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Go behind the scenes of brain research at the 12th annual Brain School , articleScientists will present their research through an interactive expo and panel discussion on focused ultrasound when the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC opens its doors for Brain School on March 10.
Date: Mar 05, 2025 -
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'Pocket Science' podcast: What if sound could heal? , articleWynn Legon explains how his lab is exploring ultrasound technology's effectiveness against chronic pain.
Date: Mar 05, 2025 -
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2025 Seale Innovation Fund grants fuel health innovation , articleFralin Biomedical Research Institute scientists take on projects targeting heart disease, memory, mental health, brain development, and sugar-sweetened drinks.
Date: Feb 25, 2025 -
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'Curious Conversations' podcast: Eli Vlaisavljevich talks about the cancer-fighting bubbles of histotripsy , articleVlaisavljevich explained the mechanics of how histotripsy, a novel ultrasound therapy for cancer treatment, works, its clinical applications, and the body's immune response to it.
Date: Feb 17, 2025 -
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Grant will help fund novel use of focused ultrasound for hard-to-treat pediatric brain cancers , articleThe Fralin Biomedical Research Institute’s Cheng-Chia “Fred” Wu will explore a new approach to brain tumor drug delivery.
Date: Aug 16, 2024 -
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Physician-scientist to spearhead focused ultrasound research for pediatric brain tumors at Virginia Tech , articleCheng-Chia "Fred" Wu joins forces with Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC and Children’s National Brain Tumor Institute to help children with cancer.
Date: Jul 31, 2024 -
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Focused Ultrasound Foundation names Virginia Tech as a Center of Excellence , articleVirginia Tech becomes the sixth Focused Ultrasound Center of Excellence in the United States and one of only 12 in the world.
Date: Jun 04, 2024 -
Video ItemFocusing on ultrasound research at Virginia Tech , video
Three Virginia Tech faculty members talk about their approaches to a wide range of Focused Ultrasound research. The university's overarching vision is to push the boundaries of Focused Ultrasound clinical treatment through technological innovation, as well as therapeutic innovation in veterinary and human medicine. More than 30 researchers and technicians across Virginia Tech are involved in the effort.
Date: May 23, 2024 -
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Dogs play a key role in veterinary college’s brain cancer trial , articleA collaborative study explores an innovative therapy called histotripsy, harnessing the power of focused ultrasound to break down tumors with precision.
Date: May 21, 2024 -
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Jennifer Munson to be inducted into American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering College of Fellows , articleMunson, a biomedical engineer and associate professor of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, joins a group of the nation’s top biological and medical engineers.
Date: Mar 20, 2024 -
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Aligning medicine, policy, and innovation: M.D.+Ph.D student named Society for Neuroscience Policy ambassador , articlePolicy ambassadors are chosen based on their commitment to scientific advocacy and leadership.
Date: Mar 06, 2024 -
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Low-intensity ultrasound shows promise as a noninvasive approach to alleviate pain , articleIn a Journal of Neuroscience study, Virginia Tech scientists demonstrated the effectiveness of using low-intensity focused ultrasound to modulate activity in a critical region in the brain that processes and regulates pain signals.
Date: Feb 19, 2024 -
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Virginia Tech scientist shows focused ultrasound can reach deep into the brain to relieve pain , articleA study by Wynn Legon, assistant professor at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, found that narrowly focused soundwaves aimed at an area of the brain called the insula reduced both the perception of pain and the body’s reaction to it.
Date: Feb 05, 2024 -
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Pioneering histotripsy device receives FDA clearance to treat liver cancer , articleThe cutting-edge medical device and its technology were developed in part by Kendall and Laura Hendrick Junior Faculty Fellow Eli Vlaisavljevich.
Date: Nov 13, 2023 -
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Translational biology, medicine, and health student studying focused ultrasound named first recipient of Jeanine L. Matte Fellowship , articleThe gift prioritizes novel approaches to unsolved questions in neuroscience research.
Date: Nov 09, 2023 -
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Focused ultrasound veteran ready to make waves at Fralin Biomedical Research Institute , articleJason Raymond has worked with focused ultrasound since the technology was just being developed. Now he’s joined Virginia Tech to help boost its already recognized work in the field.
Date: Oct 16, 2023 -
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Cancer researchers team up against deadliest brain tumors in children , articleVirginia Tech Cancer Research Alliance innovators with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute and the College of Engineering have joined a Children’s National Hospital-led effort to treat deadly brain tumors with ultrahigh frequency sound waves.
Date: May 19, 2023 -
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Medical student completes groundbreaking research on use of histotripsy in treatment of brain tumors , articleMaya Langman facilitated the first-ever histotripsy brain tumor ablation in a clinical patient. “The two things we want to prove are that this procedure is safe and effective. There is so much promise with this therapy.”
Date: Mar 22, 2023 -
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Eli Vlaisavljevich receives Virginia’s highest faculty honor , articleVlaisavljevich, an associate professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, was recognized with an Outstanding Faculty Award in the Rising Star category by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia.
Date: Jan 17, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech team receives $2 million grant to use bubbles to destroy deadly tumors , articlePancreatic cancer has the highest mortality rate of the major cancers, and only 10 percent of patients live longer than five years after diagnosis. Treatment options can be limited, but an interdisciplinary team led by Irving Coy Allen, associate professor of inflammatory diseases at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, might change that.
Date: Oct 17, 2022
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