Since the 1940s, the Biomedical Engineering department has applied advanced engineering technologies and concepts to biological problems and human diseases in seven research areas: engineering, cardiovascular systems, imaging, systems neuroscience, molecular and cell systems, neuroengineering and computational modeling. The formation of the Whitaker Biomedical Engineering Institute in 1999 and the faculty's close ties with the Center for Hearing and Balance, the Mind/Brain Institute, the Applied Physics Laboratory and the Center for Cardiovascular Bioinformatics and Modeling encourage a multidisciplinary, collaborative approach to research. The department has its own Master of Science, doctoral and postdoctoral training programs in biomedical engineering.
Director
Michael I. Miller, Ph.D.
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Joint Appointment in Neuroscience
Director of the Department of Biomedical Engineering
Director of Center for Imaging Science, Whiting School of Engineering
Herschel and Ruth Seder Professor
Co-director of the Kavli Neuroscience Discovery Institute
Joint Appointment in Neuroscience
Director of the Department of Biomedical Engineering
Director of Center for Imaging Science, Whiting School of Engineering
Herschel and Ruth Seder Professor
Co-director of the Kavli Neuroscience Discovery Institute
Joel S. Bader, Ph.D.
Joint Appointment in Biomedical Engineering
Joint Appointment in Oncology
Joint Appointment in Oncology
Research Interests:
Whole genome association, Evolution of biological networks, Anchoring protein pathways with genetic screens, Wiring diagrams for cells and organisms, Algorithms to discover modules in networks., Synthetic yeast: We are redesigning the yeast genome to reveal deep properties of evolution.
Michael A. Beer, M.A., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Associate Professor of Genetic Medicine
Joint Appointment in Molecular Biology and Genetics
Associate Professor of Genetic Medicine
Joint Appointment in Molecular Biology and Genetics
Research Interests:
Computational regulatory genomics and machine learning
Vikram S. Chib, M.S., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Research Interests:
Decision making, Rewards, Incentivized performance, Motivated behavior, Neuro-economics, Incentive mechanisms
Kathleen E. Cullen, Ph.D.
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Professor of Neuroscience
Professor of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Professor of Neuroscience
Professor of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Joshua Charles Doloff, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Assistant Professor of Oncology
Director, Immunoengineering and Regenerative Medicine Lab
Assistant Professor of Oncology
Director, Immunoengineering and Regenerative Medicine Lab
Research Interests:
Regenerative Medicine and Immunoengineering
Nicholas Durr,
Director of Undergraduate Programs, Center for Bioengineering Innovation and Design
Research Interests:
Computational Biophotonics
Jennifer H. Elisseeff, Ph.D.
Professor of Ophthalmology
Joint Appointment in Orthopaedic Surgery
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Professor of Oncology
Director, Translational Tissue Engineering Center
Jules Stein Professor of Ophthalmology
Joint Appointment in Orthopaedic Surgery
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Professor of Oncology
Director, Translational Tissue Engineering Center
Jules Stein Professor of Ophthalmology
Research Interests:
Stem cells, Regenerative medicine, Biomaterials, Cornea repair, Biomaterials and stem cells for tissue engineering, Cartilage regeneration, Stem cell research, Regenerating tissue
Andrew Paul Feinberg, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor of Medicine
Joint Appointment in Molecular Biology and Genetics
Joint Appointment in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Professor of Oncology
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Whiting School of Engineering, and Bloomberg School of Public Health
King Fahd Professor of Medicine, Biomedical Engineering, Mental Health, Oncology, Biostatistics, Molecular Biology & Genetics, and Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Chief, Division of Molecular Medicine, Department of Medicine
Director, Center for Epigenetics, Institute for Basic Biomedical Sciences
Gilman Scholar, Johns Hopkins University
Joint Appointment in Molecular Biology and Genetics
Joint Appointment in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Professor of Oncology
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Whiting School of Engineering, and Bloomberg School of Public Health
King Fahd Professor of Medicine, Biomedical Engineering, Mental Health, Oncology, Biostatistics, Molecular Biology & Genetics, and Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Chief, Division of Molecular Medicine, Department of Medicine
Director, Center for Epigenetics, Institute for Basic Biomedical Sciences
Gilman Scholar, Johns Hopkins University
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Internal Medicine
Research Interests:
Epigenetics in development and disease
Warren L. Grayson, Ph.D.
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Director, Laboratory for Craniofacial and Orthopaedic Tissue Engineering
Director, Laboratory for Craniofacial and Orthopaedic Tissue Engineering
Research Interests:
Engineering functional craniofacial and orthopaedic constructs for use in therapeutic applications
Jordan J. Green, Ph.D.
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Professor of Neurosurgery
Professor of Oncology
Professor of Ophthalmology
Director, Biomaterials and Drug Delivery Laboratory
Professor of Neurosurgery
Professor of Oncology
Professor of Ophthalmology
Director, Biomaterials and Drug Delivery Laboratory
Research Interests:
Developing biomaterials, stem cells, nanobiotechnology to meet challenges in regenerative medicine, ophthalmology, cancer
Taekjip Ha, M.A., Ph.D.
Professor of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Biophysics, Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Biophysics, Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
Rachel Karchin, Ph.D.
Joint Appointment in Oncology
Research Interests:
Computational models to interpret and predict the impact of individual variation in the genome, transcriptome, and proteome.
Scot C. Kuo, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Associate Professor of Cell Biology
Director of Imaging, Institute for Basic Biomedical Sciences
Director, Microscope Facility
Associate Professor of Cell Biology
Director of Imaging, Institute for Basic Biomedical Sciences
Director, Microscope Facility
Research Interests:
Laser-based imaging and bioinstrumentation, Nanoscale biophysics, Actin-based protrusion and cell motility, Mechanical functions of cells
Xingde Li, Ph.D.
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Professor of Oncology
Professor of Oncology
Research Interests:
In vivo cellular metabolism imaging, Wound healing imaging and surgical guidance, Preterm birth assessment, Infection and inflammation detection, Noninvasive cancer detection, Functional nanocapsules and nanoparticles for molecular imaging, NIR fluorescence imaging, Label-free mass-spectrometry imaging (MSI), Multiphoton endomicroscopy, Optical coherence tomography (OCT)
Feilim Colm Mac Gabhann, Ph.D.
Joint Appointment in Biomedical Engineering
Director, Hopkins Office for Undergraduate Research
Director, Hopkins Office for Undergraduate Research
Aleksander S. Popel, Ph.D.
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Professor of Medicine
Professor of Oncology
Director, Systems Biology Laboratory
Professor of Medicine
Professor of Oncology
Director, Systems Biology Laboratory
Research Interests:
Drug Discovery, Discovery and Development of Therapeutic Peptides, Immuno-Oncology, Systems Biology, Systems Pharmacology, Computational Medicine and Biology, Angiogenesis, Lymphangiogenesis, Microcirculation, Angiogenesis-Dependent Diseases: Cancer, Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Diabetic Macular Edema, Peripheral Arterial Disease
Steven Salzberg, Ph.D.
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor
Director, Center for Computational Biology
Member, McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor
Director, Center for Computational Biology
Member, McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine
Research Interests:
Genome technology, Genome assembly, Gene finding, Bioinformatics, Genomics
Sridevi V. Sarma, Ph.D., S.M.
Joint Appointment in Neurology
Joint Appointment in Neuroscience
Joint Appointment in Neuroscience
Research Interests:
Brain-machine interactive control of fast movements, Closed-loop stimulation for epilepsy, Closed-loop deep brain stimulation for Parkinsons Disease (PD)
Reza Shadmehr, M.S., Ph.D.
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Professor of Neuroscience
Co-Director, Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. Program
Professor of Neuroscience
Co-Director, Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. Program
Research Interests:
How the brain controls movements
Jeffrey H. Siewerdsen, M.S., Ph.D.
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Associate Professor of Radiology and Radiological Science
Professor of Neurosurgery
Professor of Oncology
Associate Professor of Radiology and Radiological Science
Professor of Neurosurgery
Professor of Oncology
Research Interests:
Medical imaging and image-guided interventions, with focus on advanced x-ray imaging modalities such as cone-beam CT
Jamie Berta Spangler, Ph.D.
Joint Appointment in Biomedical Engineering
Joint Appointment in Oncology
Joint Appointment in Ophthalmology
Joint Appointment in Oncology
Joint Appointment in Ophthalmology
Winston George Timp, Ph.D.
Joint Appointment in Medicine
Joint Appointment in Molecular Biology and Genetics
Joint Appointment in Molecular Biology and Genetics
Natalia A. Trayanova, M.S., Ph.D.
Joint Appointment in Medicine
Murray B. Sachs Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Medicine
Murray B. Sachs Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Medicine
Expertise, Disease and Conditions:
Cardiac Electrophysiology
Research Interests:
Cardiac electrophysiology, Ventricular arrhythmias, Atrial arrhythmias, Cardiac mechanics, Defibrillation, Cardiac optogenetics
Leslie Tung, Ph.D.
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Director, Undergraduate Program in Biomedical Engineering
Director, Undergraduate Program in Biomedical Engineering
Research Interests:
Biomedical sensors, Electroporation, Mechanoelectrical coupling, Theoretical modeling and computer simulations, Bioelectric phenomena of cell networks, Defibrillation and electrical stimulation, Cardiac electrophysiology
Rene Vidal,
Director, Vision Dynamics and Learning Lab
Research Interests:
Medical learning, Computer vision, Biomedical image analysis, Dynamical systems, Robotics, Signal processing
Xiaoqin Wang, Ph.D.
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Professor of Neuroscience
Professor of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Director, Tsinghua-Johns Hopkins Joint Center for Biomedical Research
Professor of Neuroscience
Professor of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Director, Tsinghua-Johns Hopkins Joint Center for Biomedical Research
Research Interests:
Computational neuroscience, Development of vocal production and perception, Neural basis of vocal production and leaning, Structure and function of the auditory cortex, Neural mechanisms underlying communication sound perception
Raimond L. Winslow, Ph.D.
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Joint Appointment in Health Sciences Informatics
The Raj and Neera Singh Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Director, Institute for Computational Medicine
Director, Center for Cardiovascular Bioinformatics and Modeling
Joint Appointment in Health Sciences Informatics
The Raj and Neera Singh Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Director, Institute for Computational Medicine
Director, Center for Cardiovascular Bioinformatics and Modeling
Research Interests:
Grid-computing and data-sharing, Biomedical data representation and database design, Integrative modeling of cardiac function in health and disease, Computational modeling of intracellular signaling, metabolism and electrical excitability in cardiac myocytes
Youseph Yazdi, M.B.A., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Executive Director, Center for Bioengineering Innovation and Design
Program Director, Wallace H. Coulter Translational Research Partnership Program
Executive Director, Center for Bioengineering Innovation and Design
Program Director, Wallace H. Coulter Translational Research Partnership Program
Wojciech Bartosz Zbijewski, M.S., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Research Interests:
Quantitative imaging, high-resolution imaging, orthopedic imaging, bone microstructure, X-ray CT, CT system modeling and optimization, CT reconstruction, Monte Carlo methods
Kechen Zhang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Associate Professor of Neuroscience
Associate Professor of Neuroscience
Research Interests:
Theoretical/computational neuroscience