Youseph Yazdi, PhD

Titles

• Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
• Executive Director, Center for Bioengineering Innovation and Design (CBID)
• Associate Professor, by courtesy, Carey Business School

Affiliated Centers & Institutes

• Center for Bioengineering Innovation and Design

Education

• MBA, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 2007
• PhD, Electrical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 1997
• MSE, Electrical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 1992
• BS, Electrical Engineering, Rice University, 1986

Recent Highlights

April 9, 2025

Research Matters: America’s med tech pipeline is fueled by federal support

An NIH-funded partnership between Johns Hopkins and Howard University speeds the development of medical devices addressing neurological disorders that affect more than a billion people.

• June 25, 2024
  13 from Hopkins BME among those selected to receive Johns Hopkins Discovery Awards
  The Discovery Awards are intended to spark new interactions among investigators across the university rather than to support established projects. Teams can apply for up to $100,000 to explore a new area of collaborative work with special emphasis on preparing for an externally funded large-scale grant or cooperative agreement.
• January 12, 2017
  Johns Hopkins launches new one-year biomedical design program for med students
  The Johns Hopkins Center for Bioengineering Innovation and Design, which specializes in medical device design, has launched a one-year gap program with funding for medical students studying at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
• May 15, 2015
  BME team works to design new protective suit for Ebola caregivers
  Youseph Yazdi and his colleagues are overcoming final engineering challenges, financial matters and scale-up issues for their improved Ebola protective suit, moving them closer to their production goal.

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