Focused Ultrasound Foundation - Fourth International Symposium on Focused Ultraso

聚焦超声基金会（FUSF）是一个非营利组织，旨在加速聚焦超声的开发和采用-一种创新的非侵入性治疗技术。聚焦超声充分发挥其潜力，可以彻底改变当今许多最严重和最衰弱的疾病的治疗方法，从良性和癌性肿瘤到神经系统疾病，如特发性震颤，帕金森病，癫痫和中风。FUSF资助研究，举办研讨会和专题讨论会，领导宣传和患者支持计划，创建卓越中心，并作为全球合作研究社区的纽带。我们多元化和多学科的社区包括研究人员，临床医生，政府官员和设备制造商。聚焦超声国际研讨会对我们的工作至关重要。由领先的研究人员和关键意见领袖出席，这个两年一度的会议为与会者提供了一个独特的机会，了解前沿研究和最新发展，形成和扩大合作努力，并制定未来的举措。FUSF的研讨会被公认为聚焦超声领域最全面，最具活力和最受欢迎的会议。定于2014年10月12日至16日在贝塞斯达，马里兰州，我们的第四届国际研讨会将涵盖所有类型的图像引导聚焦超声治疗。议程已扩大到三天半，将包括全体会议、小组讨论、海报介绍和技术展览。FUSF计划提供青年研究者旅行赠款金15早期职业科学家研究生，研究员，临床研究员和初级教师来自世界各地，使他们能够参加我们的2014年研讨会。除了荣誉地位和特别表彰外，获奖者还将展示他们的聚焦超声研究，并与高级研究人员和受人尊敬的思想领袖互动。在我们2010年的研讨会上成功介绍，FUSF的青年调查员奖励计划已成为一个令人垂涎的职业发展机会。通过此应用程序，基金会建议使用NIH资金来支持我们在2014年的旅行补助金计划。要求为科学会议提供19，000美元的支助。这些资金将用于支付注册和高达1,500美元的差旅费和住宿费，最多15名年轻研究员以及执行该计划的行政管理费用。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Focused Ultrasound Foundation (FUSF) is a nonprofit organization created to accelerate the development and adoption of focused ultrasound-an innovative, noninvasive therapeutic technology. Developed to its full potential, focused ultrasound could revolutionize treatments for many of today's most serious and debilitating conditions, ranging from benign and cancerous tumors to neurological conditions such as essential tremor, Parkinson's disease, epilepsy and stroke. The FUSF funds research, hosts workshops and symposia, leads advocacy and patient support initiatives, creates Centers of Excellence, and serves as the nexus of a worldwide collaborative research community. Our diverse and multidisciplinary community includes researchers, clinicians, government officials and device manufacturers. An event that has become essential to our work is the International Symposium on Focused Ultrasound. Attended by leading researchers and key opinion leaders, this biennial conference provides a unique opportunity for participants to learn about leading edge research and recent developments, form and expand collaborative endeavors, and chart future initiatives. FUSF's symposia are recognized as the most comprehensive, energizing and well-attended meetings in the field of focused ultrasound. Scheduled for October 12-16, 2014 in Bethesda, Maryland, our fourth international symposium will encompass all types of image guided focused ultrasound treatments. The agenda has been expanded to three and a half days and will include plenary sessions, panel discussions, poster presentations and technical exhibits. FUSF plans to offer Young Investigator travel grants to fifteen early career scientists-graduate students, research fellows, clinical fellows and junior faculty from around the world-enabling them to attend our 2014 symposium. In addition to honored status and special recognition, grant recipients will present their focused ultrasound research and interact with senior investigators and respected thought-leaders. Successfully introduced at our 2010 symposium, FUSF's Young Investigators Award Program has become a coveted career development opportunity. Through this application, the Foundation proposes the use of NIH funding to support our travel grant initiatives in 2014. Total scientific meeting support of $19,00 is requested. These funds will be used to cover registration and up to $1,500 in travel and lodging expenses for up to fifteen Young Investigators as well as administrative overhead for executing the program.