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August 16, 2022

Nicholas Durr named recipient of Thalheimer Fund Grant

Nicholas Durr, assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, has received a technology development grant through the Louis B. Thalheimer Fund for Translational Research.

August 16, 2022

Deok-Ho Kim receives KSEA Engineer of the Year Award

Deok-Ho Kim, ssociate professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, has been selected to receive the 2022 Engineer of the Year Award from the Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association and the Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies.

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August 12, 2022

Vital tech with a fatal flaw

The pulse oximeter is now a staple in hospital rooms and personal medicine cabinets. But a major flaw in its design could prevent people of color from receiving the care they need.

Rebecca Rosenberg

For student founders with disabilities, entrepreneurship is personal

While many devices designed by biomedical engineers have passed through FastForward U’s doors to treat illnesses and physical disabilities, some founders are approaching supporting disability from a different angle — personal experience.

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Inaugural FastForward U Summer Incubator Program Helps Students Live and Breathe Their Startups

Two dozen students took part in FastForward U’s inaugural summer incubator, a six-week pilot program where participants received free housing, mentorship opportunities, and a small stipend to focus on their startup or innovation.

Constanza Miranda

Miranda appointed assistant dean for faculty undergraduate mentoring

Constanza Miranda, senior lecturer in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, has been appointed assistant dean for faculty undergraduate mentoring in...

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Device makes ‘Daddy Duty’ easier for new father

Like many expectant fathers, Josh Basile envisioned the day his son, Calder, would be born. He imagined holding, feeding, and...

News Brief: Fourteen students received NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

Fourteen students from the Johns Hopkins Department of Biomedical Engineering received an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. The fellowship recognizes graduate...

Natalia Trayanova

Trayanova elected a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology

Natalia Trayanova has been elected as a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology. She is the Murray B. Sachs...

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Hopkins BME Cahan, Durr win Catalyst Awards

Two faculty Biomedical Engineering faculty members will receive 2022 Johns Hopkins Catalyst Awards. Patrick Cahan and Nicholas Durr were among...

Jamie Spangler received Maryland Outstanding Young Engineer Award

Jamie Spangler, the William R. Brody Faculty Scholar and assistant professor in the departments of Biomedical Engineering and Chemical and...

Kathleen Cullen featured on BBC News World Service podcast

Kathleen Cullen, Professor in Biomedical Engineering, Neuroscience and Otolaryngology, was featured on a BBC News World Service podcast. The podcast,...

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Hopkins BME PhD candidate Brian Morris wins Won-Sang Lee Award

Hopkins BME PhD candidate Brian Morris won the Won-Sang Lee Award at the Bárány International Congress in Madrid today. The...

Jennifer Elisseeff

Jennifer Elisseeff elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Jennifer Elisseeff, professor of biomedical engineering, the Morton Goldberg Professor of Ophthalmology at the School of Medicine and director of...

From Blurry to Bright: AI Tech Helps Researchers Peer into the Brains of Mice

Johns Hopkins biomedical engineers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) training strategy to capture images of mouse brain cells in...

News Brief: Former BME Design Team wins innovation grant

They’ll have the chance to collaborate with 11 other student science & tech innovator teams from institutions across the US...

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Four from Hopkins BME recognized at Young Investigators’ Day

Young Investigators’ Day was established in 1978 to recognize young investigators who are trained at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and to provide them with a forum for their work. This year, four from Hopkins BME were recognized for their research.

Alexis Battle named director of Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare

Alexis Battle, associate professor in biomedical engineering with secondary appointments in computer science and the department of genetic medicine at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, will become the new director of the Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare on September 1.

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AI predicts if and when someone will experience cardiac arrest

An algorithm built to assess scar patterns in patient heart tissue can predict potentially life-threatening arrhythmias more accurately than doctors can.

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Johns Hopkins and Amazon collaborate to explore transformative power of AI

The new JHU + Amazon Initiative for Interactive AI will advance machine learning, computer vision, natural language understanding, and speech processing while increasing access to these technologies.

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Johns Hopkins scientists contribute to first complete sequence of human genome

A group of Johns Hopkins University scientists has collaborated with more than 100 researchers around the world to assemble and analyze the first complete sequence of a human genome, two decades after the Human Genome Project produced the first draft.

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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 #1 in the country according to the annual U.S. News and World Report ranking of the nation’s Best Graduate Schools.

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February 21, 2022

Three from Hopkins BME elected to AIMBE College of Fellows

Three members from the Johns Hopkins Department of Biomedical Engineering have been elected to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering's College of Fellows.

February 15, 2022

News Brief: Jamie Spangler receives NSF Early CAREER Award

Jamie Spangler, the William R. Brody Faculty Scholar and assistant professor in the departments of Biomedical Engineering and Chemical and Biomolecular 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 1, 2022

Lab-grown meat, fungus-based ice cream

Food of the Future course led by Franklyn Hall, a Hopkins BME PhD student, explores the new range of meats, milks, and cheeses developed using cellular manipulation and emerging technology.

January 26, 2022

Alexis Battle receives President’s Frontier Award

In a surprise move this year, the university recognizes two faculty members with the full award; each will receive $250,000 to support their groundbreaking research.

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January 25, 2022

New heart modeling method may help doctors pump the brakes on sudden cardiac death

Digital, personalized replicas of patients' hearts can help health care providers to better predict who will need implanted defibrillators over time.

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January 21, 2022

Personalized Treatment for PTSD

Blythe Karow ’02, co-founder and CEO of Evren Technologies, has developed a medical device to treat PTSD by boosting the parasympathetic response to put the user in a more relaxed state.

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January 21, 2022

Tissue Engineering: The Future is Here

Through advances in biomaterials, stem cell science, and more, researchers are moving tantalizingly close to regenerating damaged body parts, creating new organs, and equipping our existing tissues to fight off debilitating diseases.

January 20, 2022

News Brief: Nicholas Durr receives NSF Early CAREER Award

Nicholas Durr, 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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