Richard J. Price

Bio: Dr. Price is the Nancy and Neal Wade Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Professor of Radiology & Medical Imaging at the University of Virginia (UVa). He is also Co-Director of the UVa Focused Ultrasound Cancer Immunotherapy Center and Co-Leader of the UVa Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Therapeutics (CRX) Program. He has been studying ultrasound-targeted drug and gene delivery for ~20 years. He was amongst the first investigators to observe that interactions between contrast agent microbubbles and ultrasound can be used to open endothelial barriers for targeted nanoparticle delivery, with emphasis on delivery across the blood-brain barrier. Recent studies entail using this approach to treat infiltrative gliomas and brain metastases, as well as for reversing neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s Disease and stabilizing cerebral cavernous malformations. Dr. Price is also studying how focused ultrasound can synergize with various immunotherapeutic approaches, with his research in this area supporting clinical trials at UVa combining focused ultrasound with chemo- and immunotherapy for multiple cancer indications. Dr. Price has received the Andrew J. Lockhart Memorial Award for Focused Ultrasound Cancer Research, the Jorge Heller Award for Outstanding Original Research Paper in the Journal of Controlled Release, and the Gerritsen Award for most highly cited review article from the Microcirculatory Society. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering and the Controlled Release Society. He has served on the Executive Council of the Microcirculatory Society and the ISTU Board of Directors.