Winslow Receives Named Professorship

Fall 2010

On October 2, 2010, Raimond L. Winslow, professor of biomedical engineering and director of the Institute for Computational Medicine, was named the inaugural Raj and Neera Singh Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. This endowed professorship was provided through the generosity of Rajendra D. Singh (left), a trustee of both the University and Johns Hopkins Medicine, and his wife, Neera (right).

Presto! Mutated Gene Libraries

When medical researchers are designing new biological therapies to treat diseases such as cancer, they often have to test hundreds of thousands of DNA mutations in a gene to pick a single winning combination that produces a desired protein to fight an ailment. The problem? These gene libraries, which can include a million different mutations…

Restoring Health and Alleviating Pain

Neilesh Patel ’03 will never forget the day he cooked and served spaghetti at a homeless shelter at age 8, or the smile on the face of one of the menhe served. “That feeling really sparked my interest in public service,” says Patel, who majored in biomedical engineering at the Whiting School with a concentration…

Faculty Awards

David Gracias, a professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, was named the inaugural Russell Croft Faculty Scholar. This award recognizes a faculty member who demonstrates exceptional achievement and promise in his or her area of expertise. Gracias was recognized for his groundbreaking work in the fields of micro- and nanoengineering, and self-assembly….