CMU Neural Engineering Virtual Seminar
Speaker: Hong Chen, PhD, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis
Abstract: Ultrasound can penetrate the skull without surgery and focus its energy with high spatial precision anywhere in the brain. Ultrasound neuromodulation has the unique capability of achieving noninvasive, spatially targeted, and deep brain neuromodulation. This talk will present a recent discovery that ultrasound neuromodulation can induce a torpor/hibernation-like state.
About the Speaker: Dr. Hong Chen earned her Ph.D. degree in Bioengineering from the University of Washington in 2011. She was a postdoctoral research scientist in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Columbia University from 2012 to 2015. Since joining Washington University in St. Louis in 2015, her research has been focused on developing ultrasound-brain interfacing techniques for the diagnosis and treatment of brain diseases and understanding brain functions. Her research has been funded by NIH BRAIN Initiative, NIBIB, NIA, NINS, NIMH, NCI, NSF, and DoD. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the International Society of Therapeutic Ultrasound, the IEEE International Ultrasonics technical committee, and the Acoustical Society of America Biomedical Ultrasound technical committee. She has received a number of awards, including the Frederic Lizzi Early Career Award from the International Society of Therapeutic Ultrasound, the Young Investigator Award at the International Symposium on Focused Ultrasound, and the Outstanding Teaching Award.