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Alexis Battle
February 4, 2021
3 Questions: Alexis Battle
Alexis Battle, associate professor of biomedical engineering, and her team have developed software that, if paired with expanded sample collection practices, could help identify more causes of genetic disorders.
Justus Kebschull
January 25, 2021
Meet Justus Kebschull, assistant professor of BME
Justus Kebschull joined Hopkins BME in January 2021. Learn more about his research, a "eureka moment," his goals for the future, and more.
January 20, 2021
Salzberg named a 2020 Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery
Steven Salzberg, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, and Biostatistics, has been named a 2020 Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery.
An image of hospital gear shows a stethoscope.
January 14, 2021
Machine learning tool gives early warning of cardiac issues in COVID-19 patients
A new algorithm could warn doctors in advance of cardiac arrest or blood clots in hospitalized COVID-19 patients.
January 13, 2021
There’s no workspace like home
Three Hopkins roommates transformed their townhouse into a temporary manufacturing lab while the campus closed due to the pandemic.
Natalia Trayanova
January 5, 2021
Natalia Trayanova named a Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology
Natalia Trayanova, the Murray B. Sachs Professor of Biomedical Engineering, has been named a Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) for her contributions to the field of cardiology.
Andrew Feinberg
December 23, 2020
Andrew Feinberg named Hagler Fellow at Texas A&M University
The Hagler Institute for Advanced Study at Texas A&M announced Andrew Feinberg, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Epigenetics, as one of ten Hagler Fellows for its Class of 2020-21.
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December 23, 2020
The future of face masks
A team of biomedical engineering undergraduate students won $250,000 for their adaptable surgical mask design in the XPRIZE competition.
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December 8, 2020
Eight from Hopkins BME earn Johns Hopkins Discovery Awards
41 multidisciplinary endeavors have been selected to receive support this year from Johns Hopkins University's Discovery Awards program. Eight of these endeavors include faculty from the Department of Biomedical Engineering.
The headshots of Rama Chellappa and Nitish Thakor are pictured side by side.
December 8, 2020
Two from Hopkins BME named to National Academy of Inventors
Rama Chellappa and Nitish Thakor, faculty in the Johns Hopkins Department of Biomedical Engineering, have been elected as fellows of the National Academy of Inventors.
A CT scanner has a uv light shining on the inner bore.
December 7, 2020
Fighting COVID-19: Using ultraviolet light to decontaminate CT scanners
CT scans are vital to imaging lung diseases including COVID-19, but disinfecting the machines between use is time consuming. One team of researchers may have landed on a solution.
A mask with a blue front is shown next to a mask with a clear front.
December 3, 2020
Hopkins BME undergrads named finalists in global mask design challenge
A Hopkins BME team of 24 undergraduate students that's come up with a clear, adaptable face mask is among five finalists in a global challenge to design a better mask.
Richard Johns
December 2, 2020
Richard Johns, founding director of Hopkins BME, dies at 95
Richard Johns, founding director of the Johns Hopkins Department of Biomedical Engineering, died Nov. 29 at the age of 95 from complications of dementia.
Natalia Trayanova
November 24, 2020
Natalia Trayanova receives the 2021 Douglas P. Zipes Lectureship Award
Natalia Trayanova, the Murray B. Sachs Professor of Biomedical Engineering, has been selected to receive the 2021 Douglas P. Zipes Lectureship Award, given jointly by the Heart Rhythm Society and the Cardiac Electrophysiology Society.
A group of four male students stand together with their breathing assistance prototype.
November 11, 2020
Student team develops ventilator alternative for COVID-19 patients
A group of six third-year undergraduate students at Johns Hopkins University is on a mission to help combat the COVID-19 pandemic from their living rooms by designing leak-proof masks that can be used with ordinary CPAP machines to deliver breathing relief to hospitalized COVID-19 patients.
An x-ray of a head and spinal cord are shown.
November 11, 2020
Cross-disciplinary team will design, develop devices to better treat spinal cord injuries
Funded through the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the project will bring together experts from across Johns Hopkins to create solutions that work on the battlefield and on the frontlines of health care.
Sridevi Sarma
November 2, 2020
Sarma wins inauguaral Pitch It On! Competition for female inventors
Sridevi Sarma, an associate professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, won $10,000 in Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures’ Pitch It On! competition for female inventors.
A woman in a maroon shirt is wearing a ClearMask and smiling.
October 19, 2020
ClearMask makes and sells 11 million masks internationally
With FDA clearance, maximum barrier protection, and supply chain advantages, the business founded by Johns Hopkins alumni improves the standard of care for patients around the world.
Reza Kalhor s shown in a white lab coat.
October 15, 2020
Synthetic biologist wins prestigious Packard Fellowship
Reza Kalhor, an assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, edits the genetic code to enable cells to record their own growth—a key to unlocking the origins of developmental abnormalities.
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September 29, 2020
Two PhD students from Hopkins BME named Siebel Scholars
Yuan Rui and Sarah Somers, two PhD students studying biomedical engineering at Johns Hopkins, have been names Siebel Scholars for 2021.
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September 29, 2020
Hopkins BME team named finalist in Collegiate Inventors Competition
Team Benegraft is among the finalists announced by the Collegiate Inventors Competition, an annual contest founded by the National Inventors Hall of Fame to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship at the collegiate level.
A glucose monitor is pictured on a white background.
September 28, 2020
Johns Hopkins researchers develop system for using everyday glucose monitors to detect COVID-19 antibodies
A trio of Johns Hopkins scientists—a pharmacologist, a biomedical engineer, and a biophysicist—are pooling their knowledge to design a device that can detect whether a person has antibodies linked to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
An artist rendering of sepsis under a microscope.
September 24, 2020
Septic shock starts earlier than understood and develops distinct levels of patient risk, study suggests
A new study from Johns Hopkins biomedical engineers finds that hospitals could categorize patients based on risk and develop early monitoring systems to detect early stages of septic shock.
A female professor works with students in the computer lab.
September 14, 2020
Hopkins BME undergraduate program ranked No. 1 by ‘U.S. News’ once again
The Johns Hopkins Department of Biomedical Engineering has again been recognized as the nation’s top undergraduate program in BME by U.S. News and World Report, the longest-running and most widely cited assessment of U.S. colleges and universities.
Casey Overby-Taylor
September 14, 2020
Casey Overby Taylor earns Genomic Innovator Award
Casey Overby Taylor, assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Johns Hopkins, has received a Genomic Innovator Award from the National Institutes of Health’s National Human Genome Research Institute.
September 10, 2020
New genetic analysis method could advance personal genomics
Geneticists could identify the causes of disorders that currently go undiagnosed if standard practices for collecting individual genetic information were expanded to capture more variants that researchers can now decipher.
A pair of hands is working on an imager.
September 3, 2020
Build an imager…from your living room
When Johns Hopkins University announced the transition to remote learning in response to the COVID-19 pandemic this past March, Web Stayman, associate professor of biomedical engineering, had just one week to transform his in-person, project-based Build an Imager course into a completely virtual, interactive experience.
A woman is resting her head on her desk with a cup of coffee in her hand.
August 26, 2020
Got fatigue? Study further pinpoints brain regions that may control it
Scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine using MRI scans and computer modeling say they have further pinpointed areas of the human brain that regulate efforts to deal with fatigue.
Rene Vidal
August 25, 2020
René Vidal and team receive MoDL award from the National Science Foundation-Simons Foundation
René Vidal, the Herschel L. Seder Professor in Johns Hopkins Department of Biomedical Engineering, is leading a team of engineers, mathematicians, and theoretical computer scientists from multiple institutions who seek to revolutionize our understanding of the mathematical and scientific foundations of deep learning.
Jude Phillip
August 25, 2020
Johns Hopkins welcomes back Jude Phillip as new faculty member
Jude Phillip is joining Hopkins BME as one of its newest core faculty members, and he will be welcomed by some familiar faces. He is returning to the school where his interest in aging began as he pursued his PhD studies under the mentorship Denis Wirtz, Theophilus Halley Smoot Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering.

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