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May 21, 2014
Engineering innovations reshape global health
BME’s Center for Biomedical Innovation and Design is training the next generation of engineering innovators in the best way possible — by sending them into the field to seek out new ideas.
May 19, 2014
Vikram Chib probes preferred behaviors
Findings show that when more was on the line, performance declines. Dr. Chib’s research is uncovering effective methods of encouraging preferred behaviors in high-stakes situations.
May 15, 2014
Winston Timp explores the random nature of cancer
Advanced understanding of epigenetics and electrical engineering helps Dr. Timp in detecting one of many signals emitted by the body’s carcinogenic activity.
A village in a rural area.
January 23, 2014
Collaborative program between JHU and JHMI seeks to solve problems through global outreach
BME faculty and Global Engineering Innovation program director Jennifer Elisseeff plays a pivotal role in defining engineering missions in developing countries. The program is seeded by a grant from the Johns Hopkins Office of the President.
November 12, 2013
Brody Scholar Karchin assesses impact of DNA sequence variations
In her lab, the Karchin team aims to computationally model genomic alterations and identify drug targets and biomarkers for disease diagnosis and treatment.
October 30, 2013
Unraveling the genetic underpinning of disease
Dr. Michael Beer has received a five-year NIH grant to build a computational model to identify and predict regulatory elements in the human genome.
October 21, 2013
Nitish Thakor and BME alumni spinoff, Vasoptic Medical, secure Phase II funding from the Wallace H. Coulter Foundation
Commercialization of a low-cost and portable retinal imager that will permit early detection of diabetic retinopathy
October 10, 2013
Jeff Siewerdsen and the I-STAR Lab win the 2013 Spine Technology Award
The LevelCheck algorithm aims to eliminate the incidence of wrong-level spine surgery while improving workflow.
October 7, 2013
Rachel Karchin named William R. Brody Faculty Scholar
Leading-edge achievements in advancing computational methods to interpret genomic data for individualized medicine cited
Natalia Trayanova smiles at the camera.
September 30, 2013
Natalia Trayanova is awarded the 2013 NIH Director’s Pioneer Award for her project “virtual electrophysiology laboratory”
The award will provide up to $2.5 million over five years to support the development of a patient-specific heart modeling system.
Natalia Trayanova
August 23, 2013
Virtual 3-D heart model guides defibrillator placement in children
Biomedical engineer, Natalia Trayanova, and pediatric cardiologist Jane Crosson, teamed up to develop a 'virtual heart' that precision-guides defibrillator placement in children with heart defects.
August 14, 2013
Dr. Xiaofeng Jia awarded stem cell research funds from Maryland State
A $200,000 exploratory grant was awarded to Dr. Jia and collaborators for funding of research to advance the field of regenerative medicine.
July 26, 2013
Jeffrey Siewerdsen elected to the AAPM Board of Directors
Jeffrey H. Siewerdsen has been elected to serve on the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) Board of Directors effective January 1, 2014.
July 15, 2013
Dr. Xiaofeng Jia awarded NIH RO1 Grant
The R01 research grant, which provides support for health-related research and development based on the NIH mission, will provide Dr. Jia $2 million in funds.
Headshots of Tward and Ratnanather are shown side by side.
July 8, 2013
BME’s Ratnanather and Tward to be honored with Farrington Daniels Award
BME assistant research professor Tilak Ratnanather and graduate student Daniel Tward will receive recognition by the AAPM for their contribution to research in radiation dosimetry.
June 21, 2013
Dr. Jeffrey Siewerdsen is promoted to Professor
Jeffrey H. Siewerdsen has been promoted to Professor of Biomedical Engineering
April 24, 2013
Dr. Michael Miller receives Excellence in Teaching Award
BME Professor Michael I. Miller, Ph.D. has been selected to receive the Capers and Marion McDonald Award for Excellence in Mentoring and Advising
February 4, 2013
Dr. Rachel Karchin receives National Science Foundation ABI grant
Rachel Karchin, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, BME and ICM, is awarded a $695,000 grant from the National Science Foundation Advances in Biological Informatics program.
January 17, 2013
Dr. Fijoy Vadakkumpadan awarded W. W. Smith Charitable Trust Grant
Dr. Fijoy Vadakkumpadan has been awarded a $100,000 Heart Research Grant from the W.W. Smith Charitable Trust. Funds will be used to further Dr. Vadakkumpadan’s research on an alternative to clinical arrhythmia inducibility tests.
December 4, 2012
Dr. Jordan Green named 2012 Maryland Outstanding Young Engineer
Jordan J. Green, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering and the Wilmer Eye Institute, JHU School of Medicine is honored by award from the Maryland Academy of Sciences and the Maryland Science Center.
December 4, 2012
Dr. Fijoy Vadakkumpadan awarded AHA National Scientist Development Grant
The American Heart Association National Scientist Development Grant was awarded to Dr. Fijoy Vadakkumpadan of the Institute for Computational Medicine and the Department of Biomedical Engineering.
September 26, 2012
Dr. Rene Vidal receives IAPR J.K. Aggarwal Prize
Associate Professor René Vidal has been awarded the 2012 J.K. Aggarwal Prize for technical contributions of far-reaching significance and impact on the field of pattern recognition or its closely allied fields.
July 27, 2012
Sridevi Sarma receives PECASE Award
Sridevi Sarma, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering has been selected to receive the 2012 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) at the White House later this year.
July 18, 2012
Jordan Green selected to participate in NAE 2012 Symposium
Jordan Green, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering is among 78 of the nation’s brightest young engineers selected to participate in...
May 23, 2012
Eileen Haase is Pond Award winner
May 2, 2012
Jordan Green wins CMU Alumni Award
February 16, 2012
Feilim Mac Gabhann wins Sloan Fellowship
The 2012 Sloan Research Fellowship is awarded to Dr. Mac Gabhann to support development of new ways to treat major human diseases, including cancer, peripheral artery disease and HIV.
February 7, 2012
Reza Shadmehr co-authors book on Biological Learning and Control
BME faculty member Reza Shadmehr and his colleague Sandro Mussa-Ivaldi are the authors of Biological Learning and Control: How the...
February 1, 2012
Feilim Mac Gabhann wins Guyton Award
Feilim Mac Gabhann, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Institute for Computational Medicine and Department of Biomedical Engineering has been selected as the...
Xingde Li works in his microscope lab.
January 10, 2012
Xingde Li elected as SPIE Fellow
Dr. Xingde Li has been elected by the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE) as a Fellow of the Society.

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