We are thrilled to share that two members of our lab were recognized for their outstanding achievements at the Columbia BME 2025 Department Celebration, held on May 15 aboard the Baylander Steel Beach.
Alec Batts was selected as a recipient of the 2025 Yuen-huo Hung and Chao-chin Huang Graduate Award, one of the department’s highest honors. This award recognizes two graduating doctoral students each year for their significant contributions to biomedical engineering and public health, as well as their role as ambassadors for the field. The award honors the legacies of Professor Clark T. Hung’s…
Tuhin Roy will present his ongoing research titled “Towards Characterizing Soft Tissue Viscoelasticity using Harmonic Shear Wave Elastography” at the 188th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America (ASA), to be held in New Orleans, Louisiana from May 18–23, 2025.
Roy’s presentation is scheduled for Tuesday, May 20, as part of the session on “Technological Developments & Emerging Biomarkers in Elasticity Imaging II.” His work contributes to the evolving field of elasticity imaging by exploring harmonic shear wave methods for characterizing the viscoelastic properties of soft biological…
The Ultrasound and Elastography Imaging Laboratory at Columbia University is pleased to announce that incoming graduate student Rosie Wang has been selected as a Blavatnik Fellow at Columbia Engineering’s Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science.
The Blavatnik Fellowship is the highest distinction awarded by Columbia Engineering through the Blavatnik Fund for Engineering Innovations in Health. This fellowship recognizes exceptional graduate students committed to advancing research at the intersection of engineering and human health.
This recognition reflects Ms. Wang’s outstanding…
We are proud to share that Alec Batts has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 Jaffe Prize, awarded by Columbia Engineering faculty to a student who exemplifies exceptional curiosity, inventiveness, and a commitment to improving the human condition. This prestigious honor recognizes Alec’s continued drive for innovation and his impactful contributions to the field of biomedical engineering.
The Jaffe Prize is presented annually to a student whose work reflects the legacy of Bernard Jaffe ’38, ’39—combining theoretical excellence with hands-on problem-solving to address real-world challenges…
Melina Tourni, PhD, presented her latest work on the implementation of Electromechanical Wave Imaging (EWI) using a clinical, portable ultrasound scanner at the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) 2025 Annual Meeting in San Diego. Her poster, titled “Implementation of Electromechanical Mapping in a clinical, portable ultrasound scanner for fast arrhythmia localization,” was featured on April 25th from 1–3 PM PDT in the Abstract Pavilion.
This study highlights the integration of EWI into a portable, FDA-approved echocardiography system for noninvasive arrhythmia localization beyond the capabilities…
We are excited to share that HMI group members Yangpei and Shiqi will be presenting their latest work at two major conferences this June.
At the International Symposium on Therapeutic Ultrasound (ISTU 2025) in Banff, Canada (June 21–24), they will showcase two impactful studies:
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“CEPD-guided-sonoporation-enhanced chemotherapy extends survival in 4T1 breast cancer mice monitored using harmonic motion imaging (HMI)”
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“HMI-guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery for precise treatment monitoring and correlation with immune response”
In addition, Yangpei has been selected…
Fotis Tsitsos has been selected to give an oral presentation at the Student Award session of the 2025 annual ISTU symposium. His talk titled "B-mode and Passive Acoustic Mapping during FUS-mediated BBB opening in pediatric DMG patients to predict treatment outcomes" will be presented at the symposium in Banff, Canada, on June 23, 2025.
Congratulations to Fotis Tsitsos for winning the second place award in the poster competition at the 2025 Engineering in Medicine Symposium at Columbia University, with his poster titled "Characterization of Microbubble Cavitation in Transcranial Theranostic Ultrasound-mediated Blood-Brain Barrier Opening"!
Congratulations to Alec Batts on being selected as a recipient of the 2025 Yuen-huo Hung and Chao-chin Huang Graduate Award by Columbia’s Department of Biomedical Engineering!
This prestigious award is presented annually to two graduating doctoral students who have made significant contributions to biomedical engineering and public health, and who exemplify the role of an ambassador for the field. The award honors the legacies of Professor Clark T. Hung’s grandfathers—Yuen-huo Hung, a compassionate surgeon in Taipei, and Chao-chin Huang, a distinguished politician who served as Mayor of…
We’re excited to share that Parth Gami, has published a new study demonstrating the feasibility of wearable ultrasound technology for cardiovascular health monitoring. This multi-year collaboration between the Ultrasound Elasticity Imaging Laboratory (UEIL) and TDK Americas explores the use of a miniaturized piezoelectric micromachined ultrasound transducer (pMUT) for assessing carotid artery mechanics.
Cardiovascular diseases and their risk factors—such as hypertension and obesity—continue to rise globally. While early detection and monitoring are key to prevention, current…
We are thrilled to share that the GAITR team, including Sarah Mia Liu and Maggie Elizabeth Nedbalek, won 3rd place at the 2025 Johns Hopkins Healthcare Design Competition in the Global Health track, selected from over 440 submissions worldwide.
You can learn more about the competition and see the full list of winners on the official announcement page.
Congratulations to the GAITR team—we’re so proud of you!
We’re excited to share that Melina Tourni successfully defended her PhD dissertation on April 9, 2025. Her work, conducted under the guidance of Professor Elisa E. Konofagou, focused on advancing clinical Electromechanical Wave Imaging for arrhythmia characterization and treatment monitoring.
Melina delivered a strong and compelling presentation, showcasing the depth and impact of her research. We’re incredibly proud of all she has accomplished.
The celebration that followed was as vibrant as the occasion—pink-themed and full of cake!
Congratulations, Melina!