New research led by Rongze "Olivia" Lu, PhD, shows that inhibiting protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) induces a form of cellular senescence that enhances antitumor immunity in preclinical models of medulloblastoma. braintumorcenter.ucsf.edu/news/turning... @parkerici.bsky.social @ucsfcancer.bsky.social

Offering a potential new therapy for aggressive, treatment-resistant pediatric brain tumors: doi.org/10.1172/JCI1... Rongze Olivia Lu & team @neurosurgucsf.bsky.social find targeting protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) induces tumor cell senescence and boosts immune response in medulloblastoma models.

In the current issue of @cp-cellreports.bsky.social, researchers led by Daniel Lim, MD, PhD, and Anna Pyle, PhD, reveal the structure of the lncRNA Pnky, identifying regions critical for it to carry out its function as a regulator of neural stem cell differentiation: www.cell.com/cell-reports... 🧪🧠🟦

Congratulations to Harish Vasudevan, MD, PhD, who’s in Mumbai this weekend as a plenary speaker in the Advances in Proteomics Technologies International Conference and Workshop sharing his lab’s work in the field of cancer proteomics! @ucsfradonc.bsky.social @ucsfcancer.bsky.social

We’re so proud of our outstanding residency graduates Arati Patel, MD, Anthony Lee, MD, PhD, and Cecilia Dalle Ore, MD 🎉 Please join us in wishing them the best as they embark on the next stages of their careers in neurosurgery! #UCSFGrads @ucsfhealth.bsky.social @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social

A randomized crossover study shows that gait-phase synchronized adaptive deep brain stimulation is feasible, safe, and reduces falls compared to continuous stimulation in Parkinson’s disease. @doriswang.bsky.social @neurosurgucsf.bsky.social

Congratulations to graduating neurosurgery chief resident Cecilia Dalle Ore, MD, who will be joining Kaiser in the Sacramento-Vacaville area! 🎉🎓 #UCSFGrads #UCSFProud

Congratulations to graduating neurosurgery chief resident Anthony Lee, MD, PhD, who will continue working in our department as a functional neurosurgery fellow! 🎉🎓 #UCSFGrads #UCSFProud

"To give them the time that they deserve to be with their families and to live as long as possible with a good quality of life" Dr. Mitch Berger @neurosurgucsf.bsky.social on advanced brain mapping technique helping extend quality of life www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco... via @cbsnews.com

Congratulations to graduating neurosurgery chief resident Arati Patel, MD, who will be starting a spine fellowship with Michael Wang, MD, at the University of Miami! 🎉🎓 #UCSFGrads #UCSFProud

Specific brain cells can cause brain aneurysms to weaken & rupture, a @neurosurgucsf.bsky.social study finds, helping explain why some aneurysms burst but others stay stable. “We’ve made major steps toward solving the mystery of how aneurysms form," Dr. Ethan Winkler says. https://ucsfh.org/4fG3ZiK

@neurosurgucsf.bsky.social researchers developed a “smart” implant for Parkinson’s patients that adjusts stimulation in real time as they walk, improving gait & reducing falls. It's "an important step toward a new generation of brain therapies," @doriswang.bsky.social says. https://ucsfh.org/4uyGOuF

A randomized crossover study shows that gait-phase synchronized adaptive deep brain stimulation is feasible, safe, and reduces falls compared to continuous stimulation in Parkinson’s disease. @doriswang.bsky.social @neurosurgucsf.bsky.social

Super excited to share our new study showing that deep brain stimulation (DBS) can be synchronized to each step a person takes and improve walking in Parkinson’s disease patients!

New in @natmed.nature.com, work by @doriswang.bsky.social shows that distinct left- and right-leg swing biomarkers can drive DBS that changes on a sub-second timescale with each step. A major advance toward movement-driven, precision-timed neuromodulation for Parkinson’s disease. 🧠📈 rdcu.be/fopFJ

In a new @natneuro.nature.com study led by @ucsfhealth.bsky.social neurosurgeon Ethan Winkler, MD, PhD, researchers profiled the cells in human aneurysms, identifying the changes that make a rupture more likely and new opportunities for therapeutic intervention: buff.ly/CyK3JXu 🧠🟦

Congrats to @ucsfhealth.bsky.social spine neurosurgeon Praveen Mummaneni, MD, on being highlighted by Becker's Spine Review for his leadership as well as his contributions to minimally invasive & evidence-based approaches in spine surgery! 🎉 #UCSFProud #SurgSky www.beckersspine.com/spine/15-spi...

Congratulations to @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social's Mitchel Berger, MD, on receiving one of the 2026 Ellis Island Medals of Honor! 🎉 Each year’s recipients are entered into the Congressional Record in recognition of their contributions to the nation. @ucsfcancer.bsky.social @ucsfhealth.bsky.social

On June 8–9, the #PresCancerPanel, including @ucsfhealth.bsky.social's Dr. Mitchel Berger, will meet with experts to explore the evidence linking modifiable risk factors to cancer & discuss opportunities to reduce cancer risk. Learn more about this event: prescancerpanel.cancer.gov/reports-meet...

We are deeply grateful to Margaret Liu Collins and Edward B. Collins for their generosity, vision, and commitment to advancing the future of neurological surgery. (1/3) #UCSFProud @ucsfmedicine.bsky.social @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social @ucsfhealth.bsky.social 📸: Sonya Yruel Photography

Many of our @ucsfhealth.bsky.social experts are at #ASCO26 sharing research to further advance precision cancer medicine. Proud to see #UCSF represented in presentations spanning breast, prostate, GI and other cancers as we work to improve outcomes for patients. 💙🔬 cancer.ucsf.edu/news/2026/05...

In a new JNS: Pediatrics study, UCSF neurosurgery resident Joseph Chen, MD, worked with colleagues at McGill University and UCLA to show that surgery for moyamoya disease was more effective than medication at preventing ischemic events: thejns.org/pediatrics/v... #MoyamoyaAwareness

Our department chair Edward Chang, MD, kicked off the #ASNR26 opening plenary session highlighting research in the @changlabucsf.bsky.social working to decode the human brain. @theasnr.bsky.social

Join us in wishing good luck to Meeki Lad, BS, MPH, member of Dr. Manish Aghi's lab @neurosurgucsf.bsky.social, on the Great American Baking Show! #UCSFProud | How a viral cake video landed this UCSF brain tumor expert on a competitive baking TV show www.sfgate.com/food/article...

It was a great pleasure to host Vivek Kavadi, CEO @astro-org.bsky.social at UCSF! We appreciated hearing his vision & priorities, & how we can work together to continue to make a difference for our patients! Catherine Park, Alex Hotca-Cho, Steven Seyedin, Harish Vasudevan @neurosurgucsf.bsky.social

Epilepsy “brain blips” aren’t random but instead follow a pattern that scientists can spot a second before they strike, new UCSF research finds. This early warning signal could lead to prevention devices that protect memory, language and focus. https://ucsfh.org/48J4kgu

In the Advances in Epilepsy session, chief neurosurgery resident Anthony Lee, MD, PhD, presented his research with @changlabucsf.bsky.social & @labnowakowski.bsky.social using spatial transcriptomics & micro-electrocorticography to link form and function in the superior temporal gyrus. #AANS2026 🧠🟦

We’re excited to be in San Antonio this weekend for #AANS2026! Check out all the incredible work that our faculty, fellows, residents, and medical students are doing: neurosurgery.ucsf.edu/news/ucsf-ne... @ucsfhealth.bsky.social

📢Announcing the invited symposium speakers: Joseph Costello (@neurosurgucsf.bsky.social) Peter Dirks (University of Toronto / @sickkidsto.bsky.social) Nada Jabado (McGill University / Montreal Children's hospital) @neurodevkathy.bsky.social (University of Washington / @seattlechildrens.org)

Outstanding UCSF work #AACR2026! Brooke Braman (David Raleigh lab) 2 posters genomics/meningiomas, Courtney Tamaki (Nam Woo Cho Lab) radiation-inducible surface protein targets Details here! www.linkedin.com/posts/ucsf-r... @aacrjournals.bsky.social @neurosurgucsf.bsky.social @ucsfcancer.bsky.social

Listen to the latest podcast! "SNObound: Career Advice from Dr. Brooke Braman in Radiation Oncology" from David Raleigh Lab. Dr. Mike Dohopolski & Jayden Hang interview Braman on her residency path soc-neuro-onc.libsyn.com/website/snob... @neurosurgucsf.bsky.social @ucsfcancer.bsky.social

A phase 1 clinical trial led by @ucsfhealth.bsky.social neuro-oncologist Jennifer Clarke, MD, MPH, shows that a personalized treatment regimen with multiple targeted therapies is a feasible approach for recurrent #glioblastoma: braintumorcenter.ucsf.edu/news/precisi... @ucsfcancer.bsky.social

New in @jamaoncology.com: a UCSF team led by David Raleigh, MD, PhD, reports on a prospective genomic profiling analysis of more than 1100 #meningiomas. Their findings could help guide evolving diagnostic criteria and clinical trial design: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... @ucsfradonc.bsky.social

This recent study in #NatureCommunications showed that #STING activation induces cytotoxic and immune responses in #meningiomas via inflammatory cell death pathways. Read the full article here: go.nature.com/3OlX42T

Solving Tumor Heterogeneity: Spatial and 3D Genomics— Mario Suva, Joseph F. Costello, and Antonio Iavarone addressed this topic in a plenary session at the AACR Special Conference on Brain Cancer. #AACRbrain26

Michelle Monje, Benjamin Deneen, and Shawn Hervey-Jumper discussed "The Neuroscience of Gliomas" in a plenary session at the AACR Special Conference on Brain Cancer. #AACRbrain26 @michellemonje.bsky.social

Thank you to Morten Lund-Johansen, MD, PhD, from the University of Bergen, for delivering this year's Khatib #SkullBase Lecture! Great hearing about his research on the efficacy of radiosurgery for vestibular #schwannoma and his work developing neurosurgery programs in Ethiopia.

Phase 1 study led by Nicholas Butowski, MD @neurosurgucsf.bsky.social @ucsfhealth.bsky.social gets FDA clearance for an investigational new drug application to begin a phase 1 clinical trial for patients with recurrent high-grade glioma. www.cancernetwork.com/view/fda-cle...

We’re proud to have earned the Joint Commission’s Advanced Certification in Spine Surgery, recognizing our Spine Center's high-quality care for patients across Northern California! 🎉 https://ucsfh.org/4sYMWfe

We're so excited to welcome the newest members of UCSF Neurosurgery! Congratulations to Anita Kalluri, MD, Young Joon Kim, MD, and Youssef Sibih, MD 🎉🎉 #Match2026 #Neurosurgery @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social @harvardmed.bsky.social

At ZSFG, we remain committed to building trust, expanding access, and delivering care that honors every patient's experience. Thank you, Dr. Manley for being an example of compassionate care. #healthequity @sfpublichealth.bsky.social @ucsfmedicine.bsky.social

Scott Hamilton came to trust his neurosurgeon, Dr. Geoff Manley, for his humility just as much as his expertise. “Medicine becomes stronger, not weaker, when it invites patients into the circle of understanding,” he writes in @statnews.com. www.statnews.com/2026/03/04/m... @zsfgcare.bsky.social

The gap between lab research and real-world behavior has limited efforts to improve gait symptoms for Parkinson’s patients. Now, in a first-of-its-kind study, @neurosurgucsf.bsky.social researchers used brain signals recorded at home, to identify when patients are walking. https://ucsfh.org/4rr8BLO

Tumor-intrinsic chromatin programs enforce immune evasion in glioblastoma: doi.org/10.1172/JCI2... Rongze Olivia Lu & colleagues provide a Commentary on Xinchun Zhang et al.: doi.org/10.1172/JCI1...

Thanks to Gabriel Zada, MD, an alumnus of our residency program now at @keck.usc.edu, for delivering this year's Boldrey Lecture! Great hearing his insights on endoscopic approaches in pituitary surgery and the promise of molecular profiling to inform the management of pituitary adenomas.

The deadline for online abstract submissions for the #SNIS 23rd Annual Meeting has been extended! The new submission deadline is: Monday, March 23, 2026, at 11:59 pm (EST). For full details on submission guidelines, please visit: snisannualmeeting.org.

Research led by Tomasz Nowakowski, PhD @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social @ucsfstemcell.bsky.social in @nature.com | New map of fetal brain cell development may change our understanding of mental illness and cancer www.earth.com/news/new-map... #UCSFProud

The extra dose of progesterone from the birth control shot adds fuel for a #meningioma to develop. More on the increased risk compared to others associated with birth control & pregnancy: braintumorcenter.ucsf.edu/news/meningi... @ucsfcancer.bsky.social @ucsfradonc.bsky.social @ucsfbixby.bsky.social

We ranked #1 in NIH funding in 2025, marking more than 20 consecutive years as the nation’s top-funded neurosurgery program! 🎉 This achievement reflects our team's commitment to advancing the field & translating those discoveries into new standards of care: neurosurgery.ucsf.edu/news/ucsf-ne... 🧪🧠📈

Exciting new paper by Harish Vasudevan et al! "IFN signaling is associated with radiotherapy response in malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors" www.jci.org/articles/vie... @neurosurgucsf.bsky.social @ucsfcancer.bsky.social @ucsfhealth.bsky.social