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Warren Grayson named to AIMBE College of Fellows

Warren Grayson, associate professor of biomedical engineering at Johns Hopkins University, has been inducted into the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows.

Scot Kuo to share $17 million Chan Zuckerberg Award

Scot Kuo is one of 17 scientists in the U.S.—engineers, physicists, mathematicians, computer scientists, and biologists—who will share in $17 million from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.

Natalia Trayanova smiles at the camera.

February 14, 2019

Trayanova selected to receive HRS Distinguished Scientist Award

Natalia Trayanova, the Murray B. Sachs Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, has been selected to receive the Heart Rhythm Society’s Distinguished Scientist Award.

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.

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.

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.

BME faculty, staff, and students honored at Convocation Ceremony

The Whiting School of Engineering honored several BME students, faculty, and staff for their outstanding achievements in research, academics, and mentoring at the annual Convocation Awards Ceremony at the Homewood campus.

Jeffrey Siewerdsen appointed the John C. Malone Professorship

Jeffrey Siewerdsen, professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, has been appointed as a John C. Malone Professor.

René Vidal appointed the Herschel L. Seder Professor in BME

René Vidal, professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, has been appointed as the Herschel L. Seder Professor in Biomedical Engineering.

Three Hopkins research projects receive $250K grants from Schmidt Sciences

Schmidt Sciences Nascent Innovation Grants support projects that use data science and technology in innovative ways.

Johns Hopkins Innovator Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Johns Hopkins scientist Steven Salzberg, Ph.D., known for his ability to tackle the most difficult projects in genome sequencing, has been elected as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Alexis Battle among five Johns Hopkins scientists to receive grant from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

Alexis Battle, assistant professor of biomedical engineering at Johns Hopkins University, is one of five Hopkins scientists selected to receive funding from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. Through this program, these Hopkins scientists will share a $15 million award with 83 others from 53 institutions in the U.S. and eight other countries.

Meet Alexis Battle, assistant professor of BME

Alexis Battle joined the Johns Hopkins Department of Biomedical Engineering as an assistant professor in December 2017. In this interview, Battle discusses her experiences as a Google employee, as a researcher at Johns Hopkins, and as a mentor.

Green and Vidal speak at TEDxJHU

Jordan Green and Rene Vidal were among the nine researchers, educators, entrepreneurs, artists, and community activists featured at the fifth annual TEDxJHU speaker series. This year’s theme was “Forging the Future.”

Meet Jamie Spangler, assistant professor of BME

Jamie Spangler, assistant professor of BME, discusses her goals as a researcher and mentor, what sparked her interest in science and engineering, and how incoming students can maximize their educational experience at Johns Hopkins.

Sridevi Sarma featured on IEEE Brain podcast

Sridevi Sarma was recently a guest on the IEEE Brain Initiative podcast series, where she discussed her background in electrical engineering and control theory, her current research, and the importance of encouraging young women to pursue careers in engineering.

Jennifer Elisseeff

February 9, 2018

Jennifer Elisseeff elected to National Academy of Engineering

Jennifer Elisseeff awarded one of the highest professional distinctions for engineers for her 'outstanding contributions'

December 21, 2017

Changing Environments

Andrew Feinberg ’73, MD ’76, MPH ’81, the director of the Center for Epigenetics at Johns Hopkins, recently finished his first semester teaching at the Whiting School and he says “it’s been a fantastic adventure.”

November 16, 2017

Steven Salzberg among 2017 Highly Cited Researchers

Steven Salzberg, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering, has been named one of the 2017 Highly Cited Researchers according to Clarivate Analytics, which was previously part of Thomson Reuters.

Natalia Trayanova smiles at the camera.

September 21, 2017

Natalia Trayanova elected as a Fellow of IAMBE

The International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering has elected Natalia Trayanova, the Murray B. Sachs Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, as a Fellow of IAMBE.

September 21, 2017

Sridevi Sarma receives L’Oréal’s Changing the Face of STEM mentoring grant

Sridevi Sarma, associate professor of biomedical engineering, is one of 10 recipients of the L’Oréal USA For Women in Science Program’s Changing the Face of STEM mentoring grants.

Natalia Trayanova addresses the crowd during her TEDx talk.

Natalia Trayanova gives TEDx talk at Johns Hopkins

Natalia Trayanova, Murray B. Sachs Professor of biomedical engineering, recently gave a TEDx talk at Johns Hopkins discussing her lab’s efforts to develop personalized virtual hearts.

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.

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.

Nitish Thakor receives EMBS Academic Career Achievement Award

Nitish Thakor, professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, has been selected to receive the 2017 IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Academic Career Achievement Award.

Using T-Cells to encourage tissue regeneration

Most people know immune cells as the first responders to trauma—killing bacteria, fungi, viruses and other invaders—but there is a hidden side, as well. Immune cells also repair the body. They are both killers and healers.

Jamie Spangler joins BME faculty

Jamie Spangler, who earned her bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering with a concentration in chemical and biomolecular engineering at Johns Hopkins in 2006, will serve as assistant professor with joint appointments in those departments beginning July 1, 2017.

Winston Timp awarded $2 million grant from NHGRI

Winston Timp, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering at Johns Hopkins, has been awarded a $2 million grant as part of the “Novel Nucleic Acid Sequencing Technology Development” project funded through the National Human Genome Research Institute.

Ratnanather honored for promoting diversity in STEM

Tilak Ratnanather, associate research professor of biomedical engineering, received an honorable mention and a prize of $10,000 for the Provost’s Prize for Faculty Excellence in Diversity.

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.

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