Three students have been granted PURAs, Provost’s Undergraduate Research Awards, for their research in the Institute for Computational Medicine. Established in 1993 with an endowment by the Hodson Trust, the PURA program was created to support and encourage Hopkins undergraduate students to engage in independent research, scholarly and creative projects. Each student will receive $3000 […]
In 2018 when Inez Lam, Alyssa Dittmar, Elyse Heob, and Aaron Hsu created a fog-resistant, breathable, clear surgical mask they could not have anticipated the demand for their innovation. These Hopkins-grown entrepreneurs are the cofounders of ClearMask, which has been named one of Forbes 2021 “30 Under 30” for Retail and Ecommerce. Inez, a PhD […]
Each year over 500 students apply to the Medical Scientist Training Program, a combined MD-PhD program at The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. The highly competitive program selects an average class size of 16 students. Meet Adriana Gonzalez, a second year PhD student in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, who is among the select group […]
Associate professor of biomedical engineering and ICM core faculty member Feilim Mac Gabhann was honored by the Homewood Career Center for his dedication to and support of students. Mac Gabhann is one of three faculty and staff named a 2019 Career Champion for his commitment to students in achieving their goals and aspirations. “His steady […]
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 […]
The Institute for Computational Medicine extends a hearty congratulations to all members of the Class of 2018! Please join us in recognizing the following BME seniors graduating with a minor in Computational Medicine. Dylan Hirsch Sophia Doerr Rahul Yerrabelli Jessica Wu Abhilash Suresh Vorada Sakulsaengprapha Vignesh Sadras Qinwen Huang James Chen Thomas Athey We applaud this […]
Faculty and students gathered recently for the Institute for Computational Medicine’s fourth annual Computational Medicine Night in Hackerman Hall. The event attracted more than 100 undergraduate students interested in learning about ICM’s cutting-edge research program and the computational medicine minor offered through the Whiting School of Engineering. Founded in 2005 as the first research center […]
Sarvenaz Sarabipour, a postdoctoral fellow in the ICM lab of Feilim Mac Gabhann, associate professor of biomedical engineering, has been chosen by eLife journal to participate in the 2018 eLife Ambassador program’s early-career advisory group. Sarabipour is among 150 Ambassadors from six continents who were selected to champion improvements in scientific practices and communication. Sarabipour […]
Christina (Christy) Pickering, a second year PhD student at the Institute for Computational Medicine, has been accepted to the Medical Scientist Training Program, a combined MD-PhD program at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Christy is among a select group of students who were accepted to the highly competitive program which receives an average of 514 […]
Sarvenaz Sarabipour, a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute for Computational Medicine, is among 44 early career researchers featured by the American Chemical Society (ACS) on the cover of the January 2018 issue of the ACS journal, Biochemistry. The month long special issue of Biochemistry: “Future of Biochemistry” is dedicated to the young chemists and biologists around the […]
