David M. Yousem Research Fellow Award Recipients 2026

Dan Cheng, MD
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Co-Authors: Yin Guo, PhD; Mona Kharaji, MD; Beibei Sun, MD; Hisham Alfarra, MD; Mohamad H. Mosi, MD; Zhiwei Tan, PhD; Xin Wang, PhD; Chun Yuan, PhD; Seyyed Kazem HashemizadehKolowri, MD; Niranjan Balu, PhD; Mahmud Mossa-Basha, MD
Abstract Title: Quantitative Intracranial Vessel Wall Imaging Features Differentiate Atherosclerosis, Vasculitis, and RCVS

Francesco Sanvito, MD
University of California, Los Angeles
Co-Authors: Gianluca Nocera, Jingwen Yao, Sonoko Oshima, Samuel A. Bobholz, Ashley M. Teraishi, Catalina Raymond, Richard G. Everson, Linda M. Liau, Jennifer Connelly, Antonella Castellano, Noriko Salamon, Timothy F. Cloughesy, Peter S. LaViolette, Benjamin M. Ellingson
Abstract Title: Validation of diffusion imaging and radio-pathomic maps for the prediction of histological cell density in image-guided biopsies obtained from human brain gliomas

Ji Eun Park, MD, PhD
Johns Hopkins University
Co-Authors: E-Nae Cheong, PhD; Geunu Jeong, MD; Celina Nahyun Jo, MD; Ho Sung Kim, MD, PhD; Ji Eun Park, MD, PhD
Abstract Title: Effect of deep learning reconstruction on quantitative analysis in brain tumors with diffusion-weighted imaging and dynamic susceptibility contrast imaging