Department Chair: Elliot McVeigh
Number of:
Primary Faculty: 25
Secondary Faculty: 45
Undergraduate Students: 426
Graduate Students: 130
Johns Hopkins Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME), widely regarded as the top program of its kind in the world, is dedicated to solving important clinical problems. At the intersection of inquiry and discovery, the department integrates biology, medicine, and engineering and draws upon the considerable strengths and talents of Johns Hopkins Schools of Engineering and Medicine.
While the undergraduate and master's programs reside within the School of Engineering, the Ph.D. program is administered by a committee of faculty from all three schools, and the M.D./Ph.D. students are part of the School of Medicine's M.D./Ph.D. program.
At the undergraduate level, a curriculum that emphasizes a "core knowledge" is designed to provide students with a solid understanding of fundamental concepts.
The master's degree program is intended for students who wish to pursue careers in research and development, academics, or medicine and is designed to be completed in two years.
The Ph.D. program begins with an intensive curriculum in basic and life sciences and is designed to train engineers to work at the cutting edge of the discipline, conducting original research.
The department also focuses on translational research and a critical component in the department’s academic program is the annual design competition for which teams of undergraduate and graduate students, over the course of a year, tackle complex medical design problems that have applicability to patient care and potential for commercialization.
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B.A. in Biomedical Engineering
B.S. in Biomedical Engineering
M.S.E. in Biomedical Engineering
Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering (offered by the School of Medicine)
7/7/08: Johns Hopkins has established a formal research collaboration with
Germany's largest research organization, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft. Read more >>
2/19/08: Andre Levchenko, associate professor of biomedical engineering, featured in LabTechnologist.com for his collaboration developing a chip that mimicks brain chemistry.
9/27/07: Elliot McVeigh Named new Director of Biomedical Engineering Department.
6/18/07: Locating Hidden Hardware: BME undergraduates invent metal detector to help doctors locate 'lost' orthopedic screws.
5/14/07: BME undergraduates devise oral quick-dissolve strips
for rotavirus vaccine
5/7/07: Students invent protective pouch to enhance cell therapy--
custom stents hold microcapsules to treat diabetes
3/12/07: BME Faculty Member, Rai Winslow, Receives Grant to Create Digital Grid Linking Heart Researchers
2/21/07: Microfluidic chip helps solve
cellular mating puzzle
2/15/07: Computer tool helps pinpoint
risky gene mutations
1/2/07: Hybrid molecule causes cancer cells to self-destruct
Homewood Office:
Biomedical Engineering
Johns Hopkins University
Clark Hall 316
3400 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21218
Phone: (410) 516-8120
Fax: (410) 516-4771
Main Office:
Biomedical Engineering
Johns Hopkins University
School of Medicine
720 Rutland Avenue / Ross 720
Baltimore, MD 21205
Phone: (410) 955-3132
Fax: (410) 502-9814
Undergraduate programs in Biomedical Engineering, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Mechanics, Materials Science and Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, Inc.
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Undergraduate biomedical engineering students devise a better, less intrusive, and potentially safer way to close a patient’s chest cavity after surgery.
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