Matthew Abikenari

M.D. Candidate @stanfordmed | Clinical Neuroscience @uniofoxford | U.S. Herbruck scholar of Oxford | focused on Neurosurgical Oncology & Glial Immunology 🧠🦠

[Matthew Abikenari @Matthewabii]

In honor of a beloved member of my family, whose courage in the face of brain cancer has forever shaped my life, I dedicate this grant to her. Privileged to do so with the greatest mentor in the world!

[Stanford Neurosurgery @StanfordNsurg]

Congratulations to Matthew Abikenari, M.S. (@Matthewabii) on receiving an $8,500 ASCO Conquer Cancer grant! Matthew will research glioblastoma progression under Dr. Michael Lim's mentorship, advancing critical brain cancer research. #StanfordNeurosurgery #Glioblastoma

[Matthew Abikenari @Matthewabii]

@AshishHShah4 @ManuelaAB99 @CKRamsoomair @NathanShlobin @michaelivanmd @CKRamsoomair congratulations mate! I remember this talk at AANS Boston! Phenomenal work as always

[Matthew Abikenari @Matthewabii]

@NRCDP_K12 @PennNSG @StanfordNsurg @PittNeurosurg Congratulations! @MateiBanu

[Matthew Abikenari @Matthewabii]

@RongxinFang @Stanford Congratulations Dr. Fang

[Michelle Monje 🟦 @michelle_monje]

Preprint alert: Serotonergic neuron-glioma interactions drive high-grade glioma pathophysiology | bioRxiv https://t.co/3c73B2AdhG

[Matthew Abikenari @Matthewabii]

@michaelivanmd Congratulations Vratko! Fantastic work!

[Matthew Abikenari @Matthewabii]

@VratkoH @michaelivanmd Congratulations mate! So proud of you!

[Stanford Neurosurgery @StanfordNsurg]

More from #cns2025:

Stanford Medical Student Matthew Abikenari (@Matthewabii) presents his talk on the role of reprogramming the innate immune system to slow GBM Progression.

[Stanford Neurosurgery @StanfordNsurg]

Dr. John Choi from Stanford gave two podium talks at the @CNS_Update meeting in Los Angeles detailing novel mechanisms of recruiting immune cells to target cancer. For his work with Dr. Michael Lim, he was given this year's Journal of Neuro-Oncology award! #cns2025

[Matthew Abikenari @Matthewabii]

@OmidVEbrahimi Fantastic! Congratulations Omid! So excited to see how profoundly you will shape the future of psychiatry!

[Matthew Abikenari @Matthewabii]

@renefreichel @NatMentHealth Congratulations mate! Such an incredible piece of work and what a beautiful read!
so proud to call you a colleague!

[Matthew Abikenari @Matthewabii]

Our recent work @FrontiersIn highlighting TBI immune paradox: IL-1β, IL-6, TNFα → microglial priming, astrocyte dysregulation, IL-23/IL-17 amplification drives neurodegeneration. Grateful to the mentorship of @lilykim_md and my dear friend @ren8alex
https://t.co/GRfoigTATX

[Matthew Abikenari @Matthewabii]

@SamJoeKim @MichaelMoncure @BulletPtsProj @UMKCmedschool Congratulations Sam! And well done!

[Cancers MDPI @Cancers_MDPI]

📜This paper is the largest synthesis to date of the molecular and embryological origins that lead to the spatial oncogenesis of meningiomas.
✍by Matthew A. Abikenari, Amit Regev, et al.
Full text 👉https://t.co/l5pDQ2SeGB

@StanfordNsurg @MichaelLimMD @Matthewabii #meningioma

[Matthew Abikenari @Matthewabii]

@SavchukSol @michelle_monje Congratulations Sol, such an incredible amount of work! So excited for what you do next!

[Matthew Abikenari @Matthewabii]

@jasonpsheehan @BhavJain_ Great work mate! Well done

[Matthew Abikenari @Matthewabii]

@kevinkumar @DellMedSchool @dellchildrens @PedNeuroscience @UTAustin Congratulations Dr. Kumar!

[Matthew Abikenari @Matthewabii]

@lilykim_md @StanfordMed @LimLab_Stanford Thank you so much, Lily. I’m truly grateful for your mentorship over the years and for showing me the kind of physician I aspire to become.

[Matthew Abikenari @Matthewabii]

Henry Kissinger’s first paragraph in his undergraduate dissertation….holds true with every path we traverse 🌲☀️

[Matthew Abikenari @Matthewabii]

Thrilled to see that my figure was chosen for the cover of the JNO, representing our team’s latest work on PI3KCA mutated meningiomas! @StanfordNsurg @OxfordSkullBase @sanj_jeyaretna @VratkoH

[Journal of Neuro-Oncology @JNeurooncol]

Please read our latest September 2025 edition! #JNO

More here: https://t.co/CLWRa8tVTx

[Matthew Abikenari @Matthewabii]

@CKRamsoomair Great work Christian!