Neuroscientist, technology developer & entrepreneur
Joined February 2012
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13 Nov 2025
Urban Lab and collaborators awarded at symposium ICP2025 in Punta del Este, Uruguay 🇺🇾!
🏅Poster - “Validation of fUSI for Cerebrovascular Autoregulation in Piglets” (E. Baud)
🏅 Presentation - “fUSI for Real-Time Monitoring in TBI Patients” (Dr. E.Scheijen)
#ICP2025 #fUSimaging
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Latest paper from the Urban lab shows functional ultrasound (fUS) imaging reliably tracks neuronal activity with good spatial precision! 🎯
Congrats to the team! @OpenfUS 👏
direct.mit.edu/imag/article/…
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26 Mar 2025
Check out this new VIB Blog article on our recent work !
Functional ultrasound (fUS) bridges the gap in brain imaging, combining high-resolution, deep-tissue access with real-time monitoring, overcoming the trade-offs of optical and MRI techniques 🧠🔬
blog.vib.be/peering-into-the…
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Alan URBAN retweeted
13 Dec 2024
Yesterday marked the launch of the fourth #LeuvenBrainInstitute center 🚀
We welcome the LBI Center for Cerebrovascular Research and all the members 🎉
The center is chaired by Prof dr Robin Lemmens and dr Anke Wouters, neurologists at @UZLeuven 🏥
#strokeresearch #strokecare
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20 Nov 2024
Thanks to @RobertOhlendorf for participating to our @__NERF @CBD_VIB seminar on 04/12/24 at 2PM which will explore groundbreaking advancements in sensor technology, seamlessly bridging the gap between large-scale and molecular imaging.
Learn more here:
nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
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16 Nov 2024
Our recent findings on fUS for neuromonitoring, with potential applications in humans, were highly discussed by the CSD2024 community. Thank you for the insightful input. It motivates us as we move forward on this journey! @ICSD_Conf @CBD_VIB @__NERF @VIBLifeSciences
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8 Mar 2024
The AI classification of ultrasound images of brain vasculature enables high-precision real-time positioning and navigation in the rodent brain. Check our latest open-access publication: cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2…
@VIBLifeSciences @__NERF @CBD_VIB @FWOVlaanderen @KU_Leuven
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1 Mar 2024
Are you interested in learning more about the most recent research and developments in functional ultrasound imaging? If so, consider attending the Rudolf Magnus Seminar Series in the Netherlands
March 25, 2024 4-5pm
@__NERF @CBD_VIB @KU_Leuven @VIBLifeSciences
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Functional ultrasound imaging helps us understand the decrease in conscious perception during sleep. 😴
Check out the latest collaborative work of the @OpenfUS lab, spearheaded by the team of Yang Dan at @UCBerkeley, out now in @CellCellPress
cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092…
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Alan Urban will be in Kortrijk next week at the @KULeuvenKulak Ambassador Chair Symposium. He will talk about @OpenfUS, a comprehensive resource portal for global users of fUS technology, providing access to the cumulative expertise of field leaders. 🙌
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26 Nov 2023
Our last work, using functional ultrasound imaging to monitor brain activity in real-time in stroke, offers an extensive field of view for detecting circuit dynamics between cortical and subcortical regions @CBD_VIB @KU_Leuven @leuvenbrainins1 @imec_int elifesciences.org/articles/8…
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Congratulations to @Clembrunner, Gabriel Montaldo and @OpenfUS! Their work on functional ultrasound imaging of #stroke in awake rats has been published in @eLife. 🙌
doi.org/10.7554/eLife.88919.…
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Alan URBAN retweeted
14 Nov 2023
More work from the @EmilieMaceLab tomorrow morning at #SfN23. Come to Paulina’s poster to see how she is using whole-brain #fus to study behavioral switching in mice!
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Alan URBAN retweeted
12 Nov 2023
I’ll be presenting a poster on my latest postdoc work from the labs of @NadineGogolla and @EmilieMaceLab tomorrow afternoon at #SfN23. Drop by if interested!
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6 Nov 2023
fMRI and fUS are two neuroimaging modalities that offer distinct advantages and limitations. The latest publication from Dr. Hikishima, and his team, sheds light on the disruption of resting-state functional connectivity caused by the high decibel levels in fMRI scanner @AIST_EN
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6 Nov 2023
Our recent publication on stroke 'neuromonitoring' using functional ultrasound imaging technology, developed at @__NERF, has received an excellent commentary in @_JCBFM
We appreciate the support in disseminating our findings! #StrokeNeuromonitoring #FunctionalUltrasound @CBD_VIB
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6 Nov 2023
Our recent study demonstrates the capability of functional ultrasound imaging (fUS) to elucidate the relationship between the extent of brain infarcts and the occurrence of spreading depolarizations in ischemic stroke. Congratulations to @Clembrunner and the entire team !
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