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A BCI decodes neural signals acquired from electrodes placed on the surface of brain areas responsible for speech and upper limb function. Participant then navigates options on a communication board using a set of six navigational commands to control devices like room lights.

November 10, 2023

Brain-computer interface restores control of home devices for Johns Hopkins patient with ALS

A brain-computer interface (BCI) surgically implanted on the brain of an ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) patient has shown success in translating brain signals into computer commands.

A microscopic image of intramedullary osteosarcoma.

November 6, 2023

Machine learning model calculates chemotherapy success in patients with osteosarcoma

The model's results correlated 85% with those calculated by a musculoskeletal pathologist.

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November 2, 2023

Six from Hopkins BME receive Provost Undergraduate Research Awards

Six biomedical engineering undergraduates from Johns Hopkins University received the Provost Undergraduate Research Award (PURA) to help fund their research projects over the coming year.

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October 27, 2023

Hopkins BME undergrads named runners-up in Collegiate Inventors’ Competition

A team of Johns Hopkins University undergraduate biomedical engineering students were named runners-up in the 2023 Collegiate Inventors Competition.

October 18, 2023

Hopkins BME joins university alliance to promote faculty diversity

Funded by the NSF, the new ARISE Alliance will develop inclusive faculty recruitment, hiring, and retention practices in biomedical engineering.

Elizabeth Logsdon

October 18, 2023

Elizabeth Logsdon appointed as director of new design center

Elizabeth Logsdon has been appointed as director of the Sardella Engineering Design Center, a new schoolwide engineering design center that will serve all departments and educational centers.

October 12, 2023

News Brief: Rama Chellappa receives PAMI Distinguished Researcher Award

This award is presented to candidates whose research has significantly contributed to the progress of computer vision.

October 9, 2023

Jude Phillip receives award to classify subtypes of aging cells

Phillip, an assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, has received a Junior Faculty award from the American Federation for Aging Research—Glenn Foundation to identify and classify subtypes of senescent cells.

September 29, 2023

Justus Kebschull earns major awards for brain-mapping projects

The BRAIN CONNECTS program supports 11 projects that aim to develop technologies to comprehensively map neural connections in both humans and laboratory animals.

September 27, 2023

A BME summer abroad in Uganda

Ishir Sharma, a third-year biomedical engineering student, spent two months this summer pursuing a clinical engineering-based healthcare service project in Uganda.

The 2024 class of Siebel Scholars from Johns Hopkins University

September 26, 2023

Three Hopkins BME grad students named Siebel Scholars

Three Johns Hopkins doctoral students studying biomedical engineering have been named Siebel Scholars for 2024, an honor that reflects their exceptional academic performance and outstanding demonstrated leadership.

September 26, 2023

Hopkins engineers join $45M project to develop sense-and-respond cancer implant technology

Funding from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) will fast-track the development of new cancer implant technology.

OnPoint Ventilation team

September 25, 2023

Student entrepreneurs among Collegiate Inventors Competition finalists

The team developed the Bronchosleeve, a novel catheter to improve a common chest surgery procedure.

September 18, 2023

Researchers enhance the function of natural proteins using ‘protein Legos’

Breakthrough research from Jamie Spangler, an assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and biomedical engineering, has potential implications for treatment of injuries.

September 18, 2023

Meet Annie Kathuria, assistant professor of biomedical engineering

In this interview, Kathuria discusses her research, the impact she hopes her work will produce, what excites her most about Hopkins, and more.

September 6, 2023

News Brief: Eileen Haase elected as BMES Fellow

Eileen Haase, teaching professor and vice chair for academic programs in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, has been elected as a fellow of the Biomedical Engineering Society.

DioTex team: Eric Simon, Ellie Zhang, and Feiyang Huang

September 5, 2023

Johns Hopkins team wins NIH prize for hemorrhage diagnostic tool

The team won for DioTeX, a fast, accessible, and accurate hemorrhagic diagnostic tool for combat care.

August 30, 2023

New machine learning method may aid personalized cancer therapy

Deep-learning technology developed by Johns Hopkins researchers could help scientists overcome a major hurdle to developing personalized immunotherapies and vaccines.

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.

An illustration shows an astronaut tethered to a human heart in space.

“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.

MRI image of a brain

‘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.

Microscopic image of biomaterial fibrosis

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.

Sheila Iyer, Nathan Wang, and Erick Rocher

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.

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