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August 12, 2012

Could FastStitch device, invented by undergrads, be the future of suture?

Although the device is still in the prototype stage, the FastStitch team has already received recognition and raised more than $80,000 this year in grant and prize money to move their project forward.

July 24, 2012

Undergraduates’ cellphone screening device for anemia wins $250,000 prize

Johns Hopkins biomedical engineering undergraduates have developed a noninvasive way to identify women with this dangerous blood disorder in developing nations.

July 24, 2012

Johns Hopkins researcher in electrical stimulation of the brain to receive Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers

Sridevi V. Sarma, a JHU biomedical engineering faculty member, is her using knowledge of electrical engineering and computer science to develop new treatments for brain disorders such as Parkinson’s disease and epilepsy.

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