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March 16, 2016
US News gives top rank to Hopkins BME graduate program
The Johns Hopkins biomedical engineering program has held the top spot in the U.S. News graduate school rankings since they were first published in 1990.
March 1, 2016
Sureerat “Ja” Reaungamornrat named SPIE 2016 Young Scientist
The MIND Demons MRI to CT registration method for 3D image-guided spine surgery could facilitate safer surgery — with increased precision and targeting confidence.
Tilak speaks with a group of students at a table.
February 5, 2016
Widening STEM opportunities for hearing-challenged students
As a role model and mentor, Tilak Ratnanather contends those best positioned to do research to help the deaf are the deaf themselves. He has made it his mission to bring more deaf and hard-of-hearing students into STEM fields.
January 7, 2016
David Narrow, BME MS ’13, among Forbes 30 Under 30 in healthcare
Narrow was selected for the 30 Under 30 honor as a notable entrepreneurs in health care for his clot monitoring technology as well as his adaptive bikes for stroke survivors.
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January 4, 2016
Marmosets, like humans, have ability to discern pitch
A recently published study led by BME professor Xiaoqin Wang, reveals that, much like humans, marmoset monkeys distinguish between high and low notes.
A computer image shows a lot of lines that are arranged in the shape of a brain.
December 17, 2015
Epigenetic, epidemiology pioneer Andrew Feinberg named Bloomberg Professor
Bloomberg Professor Andrew Feinberg's pioneering study of epigenetics in normal development and disease have produced significant insights not possible with the study of only DNA sequence. These findings are expected to lead to improved cancer treatments.
A group of students hold a giant check.
November 18, 2015
BME undergrad entrepreneurs win 2015 Retail Health & Innovation Competition
Revision spinal surgery complications, such as cerebrospinal fluid leaks, increase health care costs and taxing on the health of the patient. The BME team developed a simple, specialized tool designed specifically for successful revision spinal surgery.
October 15, 2015
The David T. Yue, MD, PhD, Endowed Scholars Fund benefits students
To sustain the legacy of the late David T. Yue, MD, PhD, Johns Hopkins University leaders, colleagues, and family members have established an endowed scholars fund and will host a symposium and memorial dedication
October 15, 2015
Entrepreneurial engineer focuses on clinical needs
Physician and engineer Ananth Natarajan, MSE ’92, returned to Homewood campus this year as part of an ongoing speakers series to share his experience launching a medical device company.
October 13, 2015
Virtual testing of new cancer drug therapies to speed clinical trials
The emerging field of computational medicine gives researchers a versatile and robust platform for testing the effectiveness of new cancer drug therapies, and the ability to efficiently investigate a wide range of drug interactions.
October 8, 2015
BME research lab receives funding and support to vastly improve CT scans
A $2.6 million NIH grant will fund the development of radically-improved CT imaging hardware and software that will deliver patient- and area-specific, low-dose CT scans.
A computer image shows a lot of lines that are arranged in the shape of a brain.
October 2, 2015
Johns Hopkins awarded Kavli Neuroscience Discovery Institute for brain study
Rick Huganir and Michael Miller will co-direct the Kavli Neuroscience Discovery Institute at Johns Hopkins, drawing together faculty experts in neuroscience, engineering, data science to study the brain.
October 1, 2015
JHU, DuPont agreement sets stage for 2016 Ebola suit production
In collaboration with DuPont, production of the CBID-designed healthcare worker protection suit will be expedited — and will be on the market for use in the first half of 2016.
September 30, 2015
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor Taekjip Ha joins BME faculty
Taekjip “TJ” Ha is a world leader in single-molecule biology and intracellular imaging. His research area is expected to drive many breakthroughs in the coming decades
September 25, 2015
BME faculty appointment: Assistant Professor Patrick Cahan
Dr. Cahan will teach an undergraduate BME course following a two-year focused effort in developing experimental and computational methods in pluripotent stem cell research.
September 18, 2015
Assistant Professor Nicholas J. Durr joins BME’s Center for Bioengineering Innovation
Inventor and entrepreneur Nicholas J. Durr has joined the Department of Biomedical Engineering’s Center for Bioengineering Innovation & Design as director of undergraduate programs
September 10, 2015
Study finds Parkinson’s symptom improvement with non-invasive brain stimulation
Parkinson's disease patients are less willing to assign force to their affected arm. Now, researchers led by Reza Shadmehr, report that noninvasive cortical stimulation reduced effort costs in the affected arm, and improved motor symptoms.
August 24, 2015
JHU offers undergraduate minor in computational medicine
The course of study exposes students to the fundamentals of computational medicine — a discipline devoted to the development of quantitative approaches to understanding the mechanisms, diagnosis, and treatment of human disease.
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August 6, 2015
PhD student Qian Cao awarded HHMI research fellowship
Qian Cao has won a 2015 Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) International Student Research Fellowship for his research that involves the development of new methods for high-resolution imaging and assessment of bone health.
July 16, 2015
Jordan Green named 2015 AIChE NSEF Young Investigator Award winner
Department of Biomedical Engineering Associate Professor Jordan Green has been selected by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers Nanoscale Science & Engineering Forum as their 2015 Young Investigator winner.
June 29, 2015
Catalyst Awards granted to early-career researchers
Four of these promising researchers are assistant professors within the Department of Biomedical Engineering including Warren Grayson, Jordan Green, Feilim Mac Gabhann, and Sridevi Sarma.
June 24, 2015
BME graduate student Jennifer Xu, receives 2014 Best Paper Award in Medical Physics
Jen’s research involves breakthrough work in modeling the imaging performance of new x-ray photon counting detectors. Her image quality model gives analytical insight into the benefits of photon counting, low electronics noise, and the potential for high-quality x-ray spectral imaging.
June 17, 2015
Enhanced OCT tissue-mapping technology for safer brain cancer removal
BME researchers have developed a technique of processing optical coherence tomography imaging to help surgeons quickly and safely distinguish healthy from cancerous tissue.
June 15, 2015
Michael Beer improves methodology for predicting disease-enabling genetic mutations
Up to one-fifth of human DNA act as dimmer switches for nearby genes, but scientists have long been unable to identify precisely which mutations in these genetic control regions really matter in causing common diseases.
The prototype is shown as a student holds it.
June 12, 2015
BME grads develop noninvasive deep brain stimulator to control Parkinson’s symptoms
A promising new in-home treatment for symptoms of advanced Parkinson's disease will more efficiently control the debilitating tremors and muscle stiffness without invasive therapy or even a trip to the doctor's office
A student demonstrates how to use the prototype.
June 2, 2015
BME undergrads develop contraceptive implant training kit for global health technicians
Access to long-term, reversible contraceptive in the form of a tiny implant in the arm can be a challenge in areas around the world where medical services are limited and frontline providers have minimal training.
June 1, 2015
Les Tung named interim director of the Department of Biomedical Engineering
Leslie Tung, PhD, professor and director of undergraduate studies in biomedical engineering, has been named interim director of the department of biomedical engineering.
A man tries on the yellow ebola suit.
May 15, 2015
BME team works to design new protective suit for Ebola caregivers
Youseph Yazdi and his colleagues are overcoming final engineering challenges, financial matters and scale-up issues for their improved Ebola protective suit, moving them closer to their production goal.
May 15, 2015
Aleksander Popel: halting cancer’s spread
When confronted with the bio­ mechanics of cancer’s ability to spread, the engineering prowess of Dr. Aleksander S. Popel kicks in. He is making inroads into novel drug-based approaches that halt angiogenesis and disrupt metastasis.
May 15, 2015
BME alumni team enters wireless home lighting market
At their startup company, Switchmate, recent alumni Peng, Dua and Romano draw on their Design Team training as they probe the automatic light switch landscape, and seek a simple installation solution for consumers.

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