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September 3, 2014
Student-designed tricorder diagnostics system selected as finalist in Qualcomm Xprize challenge
This global competition challenges teams to develop a consumer-friendly, mobile device capable of diagnosing and interpreting 15 conditions along with digital capture of vital health metrics.
August 14, 2014
BME team wins 2014 DEBUT challenge with AccuSpine probe
A pedicle probe designed by Johns Hopkins biomedical engineering undergraduate students took first place in the NIH competition and was awarded a $20,000 prize.
A close-up shot of the protoype shows the details.
July 21, 2014
BME design team’s emergency blood loss prevention system receives approval for testing
The student-designed injectable foam system fills the wound area and blocks blood loss in the critical first hour prior to receipt of more advanced medical help.
June 12, 2014
BME student team develops auditory training app for cochlear implant users
Speech Banana app, now in beta testing, will expand and supplement cochlear implant training by allowing adult with CI to practice on their own.
April 14, 2014
2nd Annual JHU–UMD BMES Undergraduate Research Day
The event is designed to showcase student research projects conducted during the past academic year and to encourage and inspire classmates in the biomedical engineering programs to pursue their own research.
March 28, 2014
BME undergrad Ivan Kuznetsov named 2014 Goldwater Scholar
The coveted Goldwater Scholarship is awarded to extraordinary undergraduates in science, technology, engineering and mathematics who are deemed to have a strong research profile and exceptional promise for a research career.
November 13, 2013
BME undergrads win competition with PrestoPatch, cardiac arrhythmia treatment
The 2013 Collegiate Inventor Competition winners plan to use their prize money to help launch a company to commercialize their invention.
September 16, 2013
Johns Hopkins Biomedical Engineering Society wins 2013 Student Chapter Commendable Achievement Award
Exemplary achievement in fostering interaction among Johns Hopkins BME students and with other student chapters cited
April 22, 2013
BME freshmen create art by writing python programs
As part of a class assignment BME freshmen create amazing art by writing Python programs.
February 8, 2013
John J. Kim places first in MAPS poster competition
JHU BME student places first in the Mid-Atlantic Pharmacology Society research poster competition. Abstract published in The Pharmacologist, research paper published in the Journal of Cellular Biochemistry.
Students gather for a group photo holding their awards.
December 12, 2012
Hyun Sung Park wins BMES 2012 Design & Research Award
BMES selects undergraduate award recipients on the basis of originality, significance, thoroughness of design analysis, and performance evaluation.
A group of students gather for a photo with their prototype.
December 4, 2012
BME undergraduate devices featured in local news
FastStitch, a disposable suturing device that guides placement of stitches, and HemoGlobe, a device that transforms a cellphone into a prick-free hemoglobin screening device are capturing media attention.
A group of students gather for a photo outside.
November 29, 2012
BME undergraduates win at iGEM 2012 competition
Teams Johns Hopkins -- Software and Wetware, secured a win at iGEM 2012, a worldwide Synthetic Biology competition for undergrads.
April 25, 2011
BME scores several 2010 PURA grant awardees
BME junior Millie Shah was one of several BME students receiving a 2010 Provost’s Undergraduate Research Award. Lloyd Minor, provost...
April 7, 2011
Lichy Han wins Goldwater scholarship
Lichy Han, an undergraduate who will be entering her senior year in the fall, has been awarded a Barry M....
October 31, 2010
Undergrads’ “intelligent” surgical drill takes third at Collegiate Inventors Competition
An “intelligent” drill developed by Johns Hopkins students to improve orthopedic surgical procedures was awarded third-place honors in the undergraduate...
September 30, 2010
BME student Design Team wins first-place innovation prize
A brain-cooling invention that could improve the survival prospects for cardiac arrest patients has won a $10,000 first-place prize for...
May 10, 2010
Engineering students seek to solve real-world challenges
During two engineering design showcases held last week on the Homewood and East Baltimore campuses, many Whiting School students demonstrated...
December 14, 2009
First annual BME Undergraduate Research Day
Johns Hopkins Biomedical Engineering held its first annual BME Undergraduate Research Day on November 12, 2009 to showcase and recognize...
November 10, 2009
BME senior’s elevator pitch is audience favorite
Laura Paulsen, a BME senior, won the Audience Choice award and was an overall runner-up at the 2009 MIT $100K...
July 27, 2009
A suture with stem cells for faster healing
Johns Hopkins biomedical engineering students have demonstrated a practical way to embed a patient’s own adult stem cells in the...
May 11, 2009
Engineering Design Days: Student Projects in the Spotlight
After months of brainstorming, building and testing, teams of engineering undergraduates put their projects on display last week at two...
January 5, 2009
BME design projects in national press limelight
Two Design Team projects have been getting a lot of attention from national media. The New York Times turned their...
May 30, 2008
A Better Way to Move ICU Patients
Johns Hopkins undergraduates have designed and built a device to enable critically ill intensive care unit patients to leave their...
December 3, 2007
BME Undergraduates’ Invention Finds ‘Lost’ Orthopedic Screws
Inspired by the device used to find lost coins in the sand, Johns Hopkins undergraduates have invented a small handheld...

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