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May 16, 2008

JHU BME, Tsinghua University Establish Joint Center for Biomedical Engineering Research

Kristina Johnson of Johns Hopkins and Jining Chen of Tsinghua University congratulate each other after signing a memorandum of understanding establishing the Tsinghua-Johns Hopkins Joint Center for Biomedical Engineering Research. Others from Johns Hopkins who participated in the ceremony, held earlier this year in Beijing, are, from the left: Xiaoqin Wang, Andrew Douglas, Elliot McVeigh and Nick Jones.

Johns Hopkins' Department of Biomedical Engineering and Tsinghua University, one of the largest and most well-regarded research universities in China, have established the Tsinghua-Johns Hopkins Joint Center for Biomedical Engineering Research.

The center, to be housed on Tsinghua University's campus in Beijing, will provide state-of-the-art research opportunities, including joint research projects, exchange of visiting scholars and students, joint educational initiatives, conferences and technical assistance.

The center formalizes what had been a strong but informal relationship between the two universities. "This joint center represents the effort by the faculty in biomedical engineering departments at both universities during the past three years, and the exchanges between our two departments in the past decade," said Dr Xiaoqin Wang, the inaugural director of the center.

Posted: May 16, 2008

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