who prayerfully made the most of every opportunity.

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Business

Praxis Finalist: Rare Genomics Institute

Rare Genomics Institute empowers patient communities to accelerate research by helping fund and create personalized research projects based on individuals with rare diseases. Their first initiative is to sequence the genomes of these patients.

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George Washington Carver

God-glorifying Agricultural Innovator

George Washington Carver discovered 300 uses of the peanut. Few can name more than 2 or 3 of these discoveries, and fewer still know anything about this man beyond his discoveries. Jimmy Lin explores the humble and diligent faith of a man who pursued God's creative inspiration while reconciling the divide between faith and science.

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Arts + Entertainment

A Song of Hallelujah

Purpose in George Frideric Handel's Music

The Hallelujah Chorus, within the oratorio called Messiah, is an easily recognizable piece of music and is often played throughout the Christmas season. Its creator was George Frideric Handel, a famous classical music composer and recognized as one of the most famous of the Baroque period in the 1700’s, whose other popular works include Water Music and Music for the Royal Fireworks. His earthly father called him to the study of law, but his heavenly Father called him to make a greater impact...

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