December 18, 2019 - Paris Site Named Eighth Center of Excellence – and more news

December 18, 2019 IN THIS ISSUE Top News | Foundation News | Patient News | Research News | Events As we near the end of 2019, we are pleased to share a wealth of exciting news with you. Thank you to all who have helped advance the Foundation's mission through the years.  Physics for Medicine Paris Named a Center of Excellence The Foundation has named Physics for Medicine Paris as its latest Center of Excellence. Led by scientific director Jean-François Aubry, PhD, the site focuses on collaboration, education, and translating technical work to the clinic. On December 5, the site held an inaugural event to mark this prestigious distinction.  READ MORE >  Foundation News Former Intern, Colleague Awarded Prestigious Chancellerie Prize Guillaume Maimbourg, PhD, and Charlotte Constans, PhD, have both received the “Prix de la Chancellerie des Universités de Paris” for their thesis work at Physics for Medicine Paris.   READ MORE >  Donor Profile: Tom Gentile Tom Gentile is president and CEO of Spirit AeroSystems. During an earlier tenure at GE Healthcare, he learned of focused ultrasound’s potential to change healthcare and now shares his passion for the technology.  READ MORE > Support the Foundation Please consider helping us as we work toward our mission of making focused ultrasound available for countless patients.  READ MORE > Patient News First Patient Treated in Trial Combining Focused Ultrasound and Chemotherapy for Brain Metastases At 33, Kathryn was diagnosed with an aggressive breast cancer that eventually spread to her brain. She was the first patient treated in a landmark trial aiming to use focused ultrasound to enhance the effectiveness of chemotherapy.  READ HER STORY > READ MORE ABOUT THE TRIAL > AARP Features First Alzheimer’s Patient in US Trial AARP recently shared the story of Judi – the first Alzheimer’s patient treated in a clinical trial at West Virginia University – and an update on how she is today.  READ THE ARTICLE >  More Patient News Focused Ultrasound Relieved Essential Tremor for This Financial Expert | Brain & Life Falcon Quarterback Soars after Unique HIFU Procedure | Stanford Children’s Health – US Bank Inspirational Athlete Video WVU Medicine Seeks Additional Patients for Alzheimer’s Trial | WV News Scrappy McDaniel Is A Fighter | Roanoke Star Research News Clinical Trial Combining Focused Ultrasound and Immunotherapy to Treat Metastatic Cancer Begins Researchers at the University of Virginia are seeking patients for a clinical trial to assess the safety of using focused ultrasound to treat advanced solid tumors.  READ MORE > Site Profile: Physics for Medicine Paris Physics for Medicine Paris is dedicated to inventing technologies for medical imaging and therapy by translating fundamental physics ideas into preclinical and clinical devices.  LEARN MORE > Investigator Profile: Isabelle Aubert, PhD Isabelle Aubert, PhD, Senior Scientist and Director of the Brain Repair Group at Sunnybrook Research Institute studies the neurobiology of focused ultrasound to help patients with Alzheimer’s, ALS, and Parkinson’s. READ MORE > Meeting Report: RSNA 2019 The 105th Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) featured 26 focused ultrasound presentations, an 85% increase over those presented in 2018.  READ MORE > Meeting Report: Society for Neuro-Oncology November Meeting Series In November, the Society for Neuro-Oncology (SNO) sponsored a series of translational research-focused educational conferences in Phoenix, Arizona. READ MORE > Notable Focused Ultrasound Article of 2019 With 25 citations, a paper published in Scientific Reports by the team at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre was one of the most cited focused ultrasound peer-reviewed publications in 2019.   READ MORE > Visit our free, online research library of focused ultrasound publications. *Login required  More Research News Improving Drug Delivery for Brain Tumor Treatment | Science Daily  Fibroid Surgery: Everything You Need to Know | Medical News Today  Ultrasound Treatment Might Relieve Parkinson's Tremors | UPI  MR-guided Focused Ultrasound Relieves Tremors in 95% Parkinson’s Patients | Specialty Medical Dialogues  Focused Ultrasound Results in Lasting Benefits for Patients with Essential Tremor | Neurology Times  Ultrasound Treatment Might Ease Parkinson's Tremors | WebMD A Cutting-edge Brain Surgery for Tremor, Without the Cutting | Boston Globe Ultrasound Upgrade Improves Drug Delivery | Physics Today New Treatment Option for Essential Tremor Safe, Effective, Durable | MedScape Ultrasound Treatment Could be Safe and Effective Option for People with Essential Tremor | News-Medical Ultrasound May Ease Common Form of Hand Tremor | US News & World Report Do you have news for our newsletter? Tell us about it!  Upcoming Events January 13-15, 2020 The ICR Conference, Orlando, FL January 23-26, 2020 North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS) Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV February 13-16, 2020 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA February 25-26, 2020 US FDA Public Workshop - Evolving Role of Artificial Intelligence in Radiological Imaging, Bethesda, MD May 17-20, 2020 Annual Meeting of the International Society for Therapeutic Ultrasound, HICO, Gyeongju, Korea | Registration is now open! September 10-13, 2020 European Association of Neuro-Oncology Meeting, Glasgow, UK November 8-13, 2020 7th International Symposium on Focused Ultrasound, McLean, VA