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Students develop device to help reduce preventable deaths on the battlefield

CBID undergrad team develops CricSpike tool kit designed to save lives by improving accuracy of cricothyrotomy in emergency situations.

TEDCO chooses JHU BME biotech start-ups for funding

Three Johns Hopkins BME-associated medical technology development companies have been selected by the Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO) Life Science Investment Fund for product development funding.

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Warren Grayson: Revolutionizing the face of medicine

Dr. Grayson's new approach to craniofacial bone surgery combines 3D printing, cell signaling techniques, and a patient's own stem cells to engineer a living, anatomically precise facial bone.

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BME graduate team wins Intel-Cornell Cup grand prize

Their GEAR bio-gaming device was created to serve as an assistive computer interface for individuals with limited upper limb functionality to participate in video game play by transferring dexterous control from the hands to the feet.

BME alumni David Giarracco finds the right balance

As vice president of market development at Medtronic, David Giarracco, BME, MSE, finds the keys to his success at the intersection of the technical and personal.

Imaging and surgery at the cutting edge

The setting of surgical milestones is revamped as the Carnegie Center for Surgical Innovation to foster collaboration between surgeons and biomedical engineers.

Bioengineering across borders

Johns Hopkins Biomedical Engineering researchers have built strategic partnerships with leading BME clinicians and programs worldwide, and the department's global reach is expected to grow.

Sharper images with MRI

More detailed and precise MRI requires lengthier scans — taxing the patient’s ability to remain still. Daniel Herzka and his colleagues are creating solutions that compensate for motion, and deliver clearer medical images more efficiently.

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Targeted treatment for chronic sinusitis

A new student-designed device offers hope for targeted treatment of chronic sinusitis, which afflicts one in eight Americans.

BME-CBID Design Day Competition 2016 winning teams

Each year students showcase their biomedical innovations at the annual Design Day competition; where design teams discuss the healthcare need, demonstrate their invention, and share projected advantages for clinicians and medical practitioners.

Zero gravity genomics

Feinberg is part of a team of NASA experts selected to study how a year in space effects astronaut Scott Kelly's biology, when compared to his twin earth-bound brother, Mark, as the control.

Cancer research: Your cells’ sugar diet

Kevin Yarema's research group uses metabolic glycoengineering in their pancreatic and brain cancer studies, manipulating how cells process and display sugars, and looking for molecular targets to block so they can't drive cancer development.

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Putting the freeze on breast cancer

In South Africa, the standard breast cancer treatments don't cut it. Here's how Johns Hopkins researchers are engineering a solution.

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2016 Johns Hopkins Young Investigators Award winners

Each spring, at the Johns Hopkins Young Investigators Day celebration, exceptional graduate students and postdoctoral fellows are honored, and awards are granted in recognition of outstanding research.

Scot Kuo: BME’s gadget man

At the nexus of research and technology, Dr Kuo secures hi-tech hardware for scientists, aids researchers determine what equipment can help them achieve research needs, and advises BME students with equipment design strategies.

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NSF Graduate Research Fellowships awarded to three BME PhD students

Congratulations to Sean Murphy, Yuan Rui, and Joseph Yu. These NSF Graduate Research Fellows have demonstrated significant research achievements and have great potential to propel future innovation.

UMD-JHU BME Research Day trophy retained for third year

Johns Hopkins undergrads took top honors for a fourth year at this mid-atlantic regional competition. The trophy available since year two ; has been on Hopkins turf each of the last three years.

Pioneering young scientist Jordan Green receives two prestigious awards

Dr. Green’s research has led to improvements in prolonged, time-delayed release of drugs and other therapeutic agents — showing promising results related to macular degeneration and cancers of the skin, liver, and brain

US News gives top rank to Hopkins BME graduate program

The Johns Hopkins biomedical engineering program has held the top spot in the U.S. News graduate school rankings since they were first published in 1990.

Sureerat “Ja” Reaungamornrat named SPIE 2016 Young Scientist

The MIND Demons MRI to CT registration method for 3D image-guided spine surgery could facilitate safer surgery — with increased precision and targeting confidence.

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February 5, 2016

Widening STEM opportunities for hearing-challenged students

As a role model and mentor, Tilak Ratnanather contends those best positioned to do research to help the deaf are the deaf themselves. He has made it his mission to bring more deaf and hard-of-hearing students into STEM fields.

January 7, 2016

David Narrow, BME MS ’13, among Forbes 30 Under 30 in healthcare

Narrow was selected for the 30 Under 30 honor as a notable entrepreneurs in health care for his clot monitoring technology as well as his adaptive bikes for stroke survivors.

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January 4, 2016

Marmosets, like humans, have ability to discern pitch

A recently published study led by BME professor Xiaoqin Wang, reveals that, much like humans, marmoset monkeys distinguish between high and low notes.

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December 17, 2015

Epigenetic, epidemiology pioneer Andrew Feinberg named Bloomberg Professor

Bloomberg Professor Andrew Feinberg's pioneering study of epigenetics in normal development and disease have produced significant insights not possible with the study of only DNA sequence. These findings are expected to lead to improved cancer treatments.

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November 18, 2015

BME undergrad entrepreneurs win 2015 Retail Health & Innovation Competition

Revision spinal surgery complications, such as cerebrospinal fluid leaks, increase health care costs and taxing on the health of the patient. The BME team developed a simple, specialized tool designed specifically for successful revision spinal surgery.

October 15, 2015

The David T. Yue, MD, PhD, Endowed Scholars Fund benefits students

To sustain the legacy of the late David T. Yue, MD, PhD, Johns Hopkins University leaders, colleagues, and family members have established an endowed scholars fund and will host a symposium and memorial dedication

October 15, 2015

Entrepreneurial engineer focuses on clinical needs

Physician and engineer Ananth Natarajan, MSE ’92, returned to Homewood campus this year as part of an ongoing speakers series to share his experience launching a medical device company.

October 13, 2015

Virtual testing of new cancer drug therapies to speed clinical trials

The emerging field of computational medicine gives researchers a versatile and robust platform for testing the effectiveness of new cancer drug therapies, and the ability to efficiently investigate a wide range of drug interactions.

October 8, 2015

BME research lab receives funding and support to vastly improve CT scans

A $2.6 million NIH grant will fund the development of radically-improved CT imaging hardware and software that will deliver patient- and area-specific, low-dose CT scans.

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October 2, 2015

Johns Hopkins awarded Kavli Neuroscience Discovery Institute for brain study

Rick Huganir and Michael Miller will co-direct the Kavli Neuroscience Discovery Institute at Johns Hopkins, drawing together faculty experts in neuroscience, engineering, data science to study the brain.

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