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August 26, 2022
IN THIS ISSUE
Top News | Foundation News | Symposium News | Patient News
Research News | Industry News | Webinars | Events
| Focused Ultrasound Foundation Launches ACCESS FUS Scholars Initiative |
- The ACCESS FUS Scholars Program will provide educational and research opportunities to undergraduate and early-career scholars from underrepresented and underserved backgrounds.
- The program will help create a focused ultrasound community that is more diverse and inclusive and create career paths for those who would not otherwise have the opportunity.
- The Foundation will build upon current internship initiatives and establish a new postdoctoral fellowship position.
- ACCESS FUS is supported by a dedicated fund, and the first gift was generously made by Gladstone Jones, former Vice Chair of the Xavier University of Louisiana Board of Trustees.
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Register Now: Webinar on Focused Ultrasound and Alzheimer’s Disease
- Join us September 20 at 10:00 am Eastern for “Focused Ultrasound and Alzheimer’s Disease: Using Sound to Deliver Drugs to the Brain.”
- Sandra Black, MD, renowned neurologist and senior scientist at Sunnybrook Research Institute, will be the primary speaker.
- The Foundation is partnering with USAgainstAlzheimer’s and the Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation.
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Mo KC Pritzker Joins Foundation’s Council
- Mo KC Pritzker is a serial entrepreneur with successful ventures in influencer marketing, food and dining, and neuroplasticity.
- The Council is a dedicated group who provide advice and assist with raising funds and building awareness.
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Histotripsy to Treat Canine Bone Tumors Trial Results Published
- A team at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine published the results of a histotripsy clinical trial to address osteosarcomas in client-owned dogs.
- Osteosarcomas are aggressive bone tumors that affect both humans and dogs.
- The team found that histotripsy safely and effectively treated the targeted volumes within the tumors.
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Focused Ultrasound for Essential Tremor: Five-Year Results
- The final long-term data from the pivotal trial of focused ultrasound ablation for essential tremor were published in the Journal of Neurosurgery.
- The data confirm that focused ultrasound is effective for reducing tremors.
- The 40 participants who completed the follow-up at five years maintained a 73% tremor reduction.
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Focused Ultrasound Clinical Trial for Chronic Back Pain Begins
- FUSMobile’s first clinical trial in the US will assess the safety and efficacy of its NeurolyserXR focused ultrasound device to treat chronic low back pain.
- Up to 90 participants will be enrolled at ten sites.
- The NeurolyserXR is a portable system designed to noninvasively heat and destroy target tissue under x-ray guidance.
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Investigator Profile: Rajiv Chopra, PhD
- Rajiv Chopra, PhD, is a pioneering focused ultrasound researcher and a dynamic entrepreneur who has started several companies.
- His research has advanced the technology for prostate treatment and countless other applications.
- Now, he is planning to build a network of outpatient imaging clinics that offer therapeutic ultrasound.
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Investigator Profile: Zenon Starčuk, Jr., PhD
- Zenon Starčuk, Jr., PhD, is a research team leader at the Institute of Scientific Instruments in the Czech Academy of Sciences in the Czech Republic.
- He is using focused ultrasound to study brain perfusion processes and their therapeutic applications.
- His team developed software to show what is happening in the brain during the delivery of focused ultrasound.
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Company Profile: FUS Instruments
- FUS Instruments is a focused ultrasound device manufacturer based in Toronto, Canada.
- It specializes in developing preclinical research systems for brain applications, such as blood-brain barrier opening and neuromodulation.
- In this profile, Marc Santos, PhD, FUS Instruments' engineering scientist, discusses this growing company.
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NaviFUS Wins 2022 Gold Edison Award
- NaviFUS’s focused ultrasound system won an Edison 2022 Gold Award, the top honor in Science & Medical Innovations.
- The Edison Awards is an annual competition honoring excellence in new product and service development, marketing, human-centered design, and innovation.
- The NaviFUS platform is designed to perform focused ultrasound in the clinic, and it is being investigated to address glioblastoma and epilepsy.
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September 26-28, 2022 Society for Pediatric Interventional Radiology, Galway City, Ireland
September 26-28, 2022 iTRUSST - 3rd Focused Ultrasound Neuromodulation Symposium (FUN) 2022, Mainz, Germany and VIRTUAL
October 10-13, 2022 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Venice, Italy and VIRTUAL
October 13-15, 2022 Veterinary Cancer Society Annual Conference 2022, Norfolk, VA
October 23-27, 2022 8th International Symposium on Focused Ultrasound, Bethesda, MD | Important Date Change
November 16-20, 2022 Society for Neuro-Oncology (SNO) Annual Meeting, Tampa Bay, FL
December 5-9, 2022 Acoustical Society of America (ASA) Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN
December 8-11, 2022 International Symposium on Biomolecular Ultrasound and Sonogenetics (ISBUS), Pasadena, CA | Abstract deadline is September 5.
January 19-23, 2023 Society of Interventional Oncology (SIO) Annual Scientific Meeting, Washington, DC |
