News Type: All Student News

On April 12, biomedical engineering students from Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland gathered on the Hopkins Homewood campus for the annual Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Mid-Atlantic Research Day.

Two teams of young entrepreneurs — one with a novel way to treat cancer in pets, the other with a discreet device to improve breathing — won the inaugural Bisciotti Foundation Prize for Student Entrepreneurship.

Four members of the Johns Hopkins Department of Biomedical Engineering were recognized at the 2019 Young Investigators’ Day award ceremony yesterday, which celebrates the unique contributions of junior researchers and the mentors who helped them excel in their fields.

Team Relavo was selected for the Johns Hopkins University Summer Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Award, giving the company $10,000 to work full-time over the summer as well as receive mentorship from Johns Hopkins alums and entrepreneurs.

Internships can help shape a student's education and career path. Hopkins BME senior Jackie Lanzaro shares what she learned while interning at Stryker.

Three members of the Johns Hopkins Department of Biomedical Engineering were recognized for the impact of their research at the 2019 SPIE Medical Imaging Conference.

Chen Zhao, a biomedical engineering Ph.D. candidate at Johns Hopkins University, has been awarded a two-year American Heart Association predoctoral fellowship.

Five undergraduate students studying biomedical engineering at Johns Hopkins have been selected to receive the Provost Undergraduate Research Award (PURA).

When graduate student Luke Osborn needed to test the fingertip sensors he’d spent years developing for prosthesis wearers, he didn’t have far to look. The ensuing collaboration and results hold big promise for amputees.

Five trailblazers with ties to Johns Hopkins BME who have become leaders in their fields have been named to the Forbes "30 Under 30" list for 2019.

Alaleh Azhir, a Johns Hopkins senior—who has a triple major in biomedical engineering, computer science, and applied mathematics and statistics—was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship, which is among the oldest and best-known awards for international study.

A team of Johns Hopkins University biomedical engineering students earned the silver prize Friday at the annual Collegiate Inventors Competition with a device intended to reduce the likelihood of injury during brain surgery.

A group of Hopkins biomedical engineering students will submit Radiex, a brain retractor that aims to reduce the likelihood of injury during surgery, in the Collegiate Inventors Competition.

Chrissy O'Keefe's HYPER-Melt device analyzes small volumes of fluids, detecting genetic and epigenetic changes more efficiently and cost-effectively than other devices currently on the market.

Biomedical engineering PhD students John Hickey and Luke Osborn have been named Siebel Scholars for 2019, an annual award that recognizes nearly 100 of the top graduate students from universities across the nation who are studying in the fields of business, bioengineering, computer science, and energy science.

A team of undergraduate students studying biomedical engineering at Johns Hopkins University took home the top prize at the 2018 DEBUT Design Challenge, which recognizes promising students and their work in biomedical design and innovation.

Each summer, our CBID graduate students form teams and travel abroad, working side by side with primary care providers in some of the world’s most underserved communities. Through immersion in the field, they experience firsthand the unique challenges associated with patient care in low-resource environments, allowing them to design solutions that overcome these barriers.

David Maestas, a biomedical engineering Ph.D. student at Johns Hopkins University, has trained five high school students in his regenerative medicine lab. Through the BioTechnical Institute of Maryland training program, he helps prepare students to pursue careers in the biotech industry.

Meet Rachit Kumar, one of five undergraduate students with hearing loss who is conducting research in Johns Hopkins auditory science and engineering labs this summer as part of the STEM-HEAR initiative.

Meet Anne Rojona Feliciano, one of five undergraduate students with hearing loss who is conducting research in Johns Hopkins auditory science and engineering labs this summer as part of the STEM-HEAR initiative.

Tilak Ratnanather, associate research professor of biomedical engineering, is on a mission to bring more deaf and hard-of-hearing students in STEM fields.

Meet Sam Bidwell, one of five undergraduate students with hearing loss who will conduct research in Johns Hopkins auditory science and engineering labs this summer as part of the STEM-HEAR initiative.

Design challenge teams in Baltimore and the Gaza Strip use enhanced audio visual technology to collaborate and innovate.

The electronic ‘skin’ will enable amputees to perceive through prosthetic fingertips.

A team of five Johns Hopkins University biomedical engineering graduate students earned second place at the national BMEidea competition with their concept for a system that anticipates and reduces the risk of a collapsed lung during lung biopsy surgery.

Johns Hopkins undergraduate student, Vinay Ayyappan, is among 50 individuals from 36 U.S. universities to earn an Astronaut Scholarship in recognition of their academic merit and promise in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics.

Through their startup Atana, a team of Hopkins undergrads uses blockchain technology to develop a platform for collaborative biomedical research and discovery.

Two biomedical engineering students at Johns Hopkins University have been awarded Fulbright grants, earning the chance to travel abroad to study, teach, and conduct research.

The Whiting School of Engineering honored several BME students, faculty, and staff for their outstanding achievements in research, academics, and mentoring at the annual Convocation Awards Ceremony at the Homewood campus.

During this year’s BME Design Day, 17 teams of biomedical engineering undergraduates and eight teams of CBID master’s students presented their year-long projects to hundreds of engineers, physicians, and industry leaders.