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November 18, 2015
BME undergrad entrepreneurs win 2015 Retail Health & Innovation Competition
Revision spinal surgery complications, such as cerebrospinal fluid leaks, increase health care costs and taxing on the health of the patient. The BME team developed a simple, specialized tool designed specifically for successful revision spinal surgery.
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August 6, 2015
PhD student Qian Cao awarded HHMI research fellowship
Qian Cao has won a 2015 Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) International Student Research Fellowship for his research that involves the development of new methods for high-resolution imaging and assessment of bone health.
June 24, 2015
BME graduate student Jennifer Xu, receives 2014 Best Paper Award in Medical Physics
Jen’s research involves breakthrough work in modeling the imaging performance of new x-ray photon counting detectors. Her image quality model gives analytical insight into the benefits of photon counting, low electronics noise, and the potential for high-quality x-ray spectral imaging.
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June 12, 2015
BME grads develop noninvasive deep brain stimulator to control Parkinson’s symptoms
A promising new in-home treatment for symptoms of advanced Parkinson's disease will more efficiently control the debilitating tremors and muscle stiffness without invasive therapy or even a trip to the doctor's office
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June 2, 2015
BME undergrads develop contraceptive implant training kit for global health technicians
Access to long-term, reversible contraceptive in the form of a tiny implant in the arm can be a challenge in areas around the world where medical services are limited and frontline providers have minimal training.
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May 13, 2015
SpiroSense offers hope to patients with respiratory illness
A low-cost, deskilled spirometer, invented by BME undergraduates, offers hope to patients struggling with respiratory illnesses in low-resource areas.
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April 24, 2015
BME undergrad Miguel Dias wins at 2015 Social Venture Challenge at CGI U
Dias and his Johns Hopkins team were recognized for their Tanzania-based project, Bright Energy Africa, a social enterprise that works to convert agricultural waste into smokeless fuel briquettes.
April 23, 2015
BME undergrad wins JHU-UMD Research Day
Johns Hopkins biomedical engineering sophomore Andrew Tsai took 1st place for his oral presentation on tunable electrospun anti-microbial coatings for orthopedic implants.
April 9, 2015
PhD student Sohail Zahid receives NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Graduate student Sohail Zahid has been awarded a 2015 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. The selection was based on Sohail’s demonstrated potential to contribute to strengthening the vitality of the US science and engineering enterprise.
April 2, 2015
Johns Hopkins CBID design team wins global health design competition
The CBID design team competed with 23 undergraduate teams from top universities and captured first place with their improved spirometer, SpiroSense.
March 12, 2015
JHU ARCS Foundation Scholarship awarded to BME Sohail Zahid
Sohail Zahid, a graduate student in the Computational Cardiology Lab of Dr. Natalia Trayanova, has been awarded the Johns Hopkins University’s 2015–2016 ARCS Foundation Scholarship.
February 27, 2015
I-STAR researchers shine at SPIE Medical Imaging 2015
Johns Hopkins I-STAR Lab researchers, led by Jeffrey Siewerdsen, delivered outstanding talks and were awarded prizes for their research papers at the 2015 SPIE Medical Imaging Conference.
January 21, 2015
BME senior Sandya Subramanian wins Churchill Scholarship
The Churchill Scholarship is awarded annually to students who have demonstrated a capacity to contribute to the advancement of knowledge in the sciences, engineering, or mathematics by completing original, creative work at an advanced level
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November 19, 2014
BME AccuSpine probe design team scores another win
The AccuSpine pedicle probe will enable safe and accurate pedicle screw placement during surgery by providing real-time feedback when an imminent breach is detected.
October 6, 2014
Three Johns Hopkins BME doctoral students named 2015 Siebel Scholars
Research skills, academic achievements, and leadership qualities are among the qualifications evaluated in selecting Siebel Scholars each year. Five Johns...
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October 3, 2014
Freshmen compete in foam core challenge
The new BME Design Studio hosts the annual BME Foam Core Challenge, introducing freshmen to biomedical design.
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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 28, 2014
BME graduate student Dan Wu awarded HHMI International student fellowship
The $43,000 annual award will support her research efforts to develop diffusion MRI methods to probe brain microstructural changes during brain development and injury.
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.
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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.
May 7, 2014
BME EDGE helps PhD student find summer internship
This PhD candidate finds a summer internship at Genetech that mirrors his Johns Hopkins lab research. The role was found through BME EDGE —a program that enables students to explore job possibilities and refine career goals.
April 16, 2014
Calcium Signal Lab researcher and BME PhD student Manu Ben Johny receives award for top research
The Nupur Dinesh Thekdi Research Award is presented at Johns Hopkins Young Investigators Day — which celebrates the achievements of Johns Hopkins students, postdocs and research fellows.
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.
April 11, 2014
BME graduate student Kelly Chang awarded JHU ARCS Foundation Scholarship
The prestigious ARCS Foundation Scholarship provides $15,000 for education and research to support select, extraordinary graduate students.
April 8, 2014
BME graduate student Carmen Kut awarded the 2014 Sommerman Engineering Excellence in Teaching Award
This award recognizes outstanding performance as a graduate teaching assistant in the Whiting School of Engineering.
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 23, 2013
Five Johns Hopkins students named 2014 Siebel Scholars — four from BME
In recognition of their research skills, academic achievements and leadership qualities, five Johns Hopkins PhD students were selected to be honored as 2014 Siebel Scholars.
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

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