The current two issues of Leap Rounds, the bi-annual newsletters associated with Leap Magazine, profile researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine Division of Rheumatology. The fall 2023 issue features Dr. Albayda’s work using ultrasound to estimate muscle quality and pinpoint locations for muscle biopsy. The winter issue features Dr. Cappelli’s research into the delicate balance of rheumatic inflammation during cancer treatment.

Illustrations by Magda Azab; gel-lit photography by Howard Korn.