Jake Young, MD
@jakeyoung11
Husband. Son. Brother. Brain Tumor Surgeon-Scientist at UCSF. Be curious, not judgmental. Tweets are my own. https://younglab.ucsf.edu/
🧠 Got a question for Dr. Patrick Wen? Join us for SNO’s Ask Me ‘Almost’ Anything session on June 18 at 12:00pm ET in the Early Career Community on SNO Central. Submit your questions now! snocentral.soc-neuro-onc.org #SNOAMAA #NeuroOnc
On the cover of @theJNS, @jakeyoung11, @J_deGrootMD, @ManishKAghi & colleagues review the role of focused ultrasound (FUS) in treating gliomas and highlight how low-frequency FUS can temporarily disrupt the blood-brain barrier to enhance drug delivery: thejns.org/view/journals/…
🧠 Early career in #neurooncology? Join Dr. Patrick Wen for SNO’s next Ask Me ‘Almost’ Anything (AMAA)! @pywen @NeuroOnc @jasia_mahdi @jakeyoung11 June 18 | 12–12:30pm ET Register & submit questions in the Early Career Community on SNO Central! snocentral.soc-neuro-onc.org
1/ Excited to share our latest paper, now published in @NatureComms! We reveal how glioma-induced neuronal circuit remodeling is linked to regional immunosuppression in glioblastoma. nature.com/articles/s4146…
Had a great time watching the @SFGiants game this past weekend with our residents! ⚾️ @jakeyoung11 @DrDiGiorgio @VijayLetchuman @JohnPAndrews_MD
As always, an incredible talk by Dr. Berger about difficult glioma cases. A great Monday session with an all-star list of presenters at @AANSNeuro

Fantastic first in person meeting for the Tumor QOD leas by Raj Mukherjee. Exciting abstracts and projects underway! @AANSNeuro

One of the highlights of AANS each year is the NREF donor reception! Great to help resident research funding by supporting the NREF
AANS President @jacquesmorcosmd wants to know: Which social events are you most excited to attend at #AANS2025? Drop your answer in the comments and tag a colleague who should weigh in! Learn more about the events here: annualmeeting.aans.org/social-events/
Leveraging our COMET™ technology, a study led by @jakeyoung11 and @LabRaleigh revealed a novel approach for targeting glioblastoma, the most common and aggressive primary brain cancer. Read the article➡️link.lunaphore.com/9ct @NeurosurgeryUCSF @UCSFCancer @UCSF
Attending #AANS2025? Don’t miss the AANS Career Fair on Saturday, April 26, from 12–2 pm at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. Connect with top neurosurgery employers, build your brand and explore new opportunities. Registration is free! ow.ly/Hws050VsKT0
New from Kanish Mirchia of @LabRaleigh and @SenaOten4 of @HerveyJumper lab, an exciting collaboration with @J_deGrootMD showing that spatial synaptic connectivity underlies oligodendroglioma evolution and recurrence. @NeurosurgUCSF @UCSFCancer @UCSF. researchsquare.com/article/rs-629…
A big congratulations to @ucsf neurosurgeon and scientist @herveyjumper on being honored with the Mitchel S. Berger, MD Endowed Professorship! 🎉 @UCSFHospitals @UCSFCancer #UCSFProud
tumorsection.org/limelight-rese… Check out this exciting new initiative from the Tumor Section to facilitate scientific discussion similar to a lab meeting environment. First session is coming up 4/10 @ 1pm PST.

Today is an inordinately important and special day @NeurosurgUCSF.
Really excited for the plenary sessions at AANS this year. Great mix of clinical leaders and scientific discoveries!
#AANS2025 Question of the Month with Dr. @jacquesmorcosmd The countdown is on for #AANS2025 and Dr. Morcos wants to know: Which scientific session are you most excited about? Watch below, look through the schedule and share your thoughts in the comments!…
New in @TheJNS, @jakeyoung11, @J_deGrootMD, @ManishKAghi, and their colleagues review how low-intensity focused ultrasound is a being used to treat glioma by safely disrupting the blood-brain barrier to enhance drug delivery: doi.org/10.3171/2024.9… @DrKazNIR @RaminMorshedMD
Delighted to share our comprehensive review on leptomeningeal disease now online @NatRevClinOncol Items covered: 1. Distinct pathogenesis of LMD and how it varies from parenchymal brain metastases 2. How cancer cells metabolically in the CSF and evade immune cells 3. Latest…
Our review article about the immune micro environment in glioma is on JITC! Great work @notinthemoud @jakeyoung11 @WinsonHoNsgy
New #JITC review: Co-evolution of glioma and immune microenvironment bit.ly/49pQOxg @LuRongze