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3-D printed heart models are shown.
October 9, 2017
3-D Printing Models of Human Organs
It was summer 2016 when a Johns Hopkins cardiac surgeon began collaborating with a graduate student on a peculiar puzzle: Could they produce a three-dimensional model of a baby's heart?
Sridevi Sarma
October 5, 2017
Sarma promoted to associate director of ICM
It’s been less than one month since biomedical engineering associate professor Sridevi Sarma was promoted to associate director of the Institute for Computational Medicine, and she’s already got big plans.
October 5, 2017
Johns Hopkins co-organizes first international meeting on brain health
UNOPS and Johns Hopkins co-organized an international conference with the Chinese Brain Tissue Library Cooperation Alliance and the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Neurology Center.
July 21, 2017
NIH Funds JHU Pre-Doctoral Training Program in Computational Medicine
The Institute for Computational Medicine has received federal funding for its Pre-Doctoral Training Program in Computational Medicine, which will support trainees from the departments of Biomedical Engineering and Applied Mathematics & Statistics.
July 10, 2017
Three from BME receive Johns Hopkins Discovery Awards
Three faculty members from the Department of Biomedical Engineering have been selected to receive support this year from the Johns Hopkins University’s Discovery Awards program.
June 29, 2017
Michael Miller named new director of Department of Biomedical Engineering
Michael Miller, PhD, has been selected as the next director of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, effective July 1. 
June 8, 2017
Kavli partners with NSF to host international conference
The Johns Hopkins Kavli Neuroscience Discovery Institute is partnering with the National Science Foundation to host a conference for researchers from universities and organizations across the globe.
A group of young students work in the Design Studio with Elizabeth Logsdon.
June 6, 2017
ICM, BME, and MechE host Baltimore Collegiate School for Boys
ICM and BME welcomed 23 seventh graders from the Baltimore Collegiate School for Boys for a day of STEM-related activities, providing access to ideas on engineering and social innovation.
The group poses for a photo.
May 19, 2017
CBID designs automated mosquito trap to track Zika
It all started at a hackathon. A group of Johns Hopkins students, postdocs, and faculty members gathered one weekend in April 2016 to develop a solution to the recent spread of the Zika virus. After hitting a few dead ends, the VectorWEB team hit upon an idea to create an automated trap that would count and identify mosquitoes, record the data, and send it to the Cloud where it could be mapped and distributed to health officials.
May 15, 2017
Thank you to Dr. Robert Allen
As we close out the 2016-2017 academic year, we offer our best wishes to Dr. Robert Allen on his retirement from the department of Biomedical Engineering.
April 11, 2017
Kavli names nine fellows and three visiting scientists
Nine fellows and three visiting scientists have been selected to join the Kavli Neuroscience Discovery Institution.
March 14, 2017
Johns Hopkins named ‘Best Graduate School’ in biomedical engineering by U.S. News & World Report
The Johns Hopkins biomedical engineering program has secured the top spot once again in U.S. News & World Report’s rankings of “Best Graduate Schools” in biomedical engineering and bioengineering for 2018.
January 27, 2017
Pashakhanloo’s Human Heart Image Wins Competition for Yearlong Cover on Nature Reviews Cardiology
Farhad Pashakhanloo's image of the fiber orientation in a human heart was selected from among many entries to appear on the cover of Nature Reviews Cardiology for 12 consecutive months, appearing in a different color each month.
January 12, 2017
Johns Hopkins launches new one-year biomedical design program for med students
The Johns Hopkins Center for Bioengineering Innovation and Design, which specializes in medical device design, has launched a one-year gap program with funding for medical students studying at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
DNA
December 16, 2016
Physical Epigenetics Now Offered at Johns Hopkins
A new course in physical epigenetics will be available at Johns Hopkins University for first-year graduate students and upper division undergraduates starting in spring 2017.
October 24, 2016
The Passing of David A. Robinson
David A. Robinson, a founding member of the Johns Hopkins University Department of Biomedical Engineering and distinguished service professor emeritus of ophthalmology, biomedical engineering, and neuroscience, died on Oct.18 at 92.
July 22, 2016
TEDCO chooses JHU BME biotech start-ups for funding
Three Johns Hopkins BME-associated medical technology development companies have been selected by the Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO) Life Science Investment Fund for product development funding.
May 17, 2016
Imaging and surgery at the cutting edge
The setting of surgical milestones is revamped as the Carnegie Center for Surgical Innovation to foster collaboration between surgeons and biomedical engineers.
May 17, 2016
Bioengineering across borders
Johns Hopkins Biomedical Engineering researchers have built strategic partnerships with leading BME clinicians and programs worldwide, and the department's global reach is expected to grow.
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.
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
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.
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.
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 1, 2015
Johns Hopkins professor Donald Geman elected to National Academy of Sciences
Don, a researcher with Department of Biomedical Engineering affiliated centers — the Institute for Computational Medicine and the Center for Imaging Science, was recognized for his development of computational methods for solving multi-dimensional and complex problems in machine learning.
Student help another student try on a white ebola suit.
December 12, 2014
CBID-redesigned protective Ebola caregivers suit selected for funding
A Johns Hopkins team that designed a protective suit for health care workers treating Ebola patients is one of the first awardees in a federal funding contest aimed at devising new tools to combat the disease.
A group of faculty members stand together for a group photo.
November 11, 2014
BME Design Studio grand opening
A state-of-the-art BME Design Studio has opened to provide space for undergraduate and graduate students to brainstorm, design, prototype, build, and test real-world clinical and global heath challenges.
September 16, 2014
New program extends outstanding computational and analytical services to Hopkins researchers
The Computational Biology Consulting Core program, directed by Dr. Steven Salzberg, will enhance the computational capabilities of investigators at Johns Hopkins who seek solutions for data-intensive analysis.

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