Dr. Patrick M. Boyle, who has held research appointments in the Institute for Computational Medicine since 2011, has been promoted to the rank of Assistant Research Professor of Biomedical Engineering and has accepted our invitation to join the ICM core faculty. Patrick is a fervent supporter of ICM, proposing and implementing welcome enhancements to institute […]
Rohit Bhattacharya, first-year PhD student in the lab of Dr. Rachel Karchin, associate professor of Biomedical Engineering and ICM core faculty member, has been chosen as the recipient of the Jay D. Samstag Engineering Fellowship for the 2015-2016 academic year. The fellowship is an honor bestowed by the Computer Science department for graduate students that […]
Collin Tokheim, a third-year BME PhD student in the lab of Dr. Rachel Karchin, associate professor of Biomedical Engineering and ICM core faculty member, has been awarded a National Research Service Award from the NIH’s National Cancer Institute for his proposal, “Integrative Approach for Predicting Cancer Driver Genes.” Collin’s research aims to develop an integrative […]
The Johns Hopkins Institute for Computational Medicine, acclaimed worldwide for its groundbreaking research, has launched the nation’s first undergraduate minor in the emerging field of computational medicine. The minor course of study exposes students to the fundamentals of computational medicine—a discipline devoted to the development of quantitative approaches to understanding the mechanisms, diagnosis, and treatment […]
Laurent Younes, professor and chair of the Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics and ICM Core Faculty member, has been named a Fellow of the Institute for Mathematical Statistics (IMS). Laurent received this recognition for fundamental contributions to the mathematical and statistical foundations of shape and image analysis as well as for new methodology implemented […]
On August 27, Washington, D.C. news station WTOP aired an interview with Murray B. Sachs Professor of Biomedical Engineering and ICM core faculty member Natalia Trayanova. The story highlighted the Trayanova lab’s advances in developing a “virtual heart” to improve the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac arrhythmia. WTOP has also posted a version of the […]
Among the team members to be granted Johns Hopkins University’s newly created Discovery Awards are ICM core faculty members Suchi Saria, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, and Joel Bader, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering. Suchi Saria’s project, with Livia Casciola-Rosen, Fred Wigley, and Laura Hummers of the Department of Medicine’s rheumatology division, is entitled, “A […]
Natalia A. Trayanova, Murray B. Sachs Professor of Biomedical Engineering and the Institute for Computational Medicine, is among those selected to receive a the 2015-2016 Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Discovery Innovation Award. Natalia’s application entitled, “Personalized Virtual Heart: Application to Ablation of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Fibrosis” was granted $50,000 for scientific […]
Melanie Zile, a fifth year BME Predoctoral Student in the lab of Dr. Natalia Trayanova, Murray B. Sachs Professor of Biomedical Engineering and core faculty member in the Institute for Computational Medicine, has been selected as the 2015-2016 recipient of the ICM’s David C. Gakenheimer Fellowship. Dr. Gakenheimer, who holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering […]
Natalia A. Trayanova, Murray B. Sachs Professor of Biomedical Engineering and the Institute for Computational Medicine, is scheduled to present a keynote lecture at the 2015 iBBM Summer Course on Image-Based Biomedical Modeling. The course will be held from July 13 – 23 in Park City, Utah at the Newpark Resort. Natalia is scheduled to give her […]
