Johns Hopkins Biomedical Engineering
The Johns Hopkins University Department of Biomedical Engineering has both undergraduate and graduate biomedical engineering programs located at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.
Former names | Division of Biomedical Engineering |
|---|---|
| Established | 1961 |
Parent institution | The Johns Hopkins University |
| Head of Department | Michael I. Miller |
Academic staff | 52 |
| Students | 741 |
| Undergraduates | 475 |
| 184 | |
Other students | 82 |
| Location | Baltimore , United States of America |
| Website | www |
Research is focused in the general areas of biomedical imaging, computational genomics, computational medicine, data intensive biomedical science, genomic-epigenomic engineering, neuroengineering, regenerative and immune engineering, systems biology, and medical technologies. The department offers several degrees including a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering, a Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering, a Master of Science in Bioengineering Innovation and Design, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering. Undergraduate degree offerings are administered at the Homewood campus of the university with the graduate degree programs co-located at both the Homewood and the East Baltimore campuses.
History
Biomedical engineering at Johns Hopkins was first established in 1961 as a Division of Biomedical Engineering within the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in East Baltimore with Samuel Talbot [1] as the head, followed by Richard J. Johns [2](1965-1991). In 1961, Johns Hopkins, along with the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Rochester, established the first graduate programs in biomedical engineering.[3] Established in the School of Medicine, the program at Johns Hopkins is the oldest continually-funded PhD program in the nation.[4][5]
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| Established | 1893 |
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| Endowment | US$ 1.9 billion[6] |
| Dean | Paul B. Rothman |
| Location | , , |
| Website | www |
In 1981, Johns and David VandeLinde, then Dean of the Whiting School of Engineering, launched the undergraduate program at the Homewood campus; the first undergraduate program director was Eric D. Young.[7] This is now the largest undergraduate program within the Whiting School of Engineering. The department continues to be shared jointly between the two schools.
| Name | Tenure |
|---|---|
| Samuel Talbot | –1964 |
| Richard J. Johns | 1965–1991 |
| Murray B. Sachs | 1992–2006 |
| Elliot McVeigh | 2007–2015 |
| Les Tung
(Interim Director) |
2016-2017 |
| Michael I Miller | 2017- |
Founding faculty
The original eight faculty members who founded the Department of Biomedical Engineering were specialists in neuroscience and the science of cardiovascular engineering.[8] This founding era gave rise to some of the earliest works in computational neuroscience, exemplified by the application of control theory to the neural basis of eye movements,[9] understanding the control of the strength of heart muscle contractions,[10][11] Johns' articulation of what has come to be known as Systems Biology, the early neural codes of complex auditory stimuli forming the basis for modern cochlear implants,[12] and somatosensory codes forming the basis for modern tactile prostheses.
The Whitaker Foundation Years
In 2000, Johns Hopkins University received an award from the Whitaker Foundation, enabling the hiring of 10 tenure line faculty with principal appointments in the Whiting School of Engineering. The department has since developed with the formation of several Centers of Excellence and Institutes including the Center for Imaging Science (CIS), the Center for Bioengineering Innovation and Design (CBID), and the Institute for Computational Medicine (ICM). During this period, the Johns Hopkins University Translational Tissue Engineering Center (TTEC) and the Carnegie Center for Surgical Innovation were developed, both residing on the School of Medicine campus.
With the Whitaker foundation award, the new Clark Hall was constructed at the Homewood campus.
Rankings
For 30 years, the Johns Hopkins Department of Biomedical Engineering was continuously ranked as the number one undergraduate and graduate Biomedical Engineering program in the United States by U.S. News & World Report.[13] In 2017, it was ranked number one by U.S. News & World Report for its graduate program;[13] the undergraduate program was ranked number two.[14] In March 2018, U.S. News & World Report announced that the undergraduate program was again ranked number one.[15]
Notable faculty
- Jennifer Elisseeff - member of the National Academy of Inventors[16]
- Andrew Feinberg (geneticist), Bloomberg Distinguished Professor[17] - genomic engineering, systems biology, member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences,[18] the National Academy of Medicine,[19] and the National Academy of Sciences[20]
- Taekjip Ha, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor[21] - biomedical imaging, genetic engineering, mechanobiology, molecular-cell engineering, member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[18] and the National Academy of Sciences[20]
- Michael I. Miller, Massey Professor and Director[22] - biomedical analytics, biomedical imaging, computational medicine, neural engineering
- Steven L Salzberg, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor[23] - biomedical analytics, genomic engineering
- Sridevi V. Sarma, neural engineering, precision medicine, systems physiology
- Jeffrey H. Siewerdsen, biomedical imaging, biomedical instrumentation, medical robotics, medical technology
- Natalia Trayanova, Murray B. Sachs Professor[24] - computational cardiology, precision medicine, heart rhythm disorders
- Rene Vidal, biomedical analytics, biomedical imaging, computational medicine
- Raimond L. Winslow, Raj and Neera Singh Professor[25] - computational medicine, precision medicine, systems physiology
- Wojtek Zbijewski, biomedical imaging, orthopaedics, translational medicine, biomedical analytics
- Joshua Vogelstein, biomedical imaging, neuroscience, data science, machine learning, graph statistics
- Kathleen E. Cullen - Multisensory integration, motor learning mechanisms, neural prosthesis, computational neuroscience
Other members of the National Academies on the faculty include
- Richard J. Johns - member of the National Academy of Medicine[19]
- Murray B. Sachs - member of the National Academy of Engineering[26]
References
- Schwan, H; Cole, KS (1967). "Samuel Talbot Obituary". Biophys J. 7 (6): 977–8. doi:10.1016/S0006-3495(67)86635-9. PMC 1368205. PMID 19211011.
- "Richard J. Johns Oral History". January 26, 2021.
- Sweeney, RF (August 1961). "Education Note". Public Health Reports. 76 (8): 693–7. doi:10.2307/4591252. JSTOR 4591252. PMC 1929656. PMID 13774259.
- Nebeker, Frederik (April 26, 2000). "Richard Johns, an oral history". IEEE History Center, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Inc.
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- Operating Results and Financial Position Archived 2017-10-30 at the Wayback Machine. Hopkinsmedicine.org (2005-06-30). Retrieved on 2011-11-12.
- "Eric Young JHU BME Web Page". Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- "Art Shoukas BME Webpage".
- "Control of Eye Movements - Comprehensive Physiology". www.comprehensivephysiology.com. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
- Suga, Hiroyuki; Sagawa, Kiichi (July 1, 1974). "Instantaneous Pressure-Volume Relationships and Their Ratio in the Excised, Supported Canine Left Ventricle". Circulation Research. 35 (1): 117–126. doi:10.1161/01.RES.35.1.117. ISSN 0009-7330. PMID 4841253.
- Suga, Hiroyuki; Sagawa, Kiichi; Shoukas, Artin A. (March 1, 1973). "Load Independence of the Instantaneous Pressure-Volume Ratio of the Canine Left Ventricle and Effects of Epinephrine and Heart Rate on the Ratio". Circulation Research. 32 (3): 314–322. doi:10.1161/01.RES.32.3.314. ISSN 0009-7330. PMID 4691336.
- Sachs, Murray B.; Young, Eric D.; Miller, Michael I. (June 1, 1983). "SPEECH ENCODING IN THE AUDITORY NERVE: IMPLICATIONS FOR COCHLEAR IMPLANTSa". Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 405 (1): 94–113. Bibcode:1983NYASA.405...94S. doi:10.1111/j.1749-6632.1983.tb31622.x. ISSN 1749-6632. PMID 6575675. S2CID 46256845.
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- "National Academy of Inventors". www.academyofinventors.org. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
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- "Natalia Trayanova named inaugural Sachs Professor as BME celebrates 50 years". www.bme.jhu.edu. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- "Rai Winslow of BME named inaugural Raj and Neera Singh Professor : Johns Hopkins University – The Gazette". gazette.jhu.edu. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
- "Members Directory". NAE Website. Retrieved July 7, 2023.