Maslova, Stefanyda
Sherlock, Thomas
Thede, Andrew T.
Demir, Zehra E.F.
Brown, Owen
Ak, Beyzanur G.
Duclos, Sarah E.
Batts, Alec J.
Hermes, Mary Eleanor
McCord, Matthew
Sheybani, Natasha D.
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (T32NS115657)
National Cancer Institute (T32CA009109)
National Cancer Institute (T32CA009109)
National Cancer Institute (R21CA292273)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (T32HL007284)
NIH Office of the Director (DP5OD031846)
U.S. Department of Defense (HT9425-25-1-0411)
Ben and Catherine Ivy Foundation
Brain Institute, University of Virginia
School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Virginia
Article History
Received: 25 March 2026
Accepted: 30 July 2026
First Online: 3 August 2026
Declarations
Competing Interests: The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose.
Ethics Approval: Experiments involving animals were reviewed and approved by the Animal Care and Use Committee at the University of Virginia and conformed to the National Institute of Health Guidelines for animal research.
Clinical trial number: Not applicable.
Consent to Participate: Not applicable.
Consent To Publish: Not applicable.