News Type: Faculty
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
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Dr. Jeffrey Siewerdsen is promoted to Professor
Jeffrey H. Siewerdsen has been promoted to Professor of Biomedical Engineering
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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.
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...
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 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.
Natalia Trayanova gives international conference keynote
Natalia A. Trayanova, Professor of Biomedical Engineering and the Institute for Computational Medicine, is giving the keynote lecture at the...
Xingde Li elected as Optical Society fellow
The Optical Society of America (OSA) elected Xingde Li a Fellow of the Society at its October 18th 2011 meeting in San Jose, California.
Sri Sarma receives National Science Foundation grant
Dr. Sridevi V. Sarma of the Institute for Computational Medicine (ICM) has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation award.
Jordan Green wins BMES Young Investigator Award
The Biomedical Engineering Society presented Jordan Green with the 2011 Rita Schaffer Young Investigator Award for his work developing a set of biodegradable polymers.
Xingde Li receives Hartwell Award
Dr. Xingde Li, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, has received a Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Award and designation as a Hartwell Investigator.