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Dialysate Bag Almost Filled from Dialysis Machine

Johns Hopkins team develops new method to make kidney dialysis fluid for patients with COVID-19

A team of researchers and students at Johns Hopkins are working to replenish the diminishing reserve of kidney dialysis fluid to help those with acute kidney injury, including COVID-19 patients who develop the disorder.

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Researchers urge clinical trial of blood pressure drug to prevent lethal complication of COVID-19

Johns Hopkins researchers report they have identified a drug treatment that could—if given early enough—potentially reduce the risk of death from the most serious complication of COVID-19, also known as SARS-CoV-2 infection.

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Johns Hopkins researchers to use machine learning to predict heart damage in COVID-19 victims

Johns Hopkins researchers recently received a $195,000 Rapid Response Research grant from the National Science Foundation to, using machine learning, identify which COVID-19 patients are at risk of adverse cardiac events such as heart failure, sustained abnormal heartbeats, heart attacks, cardiogenic shock and death.

With Covaid, neighbors support neighbors during the pandemic

Johns Hopkins BME senior Debanik Purkayastha and a team of university students are working to build volunteer networks online to help others during the pandemic.

Hopkins BME alum Neil Rens wins prestigious Knight-Hennessy Scholarship

With a lifelong interest in leadership and service, Johns Hopkins alum Neil Rens has worked to make health care more accessible, merging his biomedical engineering background with medicine and health economics to create new models for health care delivery. This fall, he will take this pursuit to the next level as a Knight-Hennessy Scholar at Stanford University.

Two from Hopkins BME recognized at Young Investigators’ Day

Chen Zhao and Scott Albert have been recognized at the 2020 Johns Hopkins Young Investigators' Day. Learn more about their research and why they earned the recognition.

Gene variant in noncoding DNA linked to heart failure

When scientists scour the genome for disease-causing culprits, they wouldn’t ordinarily look in so-called noncoding regions, areas of repetitive DNA that do not code for proteins. Yet, that’s exactly where Johns Hopkins scientists found genomic variations in a new study of people with heart failure.

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Researchers create nanoparticle with ‘look and feel’ of red blood cells to soak up toxins

Johns Hopkins biomedical engineer Jordan Green and his colleagues have developed a nanoparticle that has the shape and “skin” of red blood cells. The red blood cell mimics can be injected into the bloodstream and circulate within vessels for long periods to absorb toxic substances.

NSF Graduate Research Fellows to conduct research at Hopkins BME

Johns Hopkins University will serve as the home of 20 NSF Graduate Research Fellows—outstanding graduate students in science, technology, engineering, or math fields who have been recognized by the National Science Foundation.

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Thinking Fast in a Time of Crisis

A virtual hackathon hosted by the Center for Bioengineering Innovation and Design brings together hundreds of teams to solve challenges related to COVID-19.

Artificial intelligence pioneer Rama Chellappa named Bloomberg Distinguished Professor

Rama Chellappa's work in computer vision, pattern recognition, and machine learning has a range of applications—including medicine.

René Vidal elected to the AIMBE College of Fellows

René Vidal, the Herschel L. Seder Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, has been elected to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering's College of Fellows.

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Johns Hopkins BME graduate programs ranked #1 by U.S. News

The Johns Hopkins biomedical engineering programs have, once again, been named the country’s best for 2020, according to the annual U.S. News & World Report ranking of the nation’s Best Graduate Schools. This marks the 30th consecutive year that Hopkins BME has held the No. 1 spot.

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Scientists develop free computer program to map blood flow ‘landscape’ in tumors

Johns Hopkins researchers have created a computer program for scientists at no charge that lets users readily quantify the structural and functional changes in the blood flow networks feeding tumors.

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Little tissue, big mission: Beating heart tissues to ride aboard the ISS

Launching no earlier than March 6, Johns Hopkins University will send heart muscle tissues, contained in a specially-designed tissue chip the size of a small cellphone, up to the microgravity environment of the International Space Station for one month of observation.

February 28, 2020

Jamie Spangler receives grant through Bisciotti Foundation Translational Fund

Jamie Spangler, assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, is among three faculty from Johns Hopkins to receive a grant through the Bisciotti Foundation Translational Fund.

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February 26, 2020

Nanosize device ‘uncloaks’ cancer cells in mice and reveals them to the immune system

Scientists at Johns Hopkins report they have designed and successfully tested an experimental, super small package able to deliver molecular signals that tag implanted human cancer cells in mice and make them visible for destruction by the animals' immune systems. The new method was developed, say the researchers, to deliver an immune system "uncloaking" device directly to cancer cells.

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February 25, 2020

CRISPR gene cuts may offer new way to chart human genome

In search of new ways to sequence human genomes and read critical alterations in DNA, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have successfully used the gene cutting tool CRISPR to make cuts in DNA around lengthy tumor genes, which can be used to collect sequence information.

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February 20, 2020

Joshua Vogelstein earns NSF CAREER Award

Joshua Vogelstein, assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, is a recipient of the National Science Foundation’s Early CAREER Award, which recognizes early stage scholars with high levels of promise and excellence.

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February 17, 2020

Passion and mentoring are key to the success of the Doloff Lab

As a newly appointed assistant professor of biomedical engineering, Joshua Doloff is not only a research scientist advancing the fields of immunoengineering and regenerative medicine, but also a mentor to students.

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February 13, 2020

Hopkins BME senior awarded Gates Cambridge scholarship to pursue a PhD at Cambridge University

Shubhayu Bhattacharyay, a Johns Hopkins University senior majoring in biomedical engineering, has won a Gates Cambridge Scholarship supporting his post-graduate studies in clinical neuroscience at the University of Cambridge in England.

January 31, 2020

Hopkins BME senior awarded Churchill Scholarship to complete master’s degree at Cambridge

Vinay Ayyappan, a Hopkins BME senior, will study cancer imaging techniques in the laboratory of Cambridge radiologist Ferdia Gallagher.

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January 29, 2020

Beating the Odds

Meet Alina Andrews, a BME student who hit her stride at Johns Hopkins, thanks largely to a supportive program that helped her thrive.

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January 10, 2020

Enter the Surgineer

Find out how a new member of the clinical team in the operating room holds the potential to help revolutionize the standard of patient care.

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January 7, 2020

Three teams from Hopkins BME named for Thalheimer Graduate Student Award

Three teams of Hopkins BME graduate student entrepreneurs received the inaugural Thalheimer Graduate Student Award, with $10,000 in grant funding through The Johns Hopkins University’s FastForward U.

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December 17, 2019

BME seniors use contemporary techniques to identify a piece of JHU history

A team of Hopkins BME students identified a metal artifact in the Homewood Museum collection as a century-old part of the building's roof.

December 16, 2019

Meet Deok-Ho Kim, associate professor of BME

In this interview, Kim discusses his research on human iPSC-based disease modeling and biotherapeutics development, his goals as a researcher and mentor, and career advice for current students.

December 16, 2019

Meet Mihaela Pertea, associate professor of BME

Mihaela Pertea joined the Johns Hopkins Department of Biomedical Engineering as an associate professor in July 2019. In this interview, she discusses her research in computational genomics, her career journey, and advice for students.

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December 12, 2019

Two with ties to Hopkins BME named to 30 Under 30 list

Two individuals with ties to the Johns Hopkins Department of Biomedical Engineering have been named to the Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list, an annual celebration of young entrepreneurs, investors, and industry leaders.

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December 10, 2019

Meet Reza Kalhor, assistant professor of BME

In this interview, Kalhor discusses his research on mapping and understanding embryonic development, a memorable “eureka moment,” and career advice for current students.

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