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February 12, 2024
News Brief: Trayanova to give The Physiological Society’s Hodgkin-Huxley-Katz Prize Lecture
The Hodgkin-Huxley-Katz Prize Lecture is awarded to distinguished physiologists working outside the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland.
Eric Young headshot
February 6, 2024
Eric Young, Johns Hopkins hearing research pioneer, dies
In research that spanned more than 40 years, Dr. Young’s main focus was in understanding the biological basis of common hearing impairments in the brain’s auditory system.
February 1, 2024
Meet RoboDrop, the superbug slayer
Johns Hopkins researchers created RoboDrop: a robotic platform capable of rapidly screening multiple combinations of antibiotics simultaneously to find the most potent mixtures and provide a tool for understanding and navigating drug interactions.
January 31, 2024
Research suggests link between amygdala and early Alzheimer’s symptoms: Q&A with Kaitlin Stouffer
Stouffer talks about her group’s work on understanding how the amygdala relates to Alzheimer’s disease progression and why it is a promising frontier for Alzheimer’s research and treatment.
January 17, 2024
BME alum Renee Liu named Schwarzman Scholar
Liu is among 150 students to receive all expenses for year at Beijing's Tsinghua University.
January 9, 2024
News Brief: Research from Johns Hopkins named one of National Geographic’s top medical breakthroughs of 2023
Research from Johns Hopkins and University of Cambridge has been named one of National Geographic’s seven medical breakthroughs of 2023....
January 9, 2024
“Ground truth” colonoscopy dataset to boost cancer detection through AI
A Johns Hopkins University research team has created a dataset of simulated colonoscopy videos, called C3VD, that can help researchers evaluate how their computer vision models will perform in real-world scenarios.
December 13, 2023
Molecular biologist Jeff Coller joins Hopkins BME
Coller is a groundbreaking genetics researcher whose work has led to fundamental shifts in the understanding of gene expression and to the creation of new therapeutics for treating genetic disorders such as Dravet syndrome.
MRI scanner
December 12, 2023
Brain imaging technique allows researchers to achieve more with less data
Hopkins researchers develop new AI algorithm that can reconstruct brain images to identify potential biomarkers of neurodegenerative diseases.
Erick Rocher in the lab
December 11, 2023
Improving medical care on many fronts
As a biomedical engineering major, Erick Rocher is immersing himself in wide-ranging research, from improving surgical outcomes and innovating training for robotic surgery to harnessing nanotechnology to deliver better cancer treatment.
December 11, 2023
Student Spotlight: Christine Wang
Growing up, Christine Wang ’24 had a deep fascination with space exploration and dreamed of being an astronaut. Her passion for all things space has since led her to Johns Hopkins, where she is studying biomedical engineering with the goal of integrating biomedical technologies with space science.
November 22, 2023
News Brief: Casey Overby Taylor awarded funding from NIMHD
The National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program and 10 partner institutes, centers, and offices have funded 26...
A BCI decodes neural signals acquired from electrodes placed on the surface of brain areas responsible for speech and upper limb function. Participant then navigates options on a communication board using a set of six navigational commands to control devices like room lights.
November 10, 2023
Brain-computer interface restores control of home devices for Johns Hopkins patient with ALS
A brain-computer interface (BCI) surgically implanted on the brain of an ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) patient has shown success in translating brain signals into computer commands.
A microscopic image of intramedullary osteosarcoma.
November 6, 2023
Machine learning model calculates chemotherapy success in patients with osteosarcoma
The model's results correlated 85% with those calculated by a musculoskeletal pathologist.
A male student is working in a wet lab and wearing a white lab coat.
November 2, 2023
Six from Hopkins BME receive Provost Undergraduate Research Awards
Six biomedical engineering undergraduates from Johns Hopkins University received the Provost Undergraduate Research Award (PURA) to help fund their research projects over the coming year.
Three students pose in front of their team banner.
October 27, 2023
Hopkins BME undergrads named runners-up in Collegiate Inventors’ Competition
A team of Johns Hopkins University undergraduate biomedical engineering students were named runners-up in the 2023 Collegiate Inventors Competition.
October 18, 2023
Hopkins BME joins university alliance to promote faculty diversity
Funded by the NSF, the new ARISE Alliance will develop inclusive faculty recruitment, hiring, and retention practices in biomedical engineering.
Elizabeth Logsdon
October 18, 2023
Elizabeth Logsdon appointed as director of new design center
Elizabeth Logsdon has been appointed as director of the Sardella Engineering Design Center, a new schoolwide engineering design center that will serve all departments and educational centers.
October 12, 2023
News Brief: Rama Chellappa receives PAMI Distinguished Researcher Award
This award is presented to candidates whose research has significantly contributed to the progress of computer vision.
Jude Phillip
October 9, 2023
Jude Phillip receives award to classify subtypes of aging cells
Phillip, an assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, has received a Junior Faculty award from the American Federation for Aging Research—Glenn Foundation to identify and classify subtypes of senescent cells.
Justus Kebschull headshot
September 29, 2023
Justus Kebschull earns major awards for brain-mapping projects
The BRAIN CONNECTS program supports 11 projects that aim to develop technologies to comprehensively map neural connections in both humans and laboratory animals.
September 27, 2023
A BME summer abroad in Uganda
Ishir Sharma, a third-year biomedical engineering student, spent two months this summer pursuing a clinical engineering-based healthcare service project in Uganda.
The 2024 class of Siebel Scholars from Johns Hopkins University
September 26, 2023
Three Hopkins BME grad students named Siebel Scholars
Three Johns Hopkins doctoral students studying biomedical engineering have been named Siebel Scholars for 2024, an honor that reflects their exceptional academic performance and outstanding demonstrated leadership.
September 26, 2023
Hopkins engineers join $45M project to develop sense-and-respond cancer implant technology
Funding from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) will fast-track the development of new cancer implant technology.
OnPoint Ventilation team
September 25, 2023
Student entrepreneurs among Collegiate Inventors Competition finalists
The team developed the Bronchosleeve, a novel catheter to improve a common chest surgery procedure.
Jamie Spangler
September 18, 2023
Researchers enhance the function of natural proteins using ‘protein Legos’
Breakthrough research from Jamie Spangler, an assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and biomedical engineering, has potential implications for treatment of injuries.
September 18, 2023
Meet Annie Kathuria, assistant professor of biomedical engineering
In this interview, Kathuria discusses her research, the impact she hopes her work will produce, what excites her most about Hopkins, and more.
September 6, 2023
News Brief: Eileen Haase elected as BMES Fellow
Eileen Haase, teaching professor and vice chair for academic programs in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, has been elected as a fellow of the Biomedical Engineering Society.
DioTex team: Eric Simon, Ellie Zhang, and Feiyang Huang
September 5, 2023
Johns Hopkins team wins NIH prize for hemorrhage diagnostic tool
The team won for DioTeX, a fast, accessible, and accurate hemorrhagic diagnostic tool for combat care.
August 30, 2023
New machine learning method may aid personalized cancer therapy
Deep-learning technology developed by Johns Hopkins researchers could help scientists overcome a major hurdle to developing personalized immunotherapies and vaccines.

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