Driver genes in different metastases from the same patient are remarkably similar, providing optimism for the success of future targeted therapies, according to a published study by Science. The report, “Minimal Functional Driver Gene Heterogeneity Among Untreated Metastases,” looked at data from samples that have spread from the site of origin to another part of the body in […]
The Pre-Doctoral Training Program in Computational Medicine commences the 2018-19 academic year with a cohort of six PhD students, an increase from last year’s inaugural cohort of four students. The Program, funded by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences under Award Number T32GM119998, is the first of its kind and provides 12 months of […]
Computer models helps physicians identify heart tissue to target during cardiac ablation, a procedure to correct irregular heartbeats
Alexandra Loucks, ICM PhD candidate, is the recipient of the 2018-2019 Institute for Computational Medicine’s Gakenheimer Fellowship for the third year in a row. The award will continue to support Louck’s research in the Computational Cardiology Laboratory of Natalia Trayanova, Murray B. Sachs Professor of biomedical engineering. The Gakenheimer Fellowship was established in 2013 by Johns […]
Sridevi Sarma, associate professor of biomedical engineering, associate director of the Institute for Computational Medicine, and 2008 L’Oréal USA For Women In Science (FWIS) Fellow has been awarded a 2018 “Changing the Face of STEM” (CTFS) grant from L’Oreal to support her mentoring efforts. Sarma is using her second CTFS grant to continue hosting a […]
Ashish Doshi, a postdoctoral fellow in the Institute for Computational Medicine has been awarded a 2018 Fellowship from the American Heart Association. The two year award will support Doshi’s research project titled, “Personalized, image-based computational models for ventricular arrhythmia risk assessment in myocarditis” Doshi works in the laboratory of Natalia Trayanova, ICM core faculty member and Murray B. Sachs […]
ICM welcomes Sarah Flaherty, visiting undergraduate, to the laboratory of Tilak Ratnanather, associate research professor in the department of biomedical engineering, where she is doing summer research as part of the Internships for Undergraduate Scholars in Computational Medicine Program (IUSCMP). The IUSCMP provides extended research opportunities in the lab of an ICM faculty member during the academic […]
Nathan Crone, M.D., professor of neurology at the School of Medicine, director of the Cognitive Neurophysiology and Brain-Machine Interface Laboratory and co-director of The Epilepsy Fellowship Program, has accepted the invitation to join the Institute for Computational Medicine as a core faculty member. Dr. Crone is an epileptologist and clinical neurophysiologist with over 20 years […]
Three Institute for Computational Medicine faculty are members of research endeavors that were awarded 2018 Discovery Awards. William S. Anderson, associate professor of neurosurgery at The School of Medicine and attending neurosurgeon at The Johns Hopkins Hospital; Natalia Trayanova, Murray B. Sachs Professor of biomedical engineering; and Joel Bader, professor of biomedical engineering, were each […]
Wangui Mbuguiro and Cynthia Steinhardt, PhD students in the Institute for Computational Medicine, are recipients of National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships. The highly competitive Graduate Research Fellowship Program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees. Mbuguiro and Steinhardt will receive a […]
