ALT Graphic showing headshots of Joseph Chen, MD, and Ramin Morshed, MD, over a background histology image of a brain metastasis. Text banner has the publication citation: Development of a Patient Selection Algorithm for Surgical Resection in Brain Oligometastases. Chen JS et al. Neuro-Oncol Pract. 2026 Oct 6: npag099. Online ahead of print.

ALT Graphic showing an MRI scan of a meningioma. Text banner with the publication citation reads, Prospective Genomic Profiling of Consecutive Meningiomas. Nguyen MP, Mirchia K, Braman BC, et al. (2026) JAMA Oncol.

ALT An illustration of DNA double helices is shown next to UCSF neuro-oncologist Jennifer Clarke, MD, MPH.

ALT (L to R) Tyler Cole, MD, Ethan Winkler, MD, PhD, Dragan Dimitrov, MD, Keiko Fukuda, MD and Edward Chang MD attend the 2026 Monterey County Neuroscience Symposium.

ALT Dragan Dimitrov, MD, Medical Director at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula for UCSF, presenting his talk, “Avoiding the Wrong Surgery: When Fusion Helps and When it Hurts."

ALT Attendees of the 2026 Monterey County Neuroscience Symposium.

ALT Brian Toyota, MD, UCSF’s Regional Director of Neurosciences Network, attends the 2026 Monterey County Neuroscience Symposium.

ALT Quote card for neuro-oncologist Martin van den Bent, MD, PhD: "...for some of the questions that we are studying, you need to collaborate to make sure what you are finding is not just true at your institution but across institutions."

ALT The Liu lab with Scott Davis, the managing director of the Sontag Innovation Fund, and Hilary Keeley, the executive director of the Sontag Foundation.