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Johns Hopkins UniversityEst. 1876

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Biomedical engineering
Complete wheat
Bread wheat breakthrough
Published Oct 31, 2017
Johns Hopkins researchers part of small team that solved complex genome puzzle / Nature
Security camera image with blue and red boxes overlaying people and bags
Smart data
A digital 'Sherlock Holmes'
Published Oct 31, 2017
Hopkins-led team receives $11M grant to build system that can extract useful information from video footage, photos, and other material
BME 2.0
Engineering the future of medicine
Published Oct 12, 2017 Video
JHU's Michael Miller details vision for new era of biomedical engineering
Student-built ramp for Ping-Pong ball challenge
Engineering
Ping-Pong problem-solving
Published Oct 4, 2017 Video
First-year biomedical engineering students (plus a T. rex) tackle design challenge
AssistENT team included (clockwise from back row, left): Harrison Nguyen, Clayton Andrews, Pooja Nair, and Talia Kirschbaum
Undergraduate research
Obstruction reduction
Published Sept 27, 2017
Hopkins student team reaches finals of Collegiate Inventors Competition with device that helps open obstructed nostrils and curb snoring
Light from the setting sun filters through the trunks of tall redwoods
Trunk science
What's in a giant tree?
Published Sept 27, 2017
Johns Hopkins joins collaborative effort to sequence redwood, sequoia genomes
Six people pose for a photo together, with one wearing a MedHacks tee shirt
MedHacks 2017
Med-tech innovation, inspiration
Published Sept 7, 2017
Third annual MedHacks hackathon attracts hundreds of students, entrepreneurs
Genetics
A powerful genetic LASSO
Published July 5, 2017
New technique clones thousands of genes at once and could lead to more rapid discovery of new medicines
Design Day
Student engineers perfect their pitches
Published May 8, 2017 Video
In annual year-end Design Day showcase, students present their research, projects, and prototypes
Three students pose with an oversized check for $15,000
Biotechnology
Winning idea for eye surgery
Published April 28, 2017
Treyetech team, made up of 8 undergrads, develops novel device for transplanting, unrolling corneal tissue