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IgUTL in the News

August 2016

Kevin Haworth awarded NIH K25 Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award: Kevin Haworth, PhD, has received a four year NIH K25 Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award. He completed a CCTST KL2 Research Scholar Career Development Award last year.

Christy Holland elected a fellow of the AIMBE: Christy K. Holland, Ph.D., will be inducted into the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering College of Fellows.

Vincent Huang wins first place in the UC SURF poster competition: Vincent Huang’s summer research on the safety of a novel ultrasound therapy that could be potentially used in heart attack patients won first place during the 2016 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Capstone Poster Sessions.

February 2016

Research Update: Histotripsy Standards and Lysis of Deep Vein Thrombi: With the eventual goal to use focused ultrasound to dissolve chronic deep vein blood thrombi, Kenneth B. Bader, PhD, and his colleagues at the University of Cincinnati recently completed a study to develop standards to regulate micro bubble cloud formation during histotripsy pulses.

May 2015

Himanshu Shekhar & Jason Raymond awarded ASA Frederick V. Hunt Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Acoustics: The Acoustical Society of America Frederick V. Hunt Postdoctoral Research Fellowship was awarded to Himanshu Shekhar, postdoctoral fellow at IgUTL, and Jason Raymond, recent graduate of IgUTL, for the 2015-2016 academic year.

April 2015

Christy Holland awarded UC College of Medicine Cross Cutting Research Award: The Cross Cutting Award is given to recipients who have demonstrated a level of performance that well exceeds normal expectations and places them in the top tier of their College of Medicine peers.

May 2014

Christy Holland voted President-elect of the Acoustical Society of America: The Acoustical Society of America elected Christy Holland as the society's President for the 2015-2016 academic year, to serve as President-elect for 2014-2015.

February 2014

Kenneth Bader receives an External Award from the Focused Ultrasound Foundation to investigate histotripsy: The Focused Ultrasound Foundation awarded Kenneth Bader a grant to study histotripsy safety in collaboration with the FDA.

May 2013

Study Finds Plasmin - Delivered Through a Bubble - More Effective Than tPA in Busting Clots: Madhuvathi Kandadai, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the UC Department of Emergency Medicine, presented the abstract, "Plasmin loaded echogenic liposomes: A Novel Thrombolytic," at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine annual meeting May 14-18 in Atlanta.

Christy Holland completes WILD Program: Christy Holland is recognized for completing the 2012-3 Women's Leadership Development (WILD) Program, a competitive program to help prepare UC women for higher level positions here at UC and elsewhere in higher education.

March 2013

Christy Holland presented with AIUM Joseph H. Holmes Basic Science Pioneer Award: Christy K. Holland, PhD, will be honored with the Joseph H. Holmes Basic Science Pioneer Award. This award honors an individual who has significantly contributed to the growth and development of medical ultrasound.

October 2012

Image-Guided Ultrasound Therapeutics Lab to Present Research: Members of the Image-Guided Ultrasound Therapeutics Labs travel to Kansas City, Missouri to present their research. In all there were 8 presentations made from our group at the 164th meeting of the Acoustical Society of America at Kansas City, Missouri.

April 2012

Raymond Receives Biomedical Engineering Fellowship: Jason Raymond is recognized for receiving a Whitaker International Fellowship award in biomedical engineering.

March 2012

Brain Awareness Week at Cincinnati Museum Center: Joe Korfhagen (Dr. George Shaw's student) educates members of the community about the human brain as a part of brain awareness week.

Neuroscience graduate student shows a brain to Taylor and her mother

April 2011

"Life of the Mind" series at the University of Cincinnati: Christy K. Holland was an inaugural thought provocateur on “Technology”. Using the bee-hive as an analogy she explains how biomedical engineers and clinicians integrate their knowledge and expertise to solve medical problems such as stroke and cardiovascular diseases.

March 2011

Raymond Receives Sigma Xi Grant: Jason Raymond is recognized as a recipient of the Sigma Xi Grants in Aid of Research (GIAR) at UC.

December 2010

Focus on Science: Christy Holland, PhD: Christy Holland explains her research on using ultrasound to detect and treat cardiovascular diseases.

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Kirthi Radhakrishnan also explains her research on echogenic liposomes.

April 2010

Listening for the ‘Pop’ in Ultrasound-mediated Drug Delivery: Kirthi Radhakrishnan explains the response of echogenic liposomes to diagnostic ultrasound and how it can be exploited to effect drug delivery.


Trainee Honors and Achievements

August 2016

Vincent Huang received First Place at the UC Summer Capstone Poster Symposium among Rose, Honors and McNair Program Scholars.

July 2016

Karla Mercado was named as a research fellow as part of the National Institutes of Neurological Diseases and Stroke Research Supplements to Promote Diversity program.

May 2016

Shenwen Huang won the award for 3rd best Student Poster Award in Biomedical Acoustics at the 171st meeting of the Acoustical Society of America at Salt Lake City, Utah. 

Himanshu Shekhar was selected to participate in the Acoustical Society of America's Early-career Acousticians Retreat.

May 2015

Himanshu Shekhar & Jason Raymond were awarded the Acoustical Society of America Frederick V. Hunt Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Acoustics.

March 2015
Shenwen Huang and Karla Mercado received travel awards to attend the Therapeutic Ultrasound Winter School in Les Houches, France.
February 2014

Kenneth Bader receives an External Award from the Focused Ultrasound Foundation to investigate histotripsy.

October 2012

Kirthi Radhakrishnan won the Best Student Poster Award in Biomedical Acoustics at the 164th meeting of the Acoustical Society of America at Kansas City, Missouri.

June 2012

Jay Sutton won the Best Student Paper Award at the 2012 International Society for Therapeutic Ultrasound Symposium at Heidelberg, Germany.

April 2012

Jason Raymond received Whitaker International Fellowship award in biomedical engineering.

March 2011

Jason Raymond was one of the first graduate student recipients of the Sigma Xi Grant in Aid of Research at UC.

September 2010

Kevin Haworth was named an NIH National Research Service Award Ruth L. Kirschstein Postdoctoral Fellow.


Faculty Honors and Achievements

August 2016

Kevin Haworth was awarded the National Institutes of Health K25 Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award for his project Ultrasound-mediated oxygen scavenging for inhibition of reperfusion injury.

Christy Holland was elected to be inducted into the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering College of Fellows.

April 2015

Christy Holland was awarded UC College of Medicine Cross Cutting Research Award.

May 2014

Christy Holland was voted the President-elect of the Acoustical Society of America.

May 2013
Christy Holland is recognized for completing the 2012-3 Women's Leadership Development (WILD) Program.
October 2012

Christy K. Holland received the Joseph Holmes Basic Science Pioneer Award by the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine.

June 2012

Kevin J. Haworth was appointed as Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Diseases Division with a secondary appointment in the Biomedical Engineering Program at the College of Engineering and Applied Science.

February 2012

IgUTL received funding for three grants from the Cardiovascular Center of Excellence.

November 2010

Christy K. Holland received the Student Council Mentoring Award at the 161st meeting of the Acoustical Society of America at Cancun, Mexico.

November 2010

Christy K. Holland received the Richard Akeson Excellence in Teaching Award at the College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati.

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Ultrasound Therapeutics Laboratories

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231 Albert Sabin Way
PO Box 670769
Cincinnati, OH 45267-0586

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Phone: 513-558-5675
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