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Johns Hopkins Engineering @hopkinsengineer.bsky.social · 6d

Excited to be a partner in the first scalable federated learning platform for cancer research: "CAIA will enable unprecedented exploration of AI models for cancer patient data, through a privacy-aware technical framework and a collaborative research alliance."—Prof Alexis Battle

Fred Hutch @fredhutch.org · 7d

The Cancer AI Alliance (CAIA) today unveiled its first collaborative #AI platform for #cancerresearch. The secure, scalable, multi-cloud platform uses federated learning, maintaining data security and privacy while learning from millions of clinical data points. https://bit.ly/4nvm3NF

Cancer AI Alliance unveils first collaborative AI platform for cancer research - Cancer AI Alliance

Secure, scalable, multi-cloud platform using federated learning aims to accelerate cancer discoveries and treatments

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JHU Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare @jhumceh.bsky.social · 5d

Congratulations to Malone Center member Christopher G. Chute on receiving this prestigious award from @amia.org, which recognizes his pioneering work in biomedical data representation, interoperability, and global data standards.

Christopher G. Chute to receive Morris F. Collen Award of Excellence from American College of Medical Informatics

The ACMI is a college of elected fellows who have made significant and sustained contributions to the field of biomedical informatics.

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JHU Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare @jhumceh.bsky.social · 9d

Hear what the Malone Center’s @mathias-unberath.bsky.social and Axel Krieger had to say at the @hopkinsdsai.bsky.social symposium earlier this month:

Symposium spotlights AI’s potential to revolutionize health care

Robot-assisted surgery, an app for diagnosing strep throat, and a new tool to detect glaucoma are all on the health care horizon thanks to artificial intelligence innovators at the Johns Hopkins Unive...

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JHU Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare @jhumceh.bsky.social · 12d

Congratulations to the team on their Best Paper Runner-Up Award! 🏅

JHU Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare @jhumceh.bsky.social · 14d

In work appearing at @miccaisociety.bsky.social this week, Johns Hopkins researchers have developed a new AI-driven tumor segmentation method that takes advantage of something radiologists already do every day: writing reports.

For AI tumor detection, a picture isn’t always worth a thousand words

Johns Hopkins researchers have developed a new method that uses existing radiology reports to train AI models to locate tumors on CT scans more quickly and accurately.

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JHU Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare @jhumceh.bsky.social · 14d

In work appearing at @miccaisociety.bsky.social this week, Johns Hopkins researchers have developed a new AI-driven tumor segmentation method that takes advantage of something radiologists already do every day: writing reports.

For AI tumor detection, a picture isn’t always worth a thousand words

Johns Hopkins researchers have developed a new method that uses existing radiology reports to train AI models to locate tumors on CT scans more quickly and accurately.

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JHU Bloomberg Distinguished Professorships @jhu-bdps.bsky.social · 20d

Congratulations to BDP Christopher Chute for receiving the prestigious Morris F. Collen Award of Excellence from AIMA Informatics. A well-deserved honor for extraordinary contributions to biomedical informatics.

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Christopher G Chute, MD, DrPH, FACMI, to be awarded Morris F. Collen Award of Excellence at the AMIA 2025 Annual Symposium

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Johns Hopkins Engineering @hopkinsengineer.bsky.social · Sep 2

Our pioneering partnership with leading cancer centers and tech companies has been recognized by TIME magazine’s #TIME100AI 2025 for groundbreaking work in artificial intelligence and cancer research!

Jeff Leek @jtleek.bsky.social · Aug 28

Honored to see the Cancer AI Alliance included on TIME's list of the TIME100 AI of 2025! #TIME100AI.

CAIA has been a true team sport based on the shared commitment of all our Alliance members to accelerate cancer research and ultimately improve and save patient’s lives.

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JHU Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare @jhumceh.bsky.social · Sep 4

Malone Center director @alexisbattle.bsky.social co-leads Johns Hopkins’ participation in the alliance, which has been recognized for its groundbreaking work in #AI and #cancer research:

Cancer AI Alliance named to TIME100 AI 2025

The partnership includes Johns Hopkins researchers developing AI-powered cancer care.

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JHU Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare @jhumceh.bsky.social · Aug 29

“This study confirms in a definitive way that this idea that the brain is capable of remapping, rewiring or reorganizing—that the cortex can simply do a switcheroo—is incorrect,” says the Malone Center’s John Krakauer.

New Scientist @newscientist.com · Aug 22

We used to think that the brain reorganises itself after a limb is amputated, but now a study has turned that idea on its head.

Our brain doesn't actually reorganise itself after an amputation

Previous research in macaques suggests that part of the brain reorganises itself when a limb is removed, but now a study in people has turned that idea on its head

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JHU Computer Science @jhucompsci.bsky.social · Aug 22

Johns Hopkins researchers including @mikeschatz.bsky.social & @vikramshivakumar.bsky.social have developed Uncalled4, a new software toolkit that can detect epigenetic changes—chemical modifications to normal DNA and RNA that control which genes are turned off and on—with unprecedented accuracy.

Researchers build a smarter tool for reading genetic code

The Hopkins team’s new, open-source software dramatically improves scientists’ ability to detect genetic modifications that control gene activity.

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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · Aug 21

“This neural configuration before amputation remains after the amputation. And it’s not ‘use it or lose it,’” says John W. Krakauer.

By @avaskham.bsky.social

#neuroskyence

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Adult human cortex does not reorganize after amputation

The results from a new longitudinal study contradict classic findings in monkeys but may not warrant a rewriting of the textbooks just yet.

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JHU Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare @jhumceh.bsky.social · Aug 22

Plus, the Malone Center’s Axel Krieger discusses how he was able to train the robot that performed surgery by itself for the first time on a pig cadaver.

Science Friday @scifri.bsky.social · Aug 1

This week, Trump’s EPA announced that it intends to roll back a key finding that allowed the agency to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from cars and power plants, among other things.

EPA Seeks To Revoke Scientific Basis For Greenhouse Gas Rules

The “endangerment finding” is the basis for regulations on emissions from cars, power plants, and more. Plus, a robot performs surgery.

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Johns Hopkins Engineering @hopkinsengineer.bsky.social · Jul 16

Realistic robotic surgery without human help! Assoc Prof Axel Krieger's SRT-H performed a lengthy phase of a gallbladder removal w/ the expertise of a skilled human surgeon—even during unexpected scenarios that could cause emergencies. engineering.jhu.edu/news/robot-p...

Robot Performs First Realistic Surgery Without Human Help - Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering

System trained on videos of surgeries performs like an expert surgeon

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JHU Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare @jhumceh.bsky.social · Aug 18

Welcome to @moberst.bsky.social, who is also joining as a member of the Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare:

JHU Computer Science @jhucompsci.bsky.social · Jul 31

Learn more about @moberst.bsky.social’s research, courses, and hobbies in our new Q&A!

New faculty Q&A: Michael Oberst

Get to know Michael Oberst, who joins Johns Hopkins as an assistant professor of computer science and a member of the Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare.

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Johns Hopkins University @jhu.edu · Mar 27

Mathias Unberath, @hopkinsengineer.bsky.social computer scientist, and his team at Johns Hopkins are pioneering AI that enables smartphone diagnostics and enhances surgical safety. Because of proposed NIH and NSF cuts, progress like this is at risk. hub.jhu.edu/2025/02/24/m... #ResearchSavesLives

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JHU Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare @jhumceh.bsky.social · Aug 13

To realize the promise of #AI in medicine, AI solutions must be valid, precise, and transparent, says the Malone Center’s Swaroop Vedula.

What congressional staffers need to know about AI in medicine

Hopkins expert Swaroop Vedula advises on key AI advancements that government staff should know about.

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Johns Hopkins Engineering @hopkinsengineer.bsky.social · Jul 25

Paired with an off-the shelf sim steering wheel, the "HaptiKart" game from Assoc Prof Jeremy Brown and @kennedykrieger.bsky.social colleagues may serve as a quick, easy way to help therapists and educators tailor interventions for kids with autism. engineering.jhu.edu/news/steerin...

Steering Autism Research with Sensory Science - Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering

JHU and Kennedy Krieger researchers used new racing game to shed light on how children with autism learn

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JHU Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare @jhumceh.bsky.social · Aug 8

An AI-powered robot trained by a Johns Hopkins research team has completed a groundbreaking surgical procedure, potentially changing the future of medicine forever.

New York Post @nypost.com · Jul 12

AI- trained robot completes groundbreaking gall bladder operation with 100% success: ‘The future is bright’

Until now, surgical interventions involving AI have largely focused on simple task automation.

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JHU Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare @jhumceh.bsky.social · Aug 7

Congratulations, Prof. Krieger!

Axel Krieger appointed the Carol Croft Linde Faculty Scholar

The award supports promising young faculty in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.

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JHU Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare @jhumceh.bsky.social · Aug 6

The session featured talks from our director @alexisbattle.bsky.social and Malone Center member Swaroop Vedula:

hopkinsdsai.bsky.social @hopkinsdsai.bsky.social · Jul 25

Exciting informational session on AI for congressional staff today at @jhu.edu Bloomberg Center in coordination with #HopkinsDSAI, Johns Hopkins Engineering Lifelong Learning, and Office of Federal Strategy.

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JHU Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare @jhumceh.bsky.social · Aug 5

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University have trained a robot to do surgery on its own, and it recently completed a portion of a gallbladder surgery on a pig cadaver. Medical roboticist Axel Krieger discusses how he was able to train this impressive surgical robot.

Science Friday @scifri.bsky.social · Jul 11

Almost a quarter of all operations performed in the U.S. use robots controlled by human doctors. But now, in a test using a pig cadaver, a robot did surgery all by itself. 🤖

A Robot Performed Surgery All By Itself

For the first time, a robot practiced surgery on a pig cadaver—without a human controlling its every movement.

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JHU Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare @jhumceh.bsky.social · Aug 4

Congratulations to Zongwei Zhou on his NIH grant!

Zongwei Zhou awarded $2.8 million NIH grant

The National Institutes of Health awarded Zhou and his team a four-year, $2.8 million R01 grant to develop an AI system to enhance the detection and monitoring of metastasis in colorectal cancer using...

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JHU Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare @jhumceh.bsky.social · Aug 1

Lead researcher Axel Krieger, a member of the Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare, says the new system behaves less like a rigid industrial arm and more like a junior resident who can learn on the fly.

Earth.com @earthdotcom.bsky.social · Jul 13

Robot performs surgery without a human controlling its hands for the first time ever #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth

Robot performs surgery without a human controlling its hands for the first time ever

A robot performed gallbladder surgery steps on a model using video training and voice guidance. It chose its actions like a surgeon.

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JHU Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare @jhumceh.bsky.social · Jul 31

Congratulations to John C. Malone Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Jeremy D. Brown on his @jhu.edu Catalyst Award! Learn more below:

Jeremy D. Brown earns Johns Hopkins Catalyst Award

Faculty across dozens of disciplines were awarded $100K to pursue their work.

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JHU Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare @jhumceh.bsky.social · Jul 29

Led by John C. Malone Associate Professor of Computer Science @mathias-unberath.bsky.social, Johns Hopkins researchers have developed a voice-controlled AI system that can image and analyze patient X-rays in real time.

Speak and your X-ray will be imaged

Johns Hopkins researchers present the voice-controlled X-ray imaging system that earned a Best Paper Award at IPCAI 2025.

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