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Machine learning model could enable targeted gene therapies for genetic diseases

New machine learning model could enable the development of therapies for cancer or other genomic diseases by activating genes on demand.

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“Tissue-on-a-Chip” headed to space to study aging and heart disease

For a team of Johns Hopkins scientists, the acceleration of aging in space provides a unique opportunity to better comprehend the condition that remains the leading cause of death in America: heart disease.

‘Digital twins’ of patients’ hearts harness personal genetics to inform disease management

Scientists have developed a tool called Geno-DT to create a digital replica of an individual's heart, which could inform the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases.

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‘Tipping the balance’ of immune cells from bad to good reverses multiple sclerosis symptoms in mice

A Johns Hopkins Medicine team suggests that microparticle-delivered therapy may be the first step toward stopping MS and other autoimmune diseases.

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New immune model sheds light on implant rejection

Researchers' work may help to predict and prevent the immune response that leads to fibrosis.

Alumni Spotlight: Bhuvan Srinivasan

After a decade of working in investments, alumnus Bhuvan Srinivasan returned to his engineering roots as CBO of the wearable healthtech startup—Ultrahuman.

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A new device for fetal therapy

Biomedical engineering third-year student Selena Shirkin and her team are working to prevent membrane rupture during emergency in-utero surgery.

Scientists design a nanoparticle that may improve mRNA cancer vaccines

Tests in mice with melanoma and colon cancer show tiny particle creates an “army” of immune cells that carry vaccine’s instructions, researchers say.

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Three from Hopkins BME win Goldwater Scholarships

Johns Hopkins Biomedical Engineering students Sheila Iyer, Erick Rocher, and Nathan Wang have received Goldwater Scholarships, which recognize students for their research and achievements in the STEM fields.

Natalia Trayanova joins $8M international research initiative for advanced heart disease diagnosis and therapeutics

The Leducq-funded project aims to find new therapies for heart disease by studying the effects of stimulating nerves.

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Machine learning helps scientists see how the brain adapts to different environments

Visualizing connections between nerve cells in the brain could yield insights into how our brains change with learning, aging, injury, and disease.

Sri Sarma receives NIH Outstanding Investigator Award

Sri Sarma, associate professor of biomedical engineering and vice dean for graduate education and lifelong learning, has been selected to receive an NIH Outstanding Investigator Award.

BME student startup receives President’s Venture Fellowship

CurveAssure, a promising startup launched by Johns Hopkins BME students, will receive $100,000 from the university as winners of the inaugural President's Venture Fellowship, support designed to allow fledgling ventures to grow and thrive in Baltimore.

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Two Hopkins BME students inducted into Bouchet Society

Two Johns Hopkins Biomedical Engineering PhD students were inducted into the university's chapter of the Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society.

News Brief: Tilak Ratnanather receives Diversity Recognition Award

Tilak Ratnanather, associate research professor of biomedical engineering, was chosen to receive a 2023 Diversity Recognition Award from the Johns Hopkins Diversity Leadership Council.

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Casey Overby Taylor earn Johns Hopkins Catalyst Award

Thirty-seven talented early-career faculty members representing all nine academic divisions of the university will receive 2023 Johns Hopkins Catalyst Awards. Among the award winners this year is Casey Overby Taylor, associate professor of biomedical engineering and medicine.

Johns Hopkins graduate student startups shine in Heartland Challenge

Hopkins was the only university with three teams in the semifinals of the competition, which simulates the process of raising venture capital for new technologies.

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Jennifer Elisseeff elected to National Academy of Sciences

Jennifer Elisseeff, the Morton F. Goldberg Professor of Ophthalmology and Director of the Translational Tissue Engineering Center at the Johns Hopkins University Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Wilmer Eye Institute, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of her distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.

New course offers study of emerging field of microphysiological systems

A new course, designed by Deok-Ho Kim, focuses on microphysiological systems, which are used to study human disease, drug development, and precision medicine.

Eight Hopkins BME affiliates receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

The National Science Foundation has awarded Graduate Research Fellowships to eight current students with ties to Johns Hopkins Biomedical Engineering. They have been selected for their outstanding work in science, technology, engineering, or math fields.

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Johns Hopkins BME graduate programs ranked No. 1 by ‘U.S. News’

The Johns Hopkins biomedical engineering programs have, once again, been named No. 1 in the country according to the annual U.S. News and World Report rankings of the “Best Graduate Schools.”

Two from Hopkins BME recognized at Young Investigators’ Day

The annual Young Investigators' Day ceremony celebrates the unique contributions of junior researchers and the mentors who helped them excel in their fields.

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Whether physical exertion feels ‘easy’ or ‘hard’ may be due to dopamine levels, study suggests

Dopamine, a brain chemical long associated with pleasure, motivation and reward-seeking, also appears to play an important role in why exercise and other physical efforts feel “easy” to some people and exhausting to others, according to results of a study of people with Parkinson’s disease led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers.

Seven from Hopkins BME receive Provost Undergraduate Research Awards

Seven undergraduate students studying biomedical engineering received the Provost Undergraduate Research Award (PURA) to assist with independent research, scholarly and creative projects over the summer.

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Scientists complete 1st map of an insect brain

Researchers have completed the most advanced brain map to date, that of an insect, a landmark achievement in neuroscience that brings scientists closer to true understanding of the mechanism of thought.

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Heart tissue heads to space to aid research on aging and impact of long spaceflights

Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers are collaborating with NASA to send human heart “tissue-on-a-chip” specimens into space as early as March. The project is designed to monitor the tissue for changes in heart muscle cells’ mitochondria (their power supply) and ability to contract in low-gravity conditions.

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Can we trust AI?

From Alexa to a robot running amok in the movie 'M3GAN', artificial intelligence is part of everyday life and is capturing our imagination. Johns Hopkins AI expert Rama Chellappa helps us sort out fact from fiction, and whether we should embrace the 'AI spring'.

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February 23, 2023

Research team creates statistical model to predict COVID-19 resistance

Researchers from Johns Hopkins have created and preliminarily tested what they believe may be one of the first models for predicting who has the highest probability of being resistant to COVID-19 in spite of exposure to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes it.

February 16, 2023

News Brief: Thakor and team earn 2022 Misha Mahowald award

The 2022 Misha Mahowald Prize for Neuromorphic Engineering was awarded to a team led by Nitish Thakor at Johns Hopkins...

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February 14, 2023

How cancer cells organize

There is a certain class of pediatric brain cancers that is “universally deadly,” with a median survival of 15 months and few, if any, viable treatment options. The key to combating these cancers might be in analyzing how the cells within tumor tissue—cancer cells, immune cells, and others—express genes and organize themselves spatially.

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