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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Physics for Medicine Paris is dedicated to inventing technologies for medical imaging and therapy by translating fundamental physics ideas into preclinical and clinical devices.
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.
The 105th Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) featured 26 focused ultrasound presentations, an 85% increase over those presented in 2018.
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 >
