June 11, 2020 - The Battens' Mission to Advance Focused Ultrasound – and more news

Jane and Dorothy Batten are longtime Foundation supporters...                    June 11, 2020 IN THIS ISSUE Top News | Foundation News | Symposium News | Research News Industry News | Patient News | Events     Family Matters: Jane and Dorothy Batten Are on a Mission to Advance Focused Ultrasound Supporters of the Foundation since its inception, Jane and Dorothy Batten have advanced the field of focused ultrasound immeasurably through their philanthropy and conviction in the potential of the technology.     READ MORE > June is Cancer Immunotherapy Month. Look for this icon below for the latest in this field.  Foundation News Register for Two Upcoming Webinars for Cancer Immunotherapy Month  On June 17, the University of Pennsylvania’s Stephen Bagley, MD, MSCE, will discuss liquid biopsy for brain tumors. REGISTER NOW > On June 24, Cancer Research Institute CEO Jill O’Donnell-Tormey, PhD, will discuss cancer immunotherapy research and treatment during the pandemic.  REGISTER NOW > Foundation Appoints Two New Directors Scott Beardsley, Dean of the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, and Mike Lincoln, Global Business Department Chair at the international law firm Cooley LLP, have joined the Foundation’s Board of Directors.   READ THE RELEASE > ISTU Announces Board of Directors Election Results Two valued members of the Foundation's family have been elected to the Board of Directors for the International Society for Therapeutic Ultrasound (ISTU).   READ MORE > In Memoriam: Todd Mainprize, MD We are saddened to share the passing of a leader in the focused ultrasound community, Dr. Todd Mainprize, Division Head of Neurosurgery at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.  READ SUNNYBROOK'S ANNOUNCEMENT > Symposium News Symposium 2020 Will be a Virtual Event After much consideration for the wellbeing of our participants during the current public health crisis, we have made the difficult decision to hold this year's Symposium virtually.   READ MORE > Leading Authority on Neurodegenerative Disorders to Present Special Lecture at 2020 Symposium Merit Cudkowicz, MD, Chief of Neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital, will present a special lecture at the Foundation’s Symposium this November. READ MORE > Research News CarThera Treats First Patient in New Brain Cancer Clinical Trial CarThera announced the start of its first immunotherapy clinical trial for patients with brain metastases from a primary melanoma. READ MORE > Research Site Profile: Seoul National University Hospital The Core Hub for Medical Research of UltraSound (CHORUS) is a focused ultrasound research facility at Seoul National University Hospital with a mission to make a better world using ultrasound. READ THE SITE PROFILE > Call for Comments: Guidelines for Focused Ultrasound Treatment Reporting We're asking for your input to create a set of guidelines to help standardize focused ultrasound treatment reporting and methodologies for measuring and describing key parameters for preclinical and clinical investigations. READ MORE > Meeting Report: ASCO 2020 The scientific program for the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) was held virtually May 29-31. READ MORE > Meeting Report: Frontiers of Immunotherapy Several presentations at the New York Academy of Sciences' “Frontiers in Cancer Immunotherapy 2020” online symposium covered areas where focused ultrasound combined with immunotherapies could improve therapeutic outcomes.   READ MORE > Focused Ultrasound Plus Fluorescein Inhibits Brain Tumor Growth A research team led by a former Foundation Research Fellow published a promising study that used focused ultrasound to activate, or “sonosensitize,” a nontoxic chemical agent.  READ MORE > Focused Ultrasound Neuromodulation for Epilepsy A team in Shenzhen, China, found that low intensity, pulsed focused ultrasound neuromodulation can inhibit seizures in a preclinical model.   READ MORE > Visit our free, online research library of focused ultrasound publications. *Login required   More Research News Grad Students, Alums Receive NSF Research Fellowships | UC Merced Inspired by Father, Student Aims to Find Cure for Pancreatic Cancer | Roanoke Star How Scientists Influenced Monkeys’ Decisions Using Ultrasound in Their Brains | Singularity Hub A Sound Treatment | University of Utah Recent CCNY Alum Ethan Bendau Earns NSF Graduate Research Fellowship | City College of New York Industry News Company Profile: E&I E&I has been working behind the scenes of the focused ultrasound industry for 16 years to build the “rugged and reliable” RF amplifiers that launch new ideas and new companies. READ THE COMPANY PROFILE > SonaCare Medical Publishes Promising Data for Focused Ultrasound Salvage Therapy SonaCare has announced new study results suggesting that focal ablative salvage therapy after radio-recurrent prostate cancer is safe and provides good cancer control.  READ MORE > HistoSonics Announces $40 Million Financing Round HistoSonics has closed a $40 million Series C-1 financing round led by Yonjin Venture, LLC. The financing will be used to accelerate activities focused on HistoSonics’ Edison™ Platform and launch new strategic projects.    READ MORE >   More Industry News EDAP Appoints Frank Van Hyfte as Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing | Global Newswire Sonomedical to Open Third Unit in Spain | Born2Invest Patient News Chordoma Foundation Urges Supporters to Complete a #5Kfor5 In lieu of their annual half marathon fundraiser, the Chordoma Foundation’s #TeamChordoma is asking people to complete their own 5K, donate, and nominate five people to do the same.   LEARN MORE >   More Patient News Your Guide to the Best Prostate Cancer Care...As it Becomes the Most Diagnosed Cancer in Britain, This is What Every Man (and His Other Half) Should Read | Daily Mail Do you have news for our newsletter? Tell us about it!   Upcoming Events   June 22-24, 2020 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting II | virtual event July 16-17, 2020 Chordoma Foundation's International Chordoma Research Workshop | virtual event  July 27-31, 2020 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference | virtual event  October 5-7, 2020 The MedTech Conference, Toronto, Canada November 8-13, 2020 7th International Symposium on Focused Ultrasound | virtual event | Abstract submission deadline is July 6, 2020. November 19-22, 2020 Society for Neuro-Oncology (SNO) 25th Annual Scientific Meeting & Education Day, Austin, TX November 29 – December 5, 2020 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Annual Meeting | virtual event