Musings in Biomedical Ultrasound: Advancing Cavitation-mediated Therapy... - Himanshu Shekhar

UFFC-S Virtual Education Series
Lecture Six:
Musings in Biomedical Ultrasound: Advancing Cavitation-mediated Therapy, Image Guidance, and Monitoring
Himanshu Shekhar, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
12 July 2022 at 11 AM EDT (UTC -4:00)

Talk Abstract
The past two decades have seen rapid strides in therapeutic ultrasound, which could enable improved healthcare outcomes in a variety of pathologies. Advances in therapy guidance and monitoring are critical to successfully translating therapeutic ultrasound approaches to the clinic. I will begin with a brief discussion of my postdoctoral research contributions in sonothrombolysis and bioactive gas delivery. Next, I will present current work from the Medical Ultrasound Engineering (MUSE) Lab, including cavitation detection using fiber Bragg grating-based optical sensors, image guidance of histotripsy, and microbubble characterization. Lastly, I will highlight our efforts to advance sonodynamic therapy for antibacterial and anticancer applications.

Author Bio
Himanshu Shekhar is an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, where he co-leads the Medical Ultrasound Engineering (MUSE) Laboratory. He obtained a bachelor’s in Electronics and Communication Engineering (2008) from Manipal Institute of Technology, India, and a Master’s (2010) and Ph.D. (2014) in Electrical Engineering from the University of Rochester, U.S.A. Dr. Shekhar completed his postdoctoral training at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, U.S.A. In 2019, Dr. Shekhar formed a research group focused on ultrasound-mediated therapy, contrast-enhanced imaging, and sensing. His research has been recognized with the F. V. Hunt Fellowship, HHMI Med-into-Grad Fellowship, best paper awards from the Acoustical Society of America (ASA), Har Govind Korana Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award from the Government of India, and the Star Ambassador Lectureship from the IEEE UFFC Society. Dr. Shekhar serves on the Technical Committee on Biomedical Acoustics of the ASA and the Technical Program Committee of the IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium.