Position Summary: Multiple NIH-funded Postdoctoral Research Associate and Staff Scientist positions are available in the Chen Ultrasound Lab located at the Medical School of Washington University in St. Louis. The mission of the Chen Ultrasound Lab is to develop innovative ultrasound techniques for improving the lives of patients with brain diseases. We are seeking candidates to work on multiple projects, […]
Yaoheng (Mack) Yang was awarded the Nadine Barrie Smith Student Award at the 20th Annual International Symposium for Therapeutic Ultrasound. The award recognizes exemplary student achievements at the ISTU Annal Symposium. Congratulations on the award and keep up the great work, Mack! Click here for more information on the Nadine Barrie Smith Award.
Yaoheng (Mack) Yang was awarded the Trainee Highlight Award at the 2021 BRAIN Initiative Investigators Meeting. This is a great honor to highlight Mack’s excellent work in the field. Congratulations on the award and keep up the great work, Mack!
ummer and Chris each received an award for the best poster at the Oncologic Imaging Program (OIP) poster session. Their interdisciplinary work used ultrasound and imaging to address oncologic challenges. We appreciate the opportunity to present our work to the WashU community. Let’s keep representing the Chen Ultrasound Lab and showcase our significant work! For more […]
Dr. Lifei Zhu successfully defended her thesis. Dr. Zhu has been very productive during the past years and we are so proud and happy to see her recognized for her hard work. You are the model for the other students in the lab. Good luck to you as you move forward with your career!
The Chen Ultrasound Lab recognizes the importance of interdisciplinary research. To expand our breadth of knowledge, we are dedicating time each month to learn the fundamental principles for our interdisciplinary work. As organized by Kevin, each lab member is in charge with learning and creating a webcast for a chapter in one of the pivotal […]
Dr. Chen has been promoted to Associate Professor with tenure in Biomedical Engineering and Radiation Oncology! Since joining WashU, Dr. Chen has helped pave the way for focused ultrasound research to improve the lives of patients with brain diseases by developing innovative techniques. We look forward to working hard and achieving the next milestone with […]
Summer’s recent paper on focused ultrasound-mediated intranasal brain drug delivery (FUSIN) was highlighted by the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis. We’re very proud of Summer’s work towards the treatment of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG). Keep up the revolutionary research, Summer! You can read the whole post here.
Dr. Hong Chen, Chris, and Lu are one of the winners in the Leadership and Entrepreneurship Acceleration Program (LEAP) for their work in focused ultrasound-induced liquid biopsy. The goal of the project is to translate the noninvasive technique for blood-based molecular diagnosis of brain diseases. With the LEAP funding, there is additional capital to accelerate […]
Yaoheng (Mack) Yang was selected to receive the 2020 Trainee Professional Development Award (TPDA) from the Society for Neuroscience (SfN) for his work in sonogenetics. This is a highly competitive award given to undergraduate and graduate students and postdoctoral fellows who demonstrate scientific merit and excellence in research. Congratulations on the great achievement, Mack!
Position Summary: The Chen Ultrasound Laboratory (https://chenultrasoundlab.wustl.edu/) at Washington University in St. Louis (WashU) are looking for scientists to join our multidisciplinary team. The position is open to applicants at multiple levels, including the staff scientist, technician, and post-doc. The mission of our lab is to develop innovative ultrasound techniques for improving the lives of […]
Christopher Pacia won the award for the top Emerging Investigator for 2020 from the Imaging Elevated: Utah Symposium for Emerging Investigators. He was one of the 10 featured presenters that showcased some of the brightest minds in radiology and imaging sciences. Congratulations! For more details on the symposium, please click here. Thank you to the organizers that put […]
Dr. Chen talks about her fruitful involvement with the Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences (ICTS). Through the resources provided by ICTS, Dr. Chen has worked with the Scientific Editing Service (SES) to strengthen grant applications and manuscripts, was the recipient for the Clinical and Translational Research Funding Program (CTRFP) award in 2019, and much more. […]
The following Chen lab presentations will take place during the 2020 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS) to be held on September 6-11, 2020 online. 1868: Characterization of Focused Ultrasound- Mediated Brainstem Delivery of Intranasal Administered Agents to be presented by Dezhuang (Summer) Ye in the session MTH: Poster PM – Ultrasound Mediated Delivery II on Tuesday, September 8, 11:30 – 1:30 pm (PST), […]
Hong Chen, assistant professor of biomedical engineering at the McKelvey School of Engineering and of radiation oncology at the School of Medicine, received a four-year $2.5 million grant from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to pursue focused ultrasound-enabled liquid biopsy (FUS-LBx). The research will build on […]
Our paper titled “Feasibility and safety of focused ultrasound-enabled liquid biopsy in the brain of a porcine model” is published online in the Scientific Reports. See the article metrics here. See media reports below: Playing with bubbles for science: WashU researchers are developing a noninvasive way to diagnose brain cancer, August 6, 2020 Targeting ultrasound at […]
Dr. Hong Chen, assistant professor of biomedical engineering in the McKelvey School of Engineering and of radiation oncology in the School of Medicine, will address the need for innovative approaches to treating pediatric brain cancer with a three-year, $500,000 grant from the Charlie Teo Foundation. Read more about how we will focus on delivering drugs to […]
Dr. Chen has joined esteemed company as one of the winners of the Frederic Lizzi Early Career Award. Dr. Chen presented our seminal research on focused ultrasound-enabled liquid biopsy during the inaugural International Society for Therapeutic Ultrasound webinar. We are extremely proud that Dr. Chen continues to be a leader in the groundbreaking research that has […]
Our publication titled “Focused Ultrasound-enabled Brain Tumor Liquid Biopsy” received 2, 169 article views in 2018 and was listed as one of the Top 100 Oncology papers for Scientific Reports in 2018.
Chris has received the T32 training grant from the Cognitive, Computational, and Systems Neuroscience (CCSN) Pathway. Congratulations to him on this achievement!