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November 20, 2018
Johns Hopkins senior Alaleh Azhir named Rhodes Scholar
Alaleh Azhir, a Johns Hopkins senior—who has a triple major in biomedical engineering, computer science, and applied mathematics and statistics—was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship, which is among the oldest and best-known awards for international study.
November 20, 2018
Johns Hopkins BME undergraduates place second in Collegiate Inventors Competition
A team of Johns Hopkins University biomedical engineering students earned the silver prize Friday at the annual Collegiate Inventors Competition with a device intended to reduce the likelihood of injury during brain surgery.
November 19, 2018
Widely used reference for the human genome is missing 300 million bits of DNA
In a new analysis, Johns Hopkins scientists say that the collective genomes of 910 people of African descent have a large chunk — about 300 million bits — of genetic material missing from the basic reference genome.
November 15, 2018
Undergraduate team developed Radiex device to hold back cortical tissue during brain surgery
A group of Hopkins biomedical engineering students will submit Radiex, a brain retractor that aims to reduce the likelihood of injury during surgery, in the Collegiate Inventors Competition.
November 15, 2018
Cardiologists and Engineers Collaborate to Create New Treatments for Heart Disease
In a new $5.5 million center that spans engineering and cardiology specialties at Johns Hopkins, experts aim to improve the diagnosis and treatment of heart rhythm disorders that affect millions of people by leveraging innovations in cardiac imaging, computer simulations and data science.
November 14, 2018
Johns Hopkins collaborates with Morgan, Coppin to promote STEM diversity
With $2.46 million in support from the National Institutes of Health, Johns Hopkins University is teaming up with two historically black Baltimore institutions, Morgan State and Coppin State universities, to cultivate a diverse group of highly trained biomedical researchers.
October 23, 2018
Student develops microfluidics device to help scientists identify early genetic markers of cancer
Chrissy O'Keefe's HYPER-Melt device analyzes small volumes of fluids, detecting genetic and epigenetic changes more efficiently and cost-effectively than other devices currently on the market.
October 9, 2018
Two biomedical engineering graduate students named Siebel Scholars
Biomedical engineering PhD students John Hickey and Luke Osborn have been named Siebel Scholars for 2019, an annual award that recognizes nearly 100 of the top graduate students from universities across the nation who are studying in the fields of business, bioengineering, computer science, and energy science.
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October 3, 2018
Do Robot Swarms Work Like Brains?
A new Johns Hopkins study explores navigation similarities between the mind and robot swarms.
October 2, 2018
Paging the ‘Surgineer’
Advances in surgical precision, safety and outcomes require that we bury complexity in the OR. Enter a new kind of engineer.
September 25, 2018
Identical driver gene mutations found in metastatic cancers
Driver genes in different metastases from the same patient are remarkably similar, providing optimism for the success of future targeted therapies, according to a published study by Science.
September 21, 2018
Biomedical engineering undergraduates win 2018 DEBUT Design Challenge
A team of undergraduate students studying biomedical engineering at Johns Hopkins University took home the top prize at the 2018 DEBUT Design Challenge, which recognizes promising students and their work in biomedical design and innovation.
September 12, 2018
3D virtual simulation gets to the ‘heart’ of irregular heartbeats
In a proof of concept study, scientists at Johns Hopkins report they have successfully performed 3D personalized virtual simulations of the heart to accurately identify where cardiac specialists should electrically destroy cardiac tissue to stop potentially fatal irregular and rapid heartbeats in patients with scarring in the heart.
August 10, 2018
Johns Hopkins Biomedical Engineering Undergraduate Program Ranked #1 in Nation
The Johns Hopkins Department of Biomedical Engineering earned the nation’s top spot once again in the U.S. News & World Report’s rankings of “Best Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Programs” for 2019.
August 9, 2018
BME students identify global health needs by traveling to clinics in Brazil, China, India, and Uganda
Each summer, our CBID graduate students form teams and travel abroad, working side by side with primary care providers in some of the world’s most underserved communities. Through immersion in the field, they experience firsthand the unique challenges associated with patient care in low-resource environments, allowing them to design solutions that overcome these barriers.
August 6, 2018
A New Wave of BioTech Workers
David Maestas, a biomedical engineering Ph.D. student at Johns Hopkins University, has trained five high school students in his regenerative medicine lab. Through the BioTechnical Institute of Maryland training program, he helps prepare students to pursue careers in the biotech industry.
July 31, 2018
Johns Hopkins BME partners with world’s top engineering school
The Johns Hopkins University’s top-ranked Department of Biomedical Engineering has entered into an international partnership with the world’s No. 1 engineering school, Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, to give master’s level students the opportunity to earn graduate degrees from both institutions.
July 30, 2018
Meet the BME summer student researchers: Rachit Kumar
Meet Rachit Kumar, one of five undergraduate students with hearing loss who is conducting research in Johns Hopkins auditory science and engineering labs this summer as part of the STEM-HEAR initiative.
July 28, 2018
Meet the BME summer student researchers: Anne Rojona Feliciano
Meet Anne Rojona Feliciano, one of five undergraduate students with hearing loss who is conducting research in Johns Hopkins auditory science and engineering labs this summer as part of the STEM-HEAR initiative.
July 27, 2018
STEM-HEAR: First cohort of students with hearing loss conducts summer research at Johns Hopkins
Tilak Ratnanather, associate research professor of biomedical engineering, is on a mission to bring more deaf and hard-of-hearing students in STEM fields.
July 24, 2018
Meet the BME summer student researchers: Sam Bidwell
Meet Sam Bidwell, one of five undergraduate students with hearing loss who will conduct research in Johns Hopkins auditory science and engineering labs this summer as part of the STEM-HEAR initiative.
July 22, 2018
Eileen Haase receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to Uganda
Eileen Haase, senior lecturer of biomedical engineering at Johns Hopkins University, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award to Uganda.
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July 20, 2018
Jordan Green selected for National Academy of Medicine’s Emerging Leaders program
Jordan Green, professor of biomedical engineering at Johns Hopkins University, was named one of the National Academy of Medicine’s Emerging Leaders in Health and Medicine.
July 12, 2018
Scientists create nano-size packets of genetic code aimed at brain cancer ‘seed’ cells
In a “proof of concept” study, scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have successfully delivered nano-size packets of genetic code called microRNAs to treat human brain tumors implanted in mice.
July 9, 2018
Humanitarian Hackathon for Gaza
Design challenge teams in Baltimore and the Gaza Strip use enhanced audio visual technology to collaborate and innovate.
Luke Osborn with e-dermis
June 20, 2018
New ‘E-Dermis’ Brings Sense of Touch, Pain to Prosthetic Hands
The electronic ‘skin’ will enable amputees to perceive through prosthetic fingertips.
June 18, 2018
Johns Hopkins team takes second place in national BMEidea competition
A team of five Johns Hopkins University biomedical engineering graduate students earned second place at the national BMEidea competition with their concept for a system that anticipates and reduces the risk of a collapsed lung during lung biopsy surgery.
June 15, 2018
Grant Funds Collaborative Project to Find New Treatments for Liver Cancer
Researchers with the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine received a $3 million grant to use computational modeling and software to understand biological data, in combination with unique in vitro and animal studies, to better treat liver cancer.
June 13, 2018
Thirty interdisciplinary research teams receive Johns Hopkins Discovery Awards
Thirty multidisciplinary endeavors have been selected to receive support this year from Johns Hopkins University's Discovery Awards program. The winning project teams—chosen from 190 proposals—include 108 individuals representing 11 Johns Hopkins entities.
June 5, 2018
New MINDS for Big Data
Johns Hopkins has launched an interdisciplinary institute aimed at developing the mathematical theories that will hasten the analysis of the massive amounts of data being used to study everything from the inner workings of the human cell to the structure of the universe.

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