Research
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Last summer, Rayyan Gorashi ’19 had a bucket list-worthy few months. The chemical and biomolecular engineering major hiked the French Alps and dusted off her high school French in Paris. She cheered on the Belgium national team in the FIFA World Cup with fans in Leuven’s packed Oude Markt (old market). And she expanded her world view by thinking very, very small. Read More
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The Undergraduate Research Leaders at INBT celebrated their 4th year hosting the INBT Undergraduate Research Symposium, “Innovation Through Engineering,” on November 15, 2018. This student-organized event displayed an array of research from science and engineering undergraduates at all levels in the Johns Hopkins University community. The symposium provides a forum for students to not only display their research, but to engage with other undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs, faculty, and industry representatives in a professional setting. Read More
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HYPER-Melt device analyzes small volumes of fluids, detecting genetic and epigenetic changes more efficiently and cost-effectively than other devices currently on the market Read More
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Sharon Gerecht, Director and core faculty member at INBT, Kent Gordon Croft Investment Management Faculty Scholar, and professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, was awarded funding by The Maryland Stem Cell Research Commissions for her project, “Swine Study of Patient-Specific Small-Diameter Tissue Engineered Vascular Grafts for Arterial Conduits.” Established by the governor and the Maryland General Assembly through the Maryland Stem Cell Research Act of 2006, the Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund (MSCRF) promotes state-funded stem cell research through grants to both public and private entities in Maryland. Read More
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Mechanical engineer Jeff Wang and physician Charlotte Gaydos will oversee the development of a tool to detect the presence and severity of infections like gonorrhea.New cases of sexually transmitted diseases are on the rise worldwide, and some strains have become resistant to the antibiotics commonly used to treat them. Read More
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Denis Wirtz, co-founder and core faculty member at INBT, Vice Provost for Research, and Theophilus Halley Smoot Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and his team was awarded funding by the National Institute of Aging to investigate nuclear protein lamins role in chronological aging. Nuclear lamin is a structural network inside a cell’s nucleus that provides both mechanical support and regulates certain cell functions such as cell division and DNA replication. Read More
