Our March webinar will feature 

Gabriela Cantarero, Ph.D. from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration presenting:



"Risks and benefits of transcranial ultrasound neuromodulation from a regulatory standpoint"

The webinar will be held on Thursday, March 19 or Friday, March 20, 2026 at the following times depending upon your local time zone:

• 8:00 - 9:00 (West Coast, USA/Canada) March 19, 2026
• 11:00 - Noon (East Coast, USA/Canada) March 19, 2026
• 15:00 - 16:00 (UK) March 19, 2026
• 16:00 - 17:00 (Continental Europe) March 19, 2026
• 23:00 - Midnight (China) March 20, 2026
• Midnight - 1:00 (Korea and Japan) Friday, March 20th

Registration for this event is required. The Webinar Series will be recorded and available to members for later review. Confirmation of your registration and the Zoom Conference Link Info will be emailed to all registered attendees prior to the meeting.

This session will be jointly moderated by Kim Butts Pauly, Ph.D. from Stanford University and Joline Fan, Ph.D. from University of California, San Francisco.

Gabriela Cantarero, Ph.D.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Accomplished neuroscientist with 20 years of pioneering experience in scientific research, product evaluation, and program management within the medical device and neurotechnology fields. She received her PhD in Neuroscience from Johns Hopkins and later served as an Assistant Professor there in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. She also served as Captain in the US Army stationed at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. Her expertise spans from foundational research to global clinical program development, FDA regulatory oversight, and strategic commercialization. She is passionate about advancing innovations in neurological devices to improve patient outcomes.

Kim Butts Pauly, Ph.D.

Stanford University

Kim Butts Pauly is Professor, and Vice Chair for Research, in the Department of Radiology at Stanford University. She has worked in the area of therapeutic ultrasound for 2 decades, having working in MR-guided ultrasound ablation for prostate and other cancers, in MR-guided ultrasound ablation and MR thermometry for essential tremor, and most recently in transcranial ultrasound stimulation. She is senior author of the ITRUSST consensus papers on Standardized Reporting and on Safety for transcranial ultrasound stimulation.

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Joline Fan, Ph.D.

University of California, San Francisco

Joline Fan, MD, MS, is an Assistant Professor at UCSF in the Departments of Neurology (Epilepsy Division) and Psychiatry. Her research focuses on developing novel neurostimulation technologies for epilepsy and neuropsychiatric disorders and exploring the complex relationship between sleep and epilepsy through multimodal neuroimaging. She is spearheading multiple clinical trials to understand the robustness of network responses with focused ultrasound in both healthy and disease cohorts. Dr. Fan earned her bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Princeton University and her master’s in Bioengineering from Stanford University. She completed her medical education, neurology residency, and epilepsy fellowship at UCSF.

We are so grateful for the sponsorship of this year's Webinar Series. Please learn more about their products and innovations in the field today!

Our February webinar featured Timothy Ziemlewicz, M.D. from the University of Wisconsin presenting:"Clinical Experience with Histotripsy"

This session was moderated by George R. Schade, M.D. from the University of Washington.

Late-Breaking (Posters Only) Abstract Submissions Now Open!

Late-breaking submissions will close at 11:59pm EST on April 6, 2026. No submissions will be accepted after that date. The Scientific Committee will review Late-Breaking abstracts and notification of acceptance or rejection will be made by email by April 13, 2026. The deadline for Early Registration Pricing is April 1st.

Early Career Clinical Investigator Award Nominations Due March 15th.
We are proud to continue the Early Career Clinical Investigator Award which will be awarded for the fifth time at ISTU 2026. This annual award will acknowledge the passion of early career stage physicians who embrace the adoption of focused ultrasound into their clinical practice. Learn More and Submit Your Nominations!