News

The Fabiilli lab welcomes a new postdoctoral researcher, Dr. Haijun Xiao . 

Dr. Fabiilli gave an invited presentation at the Advanced Therapies in Orthopaedics Foundation conference in Berlin, Germany. 

Dr. Fabiilli presented at the International Symposium on Therapeutic Ultrasound in Lyon, France. 

Dr. Fabiilli co-chaired a special session on acoustic droplet vaporization at the 183rd meeting of the Acoustical Society of America in Nashville, TN.  

The Fabiilli lab welcomes a new postdoctoral researcher, Dr. Somnath Maji.  He will be investigating ultrasound-mediated differentiation of mesenchymal stromal cells. 

Dr. Fabiilli presented at the IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium in Venice, Italy.  

Former lab member Easton Farrell received an Acta Student award for his paper investigating the differentiation of myofibroblasts using ultrasound.  

Dr. Aliabouzar and Dr. Fabiilli presented at the International Symposium on Therapeutic Ultrasound in Toronto, Canada. 

Easton Farrell's paper in Acta Biomaterialia , which investigated the differentiation of myofibroblasts in response to ultrasound, was highlighted in Materials Today.  

Dr. Aliabouzar presented her work on ultrafast dynamics of acoustic droplet vaporization at the 181st meeting of the Acoustical Society of America in Seattle.

Dr. Fabiilli gave an invited talk at the International Bubble Conference in Chicago.  

Collaborative research conducted with the Luker lab as well as Dr. Jeffrey Ketterling was presented at the  2021 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium.

Dr. Fabiilli was awarded the Frederic Lizzi Early Career Award from the International Society for Therapeutic Ultrasound. 

Alex Hostetler and Dr. Fabiilli presented at the 20th Annual International Symposium for Therapeutic Ultrasound.    

Sabine Meurs was selected to participate in the Charles Steger Global Internship Program from the Focused Ultrasound Foundation .  

Easton Farrell and Dr. Fabiilli presented at the Society for Biomaterials annual meeting.

Leidan Huang's paper "Spatially-directed angiogenesis using ultrasound-controlled release of basic fibroblast growth factor from acoustically-responsive scaffolds" was accepted for publication in the journal Acta Biomaterialia.  

Dr. Mitra Aliabouzar presented virtually at the 179th meeting of the Acoustical Society of America.

Dr. Mitra Aliabouzar's paper "Stable and transient bubble formation in acoustically-responsive scaffolds by acoustic droplet vaporization:theory and application in sequential release" was accepted for publication in the journal Ultrasonics Sonochemistry.  

The Fabiilli lab presented three abstracts at the 2020 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium.  Our first virtual conference was a success!

Dr. Mitra Aliabouzar's submission to Bioartography was selected as part of the 2020 juried collection. 

The Fabiilli lab is grateful to have received the 2020 Basic Radiological Sciences Innovation Award from the University of Michigan Department of Radiology.

Dr. Fabiilli's and Dr. Alexander Moncion's patent "Biodegradable hydrogel for tissue expansion" was issued. 

Dr. Mitra Aliabouzar presented "Standing wave assisted acoustic droplet vaporization for dual payload release from acoustically-responsive scaffolds" at the 178th meeting of the Acoustical Society of America in San Diego, CA.

Dr. Fabiilli gave an invited talk ("Acoustically-responsive scaffolds: controlled release of biomolecules for tissue regeneration using therapeutic ultrasound") at  the Guangzhou Medical Doctor Association conference in Guangzhou, China.

Dr. Mitra Aliabouzar's paper "Acoustic droplet vaporization in acoustically-responsive scafffolds: effects of frequency of excitation, volume fraction, and threshold determination method" was accepted for publication in the journal Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology. 

Dr. Xiaoxiao Dong's paper "Controlled delivery of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) using acoustic droplet vaporization stimulates endothelial network formation" was accepted for publication in the journal Acta Biomaterialia. 

Yunhao Zhu's paper "LED-based photoacoustic imaging for monitoring angiogenesis in fibrin scaffolds" was accepted for publication in the journal Tissue Engineering Part C: Methods.

Welcome Dr. Hai Jin! Dr. Jin is from the Second Affiliated Hospital of South China University of Technology. 

Dr. Xiaofang Lu's paper "Parametric study of acoustic droplet vaporization thresholds and payload release from acoustically-responsive scaffolds" was accepted for publication in the journal Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology. 

Dr. Fabiilli presented works by Dr. Mitra Aliabouzar ("Acoustic droplet vaporization in acoustically responsive scaffolds: A frequency and volume fraction study") and Dr. Xiaoxiao Dong ("Delivery of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) and control of endothelial network formation using acoustic droplet vaporization (ADV)") at the 19th Annual International Symposium on Therapeutic Ultrasound in Barcelona, Spain.  

Dr. Fabiilli's patent "Ultrasound-triggerable agents for tissue engineering" was issued.  

Our project on gene activation using high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) was highlighted by the University of Michigan Lab Blog.  

Dr. Xiaoxiao Dong and Dr. Fabiilli attended the 6th International Symposium on Focused Ultrasound in Reston, VA. Dr. Dong presented a poster titled "Control of endothelial network formation via the ultrasound-triggered delivery of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) from acoustically-responsive scaffolds". Dr. Fabiilli gave a talk titled " Non-invasive, spatiotemporal control of transgene expression using hyperthermia generated by high intensity focused ultrasound".

Dr. Fabiilli gave an invited talk titled "Acoustically-Responsive Scaffolds: A Method for Spatial/Temporal Control in Tissue Engineering" at the Advances in Contrast Ultrasound - International Bubble Conference in Chicago, IL.

Dr. Mitra Aliabouzar joined the lab as a postdoctoral fellow.  Dr. Aliabouzar recently completed a PhD in mechanical engineering from George Washington University.  Her advisor was Dr. Kausik Sarkar.

Dr. Alexander Moncion's recently accepted publication entitled  "Sequential payload release from acoustically-responsive scaffolds using focused ultrasound" was highlighted on the Focused Ultrasound Foundation website.