Focused Ultrasound Foundation

04/27/2026

New Publication: Focused Ultrasound Cell Therapy for Brain Tumors

The Foundation recently hosted a virtual roundtable on the potential of focused ultrasound to enhance cellular therapies for brain tumor treatment. The outcomes from that meeting were recently published in Neuro-Oncology Advances.

Insights from the roundtable discussion are informing future research priorities, clinical trial design, and strategies to accelerate patient access to innovative treatments.
Learn more and access the paper: https://ow.ly/iUYK50YOCwi

04/27/2026

On Dec. 3 last year, Dee got his focused ultrasound done to help his dominant right hand.

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04/25/2026

Focused ultrasound is emerging as a powerful therapy to noninvasively reduce motor symptoms and improve the quality of life for people with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Following the FDA’s July 2025 approval of bilateral focused ultrasound for PD, patients may now receive focused ultrasound treatment on both sides of their brain (in separate sessions six months apart).

Learn more about focused ultrasound during :
https://www.fusfoundation.org/diseases-and-conditions/parkinsons-disease/

04/24/2026

🔬Investigator Profile

Meet Natasha Sheybani, PhD, assistant professor of Biomedical Engineering at UVA School of Engineering and Applied Science and research director of UVA’s Focused Ultrasound Immuno-Oncology (FUSION) Center. Dr. Sheybani and her team use focused ultrasound and advanced imaging techniques to help the immune system fight cancer.

Read our recent interview to learn about her current research projects, views on mentorship, and how she sees patient treatments evolving:

Key Points Natasha Sheybani, PhD, is an assistant professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Virginia (UVA) and research director...

04/23/2026

Email from ISTU Calling all Senior Graduate Students ~ Poster Abstracts for Future of ISTU Session Extended! Now Due May 15th Register Now! Next Webinar April 30 / May 1 Our next webinar will feature

04/23/2026

Register for the next ISTU webinar, "Rising Scientists in Therapeutic Ultrasound,” featuring topics related to "Technical Advances".

This special session provides postdocs and early-career scientists with a platform to share their work. Mitra Aliabouzar, PhD from Michigan Medicine, will moderate this session, which will feature individual lectures from Fenfang Li, PhD, Taylor Webb, PhD, and Ellen Yeats, PhD.

The webinar will be held live at various local times between April 30th and May 1st.
Learn more and register: https://istu.org/istu-live-webinar-series/

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