TheraFUS Laboratory · Tor Vergata

Focused ultrasound.
Brain research.

TheraFUS laboratory develops novel low-intensity focused ultrasound (FUS) techniques for therapeutic applications.

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Sagittal brain MRI visualisation with a focused ultrasound overlay — Transcranial focused ultrasoundBrain MRI visualisation

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TOR VERGATAUNIVERSITY OF ROME

Department of
Biomedicine and Prevention

Medical Physics, AI and Neurotechnology

01 / What we do

Four directions.
One focused approach.

Research on targeted drug delivery, deep-brain stimulation and numerical simulation of transcranial ultrasound.

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FUS-aided anticancer drugs delivery

Our lab explores novel treatments for brain tumors based on focused ultrasound (FUS)-technology augmenting innovative anticancer drugs delivery

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02

Drug delivery for treating neurodegenerative diseases

Our lab explores novel treatments for neurodegenerative disorders though FUS-augmented drugs delivery to the brain

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03

Ultrasound deep-brain neurostimulation

Our lab is equipped with all technologies needed to carry-out deep-brain neurostimulation through FUS application

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04

Numerical simulation of transcranial FUS

Our lab is focused on the development of a highly resolved in silico model of ultrasound energy deposition in the human/animals brain

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Currently ongoing projects

FUS-inducing blood-brain barrier opening to augment anticancer drugs delivery in brain tumors
FUS-augmenting drugs delivery to improve the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases
Ultrasound deep-brain neurostimulation for treating brain disorders and degenerative diseases
Numerical simulation of transcranial FUS based on highly resolved human and animal head models

02 / Our team

The people behind
the research.

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Allegra Conti

Allegra Conti

Tenure-track Researcher
Head of TheraFUS Laboratory

Expert in FUS applications (BBB opening and acoustic nerve modulation), animal experiments and numerical simulations.

Nicola Toschi

Nicola Toschi

Full Professor of Medical Physics
Head of Medical Physics Section hosting TheraFUS Lab

Expert in neurostimulation, numerical simulations and neurophysiological signal analysis.

Antonio Canichella

Antonio Canichella

Technical Officer

Expert in neurophysiological signal recording and analysis.

Valentin Beaufils

Valentin Beaufils

Postdoctoral Researcher

Teresa Giannattasio

Teresa Giannattasio

Postdoctoral Researcher

Marta Grossi

Marta Grossi

Doctoral Researcher

Numerical simulations for Acoustic Treatment Planning

Marco Micali

Marco Micali

Doctoral Researcher

Acoustic Neuromodulation in neurological disorders

Anastasija Neimane

Anastasija Neimane

Doctoral Researcher

Bilal Nizami

Bilal Nizami

Doctoral Researcher

BBB Physiology and FUS-aided drug delivery

Chiara Maria Salzano

Chiara Maria Salzano

Doctoral Researcher

Alumni and former students 3

Flavia Franceschini

Flavia Franceschini

Biotechnology researcher

Patrícia Cardoso de Andrade

Patrícia Cardoso de Andrade

Postdoctoral Researcher

Expert in therapeutic ultrasound and in silico modeling.

Narges Nasrollahi

Narges Nasrollahi

Postdoctoral Researcher

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Research with TheraFUS.

PhD and postdoctoral research in acoustic neuromodulation and ultrasound-aided drug delivery.

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