The Yang Lab

From the #lab to the #marathon course.🏃🏻‍♀️👩🏻‍🔬 One of our own @aimeexzhang @UCLA @UCLAHealth @UCLANsgy took on the #LAMarathon @lamarathon to support the #GlioblastomaFoundation @glioblastf, raising awareness for patients and families battling #GBM. Proud to see the fight against #GBM carried beyond the #lab. 🧠💜 @IsaacYangMD @UCLANsgy @UCLAHealth @HarborUCLA @HarborUCLASurg @HarborTrauma @dgsomucla @uclacaltechmstp

That’s a wrap on @NASBSorg #nasbs #nasbs2026! Great science, great people, and incredible @UCLAHealth @UCLANsgy @UCLA_ENT representation all week. Thank you to @NASBSorg for an incredible conference, and grateful for the community moving #skullbasesurgery forward #wearenasbs #AnythingIsPossible Onward → #nasbs2027 | Nashville, TN 🧠🎸 @IsaacYangMD @UCLANsgy @UCLAHealth @HarborUCLA @HarborUCLASurg @HarborTrauma @dgsomucla @uclacaltechmstp

#wearenasbs #AnythingIsPossible @NASBSorg #nasbs #nasbs2026 @hirohase_nsgy @michaelivanmd @StephenTMagill @AlbertHKimMDPhD @MichaelLimMD @jacquesmorcosmd @RichEverson @MayaHarary @IsaacYangMD @UCLANsgy @UCLAHealth @HarborUCLA @HarborUCLASurg @HarborTrauma @dgsomucla @uclacaltechmstp

@TheYangLab1 @UCLANsgy representing @NASBSorg #nasbs #nasbs2026! Great presentations, strong collaboration, and a team that continues to raise the bar! Proud of everyone here. 🙌🏾 #wearenasbs #AnythingIsPossible @IsaacYangMD @UCLANsgy @UCLAHealth @HarborUCLA @HarborUCLASurg @HarborTrauma @dgsomucla @uclacaltechmstp

Exceptional talk by our outstanding student @aryannpandey @NASBSorg presenting our work on machine learning–based prediction of surgical outcomes in #SSCD. #nasbs #nasbs2026 #wearenasbs #AnythingIsPossible @IsaacYangMD @UCLANsgy @UCLAHealth @HarborUCLA @HarborUCLASurg @HarborTrauma @dgsomucla @uclacaltechmstp

Great presentation by our excellent MS2 @LisaLiff @dgsomucla on bilateral #SSCD and hypoalbuminemia and their association with postoperative outcomes. Great work from the Yang–Gopen Lab team @NASBSorg #nasbs #nasbs2026 #wearenasbs #AnythingIsPossible @IsaacYangMD @UCLANsgy @UCLA_ENT @UCLAHealth @HarborUCLA @HarborUCLASurg @HarborTrauma @dgsomucla @uclacaltechmstp

Great talk by @mahlet__mekonnen exploring frailty (mFI-5) as a predictor of complications in #chordoma surgery and its implications for perioperative risk stratification and patient counseling @NASBSorg #nasbs #nasbs2026 #wearenasbs #AnythingIsPossible @IsaacYangMD @UCLANsgy @UCLA_ENT @UCLAHealth @HarborUCLA @HarborUCLASurg @HarborTrauma @dgsomucla @uclacaltechmstp

Insightful talk on Endoscopic Transnasal Surgery (ETS) for Posterior Fossa Intradural Tumors @hirohase_nsgy @NASBSorg #nasbs #nasbs2026. Great to see innovation pushing the boundaries of skull base surgery. #wearenasbs #AnythingIsPossible @IsaacYangMD @UCLANsgy @UCLA_ENT @UCLAHealth @HarborUCLA @HarborUCLASurg @HarborTrauma @dgsomucla @uclacaltechmstp

Happening today @NASBSorg — Aryan Pandey presenting “Predicting Surgical Outcomes in Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence Using Machine Learning.” 🗓 Sunday, March 8 ⏰ 11:10 AM – 12:10 PM 📍 Palm 1–3, Town & Country, San Diego #nasbs #nasbs2026 #wearenasbs #AnythingIsPossible @IsaacYangMD @UCLANsgy @UCLA_ENT @UCLAHealth @HarborUCLA @HarborUCLASurg @HarborTrauma @dgsomucla @uclacaltechmstp

Happening today @NASBSorg — Mahlet Mekonnen presenting on frailty stratification and complications in chordoma surgery. 🗓 March 8 ⏰ 11:10 AM – 12:10 PM 📍 Pacific D | Town & Country, San Diego #nasbs #nasbs2026 #wearenasbs #AnythingIsPossible @IsaacYangMD @UCLANsgy @UCLA_ENT @UCLAHealth @HarborUCLA @HarborUCLASurg @HarborTrauma @dgsomucla @uclacaltechmstp

Great presentation by our excellent MS2 @savi6agarwal @dgsomucla @UCLANsgy @NASBSorg #nasbs #nasbs2024 on integrating frailty into risk stratification for #SRS outcomes in #vestibularschwannoma. #wearenasbs #AnythingIsPossible @IsaacYangMD @UCLANsgy @UCLA_ENT @UCLAHealth @HarborUCLA @HarborUCLASurg @HarborTrauma @dgsomucla @uclacaltechmstp

Outstanding talk by our MD-PhD candidate @lailakhors @dgsomucla @uclacaltechmstp showcasing our work on #SSCD symptom improvement following surgical repair @NASBSorg #nasbs #nasbs2026 #wearenasbs #AnythingIsPossible @IsaacYangMD @UCLANsgy @UCLA_ENT @UCLAHealth @HarborUCLA @HarborUCLASurg @HarborTrauma

Excellent talk by @mahlet__mekonnen presenting our work on anti-EMP2 therapy suppressing VEGF-mediated angiogenesis in malignant #meningioma @NASBSorg #nasbs #nasbs2026 Proud to see @TheYangLab1 advancing translational neuro-oncology. #wearenasbs #AnythingIsPossible @IsaacYangMD @UCLANsgy @UCLA_ENT @UCLAHealth @HarborUCLA @HarborUCLASurg @HarborTrauma @dgsomucla @uclacaltechmstp

Happening today @NASBSorg ! Laila N. Khorasani @dgsomucla @uclacaltechmstp presenting: Predictors of Symptomatic Improvement After Surgical Repair of Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence in Over 600 Cases. 📅 Sunday, March 8 ⏰ 8:35–9:35 AM 📍 Pacific D | Town and Country, San Diego #nasbs #nasbs2026 #wearenasbs #AnythingIsPossible @IsaacYangMD @UCLANsgy @UCLA_ENT @UCLAHealth @HarborUCLA @HarborUCLASurg @HarborTrauma @dgsomucla @uclacaltechmstp

Happening today @NASBSorg ! 🗓 Saturday, March 7 ⏰ 4:00–5:00 PM 📍 Town & Country Ballroom AB | San Diego, CA Presenting our work from @TheYangLab1 @UCLANsgy : Anti-EMP2 Therapy Suppresses VEGF-Mediated Angiogenesis and Cell Migration in Malignant #Meningioma by @mahlet__mekonnen #nasbs #nasbs2026 #wearenasbs #AnythingIsPossible @IsaacYangMD @UCLANsgy @UCLA_ENT @UCLAHealth @HarborUCLA @HarborUCLASurg @HarborTrauma @dgsomucla @uclacaltechmstp

Great friend and colleague, Dr. Gopen — grateful to be part of an incredible #SSCD team @UCLANsgy @UCLA_ENT @NASBSorg #nasbs #nasbs2026 #wearenasbs #AnythingIsPossible @IsaacYangMD @UCLANsgy @UCLA_ENT @UCLAHealth @HarborUCLA @HarborUCLASurg @HarborTrauma @dgsomucla @uclacaltechmstp

Happening today @NASBSorg #nasbs #nasbs2026 — poster presentations by our phenomenal MS2s poster #s (P243) and (P511) @dgsomucla. Excited to see their work on #SSCD outcomes and frailty in #vestibularschwannoma surgery @TheYangLab1 #wearenasbs #AnythingIsPossible @IsaacYangMD @UCLANsgy @UCLA_ENT @UCLAHealth @HarborUCLA @HarborUCLASurg @HarborTrauma @dgsomucla @uclacaltechmstp