Charles F. Caskey
@cfcaskey.bsky.social
Ultrasound professor, neuroscience, academic, neuromodulation, medical imaging
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Charles F. Caskey
@cfcaskey.bsky.social
· Jan 25
Get in ultrasound researchers, we're making this Blue Sky thing happen. I'm making an ultrasound researchers starter pack, and I'm not stopping until I get 150 of you on there:
go.bsky.app/5cRvjPz
go.bsky.app/5cRvjPz
I gotta say, I wouldn't have clocked these for being from 1895 immediately after Roentgen's discovery of X-rays. I feel like the field of medical imaging moved pretty slow for the period after this.
#OnThisDay in 1895, Wilhelm Roentgen discovered x-rays and altered the course of medical history. Pictured: images from one of the 1st series of x-rays ever produced (just 2 weeks after Roentgen published his discovery). More here: publicdomainreview.org/collection/e... #WorldRadiographyDay
November 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I gotta say, I wouldn't have clocked these for being from 1895 immediately after Roentgen's discovery of X-rays. I feel like the field of medical imaging moved pretty slow for the period after this.
Golden boy living his best life 🐈
September 27, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Golden boy living his best life 🐈
As an imaging scientist, I will never type the word "imagine" without typing "imaging" first.
Hello, I'm a professional author and I can never spell permanently or camouflage on the first try.
Come, make me feel better and share your nemesis words.
Come, make me feel better and share your nemesis words.
September 17, 2025 at 11:53 AM
As an imaging scientist, I will never type the word "imagine" without typing "imaging" first.
Reposted by Charles F. Caskey
"Chladni figures" from 1787 created by German physicist and musician Ernst Chladni, showing nodal patterns made by drawing a bow along the edge of a sand-covered plate. More here: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/chladni-figures-1787
September 3, 2025 at 4:47 PM
"Chladni figures" from 1787 created by German physicist and musician Ernst Chladni, showing nodal patterns made by drawing a bow along the edge of a sand-covered plate. More here: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/chladni-figures-1787
Also A+ use of what looks like video of a Yayoi Kusama installation in the background
The state of America: Cyndi Lauper changes the lyrics to Girls Just Want to Have Fun to Girls Just Want Fundamental Rights.....
September 3, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Also A+ use of what looks like video of a Yayoi Kusama installation in the background
Is this the bar we're holding our tech entrepreneurs to these days? It seems difficult to spend trillions and *not* transform the world. Hit me up, I can do it for 1/10th of that.
August 18, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Is this the bar we're holding our tech entrepreneurs to these days? It seems difficult to spend trillions and *not* transform the world. Hit me up, I can do it for 1/10th of that.
As a fan of the em and en dashes prior to the explosion of its use with ChatGPT, I'm conflicted. One one hand, I am happy others will now use this helpful punctuation; however, I don't like that people view it as a signal that GPT was the source of the writing.
August 13, 2025 at 2:42 PM
As a fan of the em and en dashes prior to the explosion of its use with ChatGPT, I'm conflicted. One one hand, I am happy others will now use this helpful punctuation; however, I don't like that people view it as a signal that GPT was the source of the writing.
Writing 'Hope all is well!' in an email has felt increasingly awkward lately. Like, no, all is clearly not well, but what am I supposed to do, write 'Hope things are medium okay'?
July 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Writing 'Hope all is well!' in an email has felt increasingly awkward lately. Like, no, all is clearly not well, but what am I supposed to do, write 'Hope things are medium okay'?
Reposted by Charles F. Caskey
I'm hiring! I'm recruiting a postdoctoral scholar to help launch and shape my new lab at @uoknightcampus.bsky.social!! careers.uoregon.edu/en-us/job/53...
Current Opportunities | UO HR Website
careers.uoregon.edu
July 1, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I'm hiring! I'm recruiting a postdoctoral scholar to help launch and shape my new lab at @uoknightcampus.bsky.social!! careers.uoregon.edu/en-us/job/53...
Quote a record you found in your parents' collection when you were young
June 20, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Quote a record you found in your parents' collection when you were young
Finally fulfilled my dream of owning a 1952 Topps card with this Larry Doby gem. Sharing it on Jackie Robinson Day because Doby was the second African American in MLB, following Robinson. Both legends broke barriers, inspiring us toward equality and inclusion. #JackieRobinsonDay #LarryDoby
April 15, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Finally fulfilled my dream of owning a 1952 Topps card with this Larry Doby gem. Sharing it on Jackie Robinson Day because Doby was the second African American in MLB, following Robinson. Both legends broke barriers, inspiring us toward equality and inclusion. #JackieRobinsonDay #LarryDoby
Pub alert for a paper written in collaboration with Mike King's lab where we used focused ultrasound to mechanically stimulate prostate tumor cells in vivo, enhancing apoptosis. Congratulations to our brilliant team members, Abigail Fabiano and Malachy Newman, for their exceptional work!
Excited to share our new paper using Focused Ultrasound to mechanically stimulate prostate tumor cells in vivo, now published in Advanced Science! #OpenAccess
Great collab with @cfcaskey.bsky.social
Congrats to Abby Fabiano and Malachy Newman 🔊
news.rice.edu/news/2025/ri...
Great collab with @cfcaskey.bsky.social
Congrats to Abby Fabiano and Malachy Newman 🔊
news.rice.edu/news/2025/ri...
news.rice.edu
February 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Pub alert for a paper written in collaboration with Mike King's lab where we used focused ultrasound to mechanically stimulate prostate tumor cells in vivo, enhancing apoptosis. Congratulations to our brilliant team members, Abigail Fabiano and Malachy Newman, for their exceptional work!
I don't see any other way to look at this: Trump and Republicans are killing cancer and brain research while vacuuming $126 million out of our economy
February 15, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I don't see any other way to look at this: Trump and Republicans are killing cancer and brain research while vacuuming $126 million out of our economy
I've been calling every day to see what our Republican Senators in Tennessee's official stance is on the NIH cuts and firings:
Marsha Blackburn: (202) 224-3344
Bill Hagerty: (202) 224-4944
No word yet. The interns at Hagerty's office are friendly. Marsha's goes to voicemail
Marsha Blackburn: (202) 224-3344
Bill Hagerty: (202) 224-4944
No word yet. The interns at Hagerty's office are friendly. Marsha's goes to voicemail
February 15, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I've been calling every day to see what our Republican Senators in Tennessee's official stance is on the NIH cuts and firings:
Marsha Blackburn: (202) 224-3344
Bill Hagerty: (202) 224-4944
No word yet. The interns at Hagerty's office are friendly. Marsha's goes to voicemail
Marsha Blackburn: (202) 224-3344
Bill Hagerty: (202) 224-4944
No word yet. The interns at Hagerty's office are friendly. Marsha's goes to voicemail
💯 A company might have a much lower IDC rate but they are not responsible for training their employees for 5 years with the intended goal that these people move on and bring these skills to another company.
Many in biotech/private sector are boasting about their ways of funding and doing science
But they are staffed with PhDs and postdocs we train in our NIH and NSF funded labs in universities
With university labs lacking funds to train, the private sector will be profoundly harmed
But they are staffed with PhDs and postdocs we train in our NIH and NSF funded labs in universities
With university labs lacking funds to train, the private sector will be profoundly harmed
February 11, 2025 at 3:14 PM
💯 A company might have a much lower IDC rate but they are not responsible for training their employees for 5 years with the intended goal that these people move on and bring these skills to another company.
In Tennessee -
NIH FUNDING: $770M
Jobs supported: 9,362
Economic activity supported: $1.99 B
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
NIH FUNDING: $770M
Jobs supported: 9,362
Economic activity supported: $1.99 B
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
February 8, 2025 at 1:41 PM
In Tennessee -
NIH FUNDING: $770M
Jobs supported: 9,362
Economic activity supported: $1.99 B
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
NIH FUNDING: $770M
Jobs supported: 9,362
Economic activity supported: $1.99 B
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
Total novice on this topic, but I'm pretty sure the indirect rate is negotiated between the NIH and research institutes. It's not a made up number. It's what both parties agreed on as the cost to perform research
February 8, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Total novice on this topic, but I'm pretty sure the indirect rate is negotiated between the NIH and research institutes. It's not a made up number. It's what both parties agreed on as the cost to perform research
Happy to share our latest research on tracking tumor response in triple-negative breast cancer using ultrafast doppler ultrasound, paving the way for personalized treatments. Grateful for the amazing collaborative work with Shannon and the Rafat lab! 🩺🔬 #CancerResearch #BreastCancer #Immunotherapy
See the profile of grad student Shannon Martello's Theranostics paper! This work was done w/ @cfcaskey.bsky.social 's lab!
Ultrasound imaging of breast cancer tumors offers non-invasive monitoring of radiation and immunotherapy response effectiveness
engineering.vanderbilt.edu/2025/01/28/u...
Ultrasound imaging of breast cancer tumors offers non-invasive monitoring of radiation and immunotherapy response effectiveness
engineering.vanderbilt.edu/2025/01/28/u...
Ultrasound imaging of breast cancer tumors offers non-invasive monitoring of radiation and immunotherapy response effectiveness
In the ongoing battle against triple negative breast cancer, Vanderbilt researchers have uncovered a promising non-invasive method to track how tumors respond to radiation and immunotherapy, which use...
engineering.vanderbilt.edu
January 31, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Happy to share our latest research on tracking tumor response in triple-negative breast cancer using ultrafast doppler ultrasound, paving the way for personalized treatments. Grateful for the amazing collaborative work with Shannon and the Rafat lab! 🩺🔬 #CancerResearch #BreastCancer #Immunotherapy
Reposted by Charles F. Caskey
Reposted by Charles F. Caskey
"If you look at conditions like depression or epilepsy, [up to] a third of these patients just don’t get better. It’s those groups where a technology like this could be a life-changing solution."
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Brain implant that could boost mood by using ultrasound to go under NHS trial
Devices may have potential to help patients with conditions such as depression, addiction, OCD and epilepsy
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2025 at 4:53 PM
"If you look at conditions like depression or epilepsy, [up to] a third of these patients just don’t get better. It’s those groups where a technology like this could be a life-changing solution."
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Get in ultrasound researchers, we're making this Blue Sky thing happen. I'm making an ultrasound researchers starter pack, and I'm not stopping until I get 150 of you on there:
go.bsky.app/5cRvjPz
go.bsky.app/5cRvjPz
January 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Get in ultrasound researchers, we're making this Blue Sky thing happen. I'm making an ultrasound researchers starter pack, and I'm not stopping until I get 150 of you on there:
go.bsky.app/5cRvjPz
go.bsky.app/5cRvjPz
Reposted by Charles F. Caskey
If you are a public servant (government/academic/research, etc.) or working on topics that are specifically under attack, I just want to say my heart is with you. Your work is valuable. You are valuable.
January 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
If you are a public servant (government/academic/research, etc.) or working on topics that are specifically under attack, I just want to say my heart is with you. Your work is valuable. You are valuable.
I'm trying *very* hard to not freak out (on public forums) about everything that is going to happen with this administration; however, if the new admin disrupts NIH funding, it will mean I have to fire people and/or change my career
NIH appears to have canceled/postponed all of its study sections—the independent review panels that approve federal grants for health research.
Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions
Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions
All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
January 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I'm trying *very* hard to not freak out (on public forums) about everything that is going to happen with this administration; however, if the new admin disrupts NIH funding, it will mean I have to fire people and/or change my career
Well, that was the most Tuesday feeling Friday I've ever had
January 4, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Well, that was the most Tuesday feeling Friday I've ever had
Not an expert on birds or aviation but I think this guy is falling rather than flying
December 18, 2024 at 3:40 PM
Not an expert on birds or aviation but I think this guy is falling rather than flying