September 22, 2023 - New Approval for Essential Tremor, Brain Targeting Workshop, and more news

Published: September 22, 2023

September 22, 2023

Foundation’s Summer Interns Tackled Wide Range of Projects

Group photo of the Focused Ultrasound Foundation 2023 Summer Interns

This summer, 13 students from six universities and four high schools joined the Foundation.
Their projects covered technical device design, artificial intelligence, finance, communications, and app development.
One intern accepted a position at the Foundation after his internship concluded.

Meet the Interns

Essential Tremor Treatment Targeting Discussed at Workshop

Brain Targeting - Focused Ultrasound Ablation for Essential Tremor

Last week, the Foundation and Insightec held a workshop to optimize targeting protocols for essential tremor treatments.
More than 30 experts joined in person or virtually.
A white paper summarizing the workshop’s outcomes will be made available soon.

Focused Ultrasound for Essential Tremor: Second Side Treatment Receives CE Mark

Qualifying patients in Europe can now have their non-dominant side – or ‘second side’ – treated with focused ultrasound.
The second treatment must take place at least nine months after the first side is treated.
This CE mark comes after the procedure was cleared by the US FDA last year.

Read the Press Release

Now Available: Six New Sessions Added to Focused Ultrasound MOOC

The Foundation and LabTAU recently expanded the curriculum of their free Massive Online Open Course (MOOC).
New sessions address focused ultrasound applications for breast cancer, immunotherapy, histotripsy, neuromodulation, and more.
The MOOC has also been migrated to a new hosting platform.

Webinar: Focused Ultrasound and Breast Cancer

The Foundation is hosting a free webinar on focused ultrasound for breast cancer.
Researchers will discuss using the technology to treat active disease and its potential applications during survivorship.
Join us on October 5 at 1:00pm Eastern.

Deadline Approaching to Submit Focused Ultrasound and ALS Research Proposals

The Foundation and The ALS Association have partnered to advance transformational treatments for people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Up to $1 million in funding will support research projects that address critical questions to treat patients with ALS.
The deadline to apply is October 2.

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Deadline Extended: The Andrew J. Lockhart Postdoctoral Fellowship in Focused Ultrasound and Immuno-Oncology | Learn More and Apply

Research Funding Opportunities | Read the Latest Government Bioscience Grants Report from G2G Consulting

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Events

September 26-29, 2023 European Society for Hyperthermic Oncology (ESHO) 35th Annual Meeting, Cologne, Germany

October 9-11, 2023 AdvaMed - The MedTech Conference 2023, Anaheim, CA, USA

October 11-14, 2023 Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting 2023, Seattle, Washington, USA

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September 22, 2023 - New Approval for Essential Tremor, Brain Targeting Workshop, and more news

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