We are pleased to announce creation of a new journal named “Frontiers in Computational Physiology and Medicine”. The journal will be a forum for the publication of original, computational modeling studies that provide novel insights into the nature of physiological function in both health and disease. Frontiers in Computational Physiology and Medicine is a sub-specialty […]
Assistant Professor Sridevi Sarma was chosen by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for inclusion in their latest Women in Science booklet. The article includes a brief overview of neuroscience and the groundbreaking work which Sri is pursuing for the ICM in biomedical engineering. From the introduction: “In this latest Women in […]
In the October 8 Hopkins Medicine news release “Computer Predicts Pancreatic Cancer”, research by Assistant Professor Rachel Karchin published in the September 15 issue of Cancer Biology and Therapy was highlighted. From the text: “Using a computer program, researchers from Johns Hopkins have predicted which changes in the DNA code may cause pancreatic cells to […]
Dr. Rai Winslow, professor of Biomedical Engineering and the director of the Institute for Computational Medicine (ICM) is honored as the inaugural recipient of the Raj and Neera Singh Professorship in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. As director of the ICM, Rai oversees an extraordinary initiative, including faculty, clinicians, researchers, and students from the schools […]
Assistant Professor Rachel Karchin of the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Institute for Computational Medicine gave her keynote presentation at the Second Annual RECOMB Satellite Workshop on Computational Cancer Biology. Her topic covered “High throughput annotation of somatic mutations in cancer: computational challenges”. The workshop took place June 24-25, 2010 at The Norwegian Radium Hospital […]
Introduction to Dynamical Systems (Course number – BME/ME/ECE: 580.616) will be available this fall with Assistant Professor Sridevi Sarma of the Institute for Computational Medicine and Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University. The course examines linear, discrete- continuous-time, and multi-input-output systems in control and related areas. Least squares and matrix perturbation problems are considered. […]
Don Geman, professor of applied mathematics and statistics, has been named a 2010 Fellow of the Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM). Don was elected for his contributions to stochastic processes, image analysis, and statistical learning. The 2010 class of Fellows includes 34 individuals who have made significant contributions to the fields of applied […]
Jason Constantino, a PhD student in Dr. Trayanova’s lab, has been awarded a NIH predoctoral Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA). His research project, entitled “Image-based models of electromechanics in normal and failing hearts”, aims to characterize the relation between electrical activation and mechanical contraction in normal and failing hearts under different loading […]
Dr. Natalia Trayanova has been selected as a Fellow of the American Heart Association. The most distinguished level of the society, Fellow status recognizes members who have realized major professional achievement and leadership within the American Heart Association. Congratulations to Natalia!
Feilim has been selected as the August Krogh (1920 Nobelist in Physiology and Medicine) Young Investigator awardee for 2010 by the Microcirculatory Society. The award’s purpose is to encourage excellence in microcirculatory research and is bestowed annually to a young investigator in the early stages of their research career. Congratulations to Feilim on this tremendous […]
