Sua Bae
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Sua Bae is pioneering the frontiers of noninvasive brain drug delivery through her groundbreaking work in focused ultrasound (FUS) and microbubble-mediated blood-brain barrier opening (BBBO). Her research centers on developing safe, transient, and targeted methods to overcome the blood-brain barrier—a critical challenge for treating neurological disorders. Bae’s major contribution is her first-ever demonstration of simultaneous, bilateral BBBO in non-human primates using hologram-assisted FUS, a feat that surpasses conventional single-hemisphere approaches. This innovation, detailed in her highly cited 2024 paper, has already garnered 6 citations and holds transformative potential for delivering therapeutics to both brain hemispheres in conditions like glioblastoma or Alzheimer’s disease. By enabling precise, noninvasive, and repeatable barrier opening, Bae’s work addresses a key bottleneck in neuropharmacology. Her achievements mark a significant leap toward clinical translation, positioning her as a rising leader in therapeutic ultrasound and neuroengineering. For students and researchers, Bae’s research exemplifies how engineering ingenuity can solve fundamental biological barriers, opening new avenues for targeted brain therapies.
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