Internships and Fellowships

IconsScholars The Foundation is dedicated to cultivating the next generation of focused ultrasound clinicians and scientists through our fellowships and various internship opportunities.

Fellowships

The Visiting Fellowship in Focused Ultrasound is a fellowship program with the goal of expanding the global network and collaboration between the technical or preclinical researchers, and/or the clinical focused ultrasound providers and the Focused Ultrasound Foundation. This Fellowship fosters collaboration between the Foundation, the Fellows' home institutions, and other institutions as relevant.

Fellows benefit from the Foundation’s wide expertise in focused ultrasound and will have the opportunity to seek out and work closely with other investigators and clinicians throughout the Foundation’s network of research sites to stimulate the development of new translational and clinical research projects. It is expected that the Fellow will propose and design his or her own original research project in focused ultrasound.

See previous fellows >

The Andrew J. Lockhart Postdoctoral Fellowship in Ultrasound and Immuno-Oncology was established in January 2021 through the generosity of the Lockhart family, who are longtime supporters of the Focused Ultrasound Foundation. The new Lockhart Postdoctoral Fellowship will help the Foundation identify and cultivate the next generation of investigators who could advance the development and clinical adoption of focused ultrasound in immuno-oncology. Learn more about the 2021 fellow >

Internships

In 2018, the Foundation's internship program was named in memory of Board of Directors member Charles Steger, PhD. The Charles Steger Focused Ultrasound Internship Program encompasses the the Foundation’s local and global internship programs. Integral to the Foundation’s mission, these internships are designed to foster interest of focused ultrasound technology among the next generation of researchers.

Local Internships

Launched in June 2012, this program enables bright and gifted students to work on a variety of research projects in collaboration with the Foundation’s scientific and medical team.

The program is generously funded by the Claude Moore Charitable Foundation. The Claude Moore Summer Internship Program of the Charles Steger Focused Ultrasound Internship Program is designed to foster interest in focused ultrasound technology among the next generation of researchers.

Intern projects represent valuable contributions to the field of focused ultrasound. The Foundation employs interns year-round, with a greater number of available positions during the summer months. To apply, please send your resume along with a cover letter to .

2020 Interns

Student Name	Institution
Isabella Berkeley	Baruch College
Isha Bhatia	University of Virginia
Dawn Bordenave	Xavier University of Louisiana, Harvard University
Jackie Brenner	Penn State University, Harvard University
Caleb Hallinan	University of Virginia
Leslie Hansen	University of Virginia School of Medicine
Colin Haws	University of Virginia
Adam Kippenhan	University of Virginia
Kathleen Nguyen	University of Virginia
Darrah Sheehan	Western Albemarle High School
Kimball Sheehan	University of Virginia
Dylan Shen	Cornell University
Jack Snell	Graduate of Piedmont Virginia Community College
Juliette Strubel	University of Exeter, United Kingdom
Samia Taliaferro	North Carolina Central University

Global Internship Program

The Focused Ultrasound Foundation offers an international internship opportunity for high-school and university undergraduate students interested in the physical and life sciences. Interns supported through this program will work in an established focused ultrasound laboratory under a researcher recognized in the field. Applications for 2022 summer global interns are being accepted until April 24. Learn more >

2021 Global Interns

Student	Mentor	Institution
Davi Cavinatto	Steven Allen PhD	Brigham Young University
Matt Osburn	Steven Allen PhD	Brigham Young University
Alexander Robertson	Elisa Konofagou PhD	Columbia University
Ioannis Demetriades	Christakis Damianou MS, PhD	Cyprus University of Technology
MacKenzie Campbell	Adam Waspe PhD	Hospital for Sick Children
Nicoletta Corradino	Francesco Prada MD	Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
Riccardo Ciocca	Francesco Prada MD	Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
Lee Hyo Jin	Dong-guk Paeng PhD	Jeju National University
Azamat Kaloev	Oleg Sapozhnikov PhD	Moscow State University
Kseniia Tumanova	Vera Khokhlova PhD	Moscow State University
Alexandra Butnariu	Vibhor Krishna MD	Ohio State University
Matthew Jordan	Raag Airan MD, PhD	Stanford University
Dan Budiansky	Nir Lipsman MD, PhD	Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Elizabeth Douglas	Meaghan O'Reilly PhD	University of Toronto
Raya Subah	Samuel Pichardo PhD	University of Calgary
Lucas Berens	Kenneth Bader PhD	University of Cincinnatti
Isabelle Stephen	Victor Frenkel PhD	University of Maryland
Sabine Meurs	Mario Fabiilli PhD	University of Michigan
Joshua Marchant	Dennis Parker PhD	University of Utah
Gabriel Koh	Pierre Mourad PhD	University of Washington
Henry Tan	Pierre Mourad PhD	University of Washington
Erica Lin	Charles Caskey PhD	Vanderbilt University
Ryo Tsuda	Nick Todd PhD	Brigham and Women's Hospital
Sena Akgun	Wladyslaw Gedroyc MD	St. Mary's Hospital

Cultivate the Next Generation Follow-On Funding

For those who participated in our internship or global scholars program and are interested in continuing to explore focused ultrasound as a career path are encouraged to contact Matt Eames, PhD, to discuss their desires/plans. The Foundation does not have a formal program to fund following on work for prior interns or global scholars, but we will consider compelling applications on a case-by-case basis. Proposals where the student has secured and/or is applying for matching funds from another source are strongly encouraged.

Funded Fellows

The Foundation has supported four researchers through its Visiting Fellowship in Focused Ultrasound since the program's inception in 2014. The Fellowship was formalized following a very productive year-long collaboration with Institut Langevin's Jean-François Aubry, PhD and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, where the Focused Ultrasound Foundation is based.

The Richard Merkin Visiting Fellows were as follows:

Dong-guk Paeng, PhD (2014-2015)	Associate Professor of Ocean Systems	Jeju National University in Jeju, Korea
Cyril Lafon, PhD (2016-2017)	Director, LabTAU	University of Lyon in Lyon, France
Francesco Prada, MD (2017-2019)	Staff Neurosurgeon	Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Neurologico "C. Besta" in Milan, Italy
Frederic Padilla, PhD (2017-2019)	Associate Professor, LabTAU	University of Lyon in Lyon, France
Beata Chertok, PhD (2021-2022)	Associate Professor	University of Michigan

The following Fellows were funded through the Foundation’s original Fellowship program, which is currently on hold, pending additional funding.

Sarfraz Ahmad, PhD, MRCS University of Dundee - Dundee, UK Mentors: Andreas Melzer, MD, DDS; Ghulam Nabi, MS, MD Fellowship Period: August 1, 2011 – July 31, 2013	Howard Vo, MD, MSEE Department of Radiology, The Methodist Hospital Research Institute - Houston Mentor: King Li, MD, FRCP (C), MBA Fellowship Period: August 1, 2011 – July 31, 2012	Nelly Tan, MD Department of Radiology, University of California, Los Angeles Mentors: Steven Raman, MD; David Lu, MD Fellowship Period: June 2011 – May 2012
Julia Kamp, MD Department of Radiology, Charité - Berlin, Germany Mentors: Bernd Hamm, MD; Alexander Beck, MD Fellowship Period: November 2009 – November 2010	Ronit Machtinger, MD Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brigham and Women's Hospital - Boston Mentor: Clare Tempany, MD; Fiona Fennessey, MD Fellowship Period: September 2009 – August 2011	Thilo Hoelscher, MD Department of Radiology, University of California, San Diego Mentor: William Bradley, Jr., MD, PhD Fellowship Period: July – December 2009
Evan Weeks, MD Department of Radiology, St. Mary’s Hospital, Imperial College, London Mentor: Wladyslaw Gedroyc, MD Fellowship Period: July 2009 – June 2010	Zion Zibly, MD Department of Neurosurgery, SHEBA Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel Mentors: Sagi Harnof, MD; Zvi Cohen, MD Fellowship Period: March 2008 – February 2009	Timothy McClure, MD Department of Radiology, University of California, Los Angeles Mentors: David Lu, MD; Steven Raman, MD Fellowship Period: July 2008 – June 2009