One Only Half Dies: On Receiving the 2026 ISC Ralph L. Sacco Outstanding Stroke Research Mentor Award

Just as my seniors nurtured me, I have continued to nurture those who come after me. Through my role as an intermediary, many of my mentors' knowledge and experience have been passed down to numerous mentees. I cannot be grateful enough to my workplaces, which brought together so many highly motivated mentees and allowed me to meet them. "One only half dies who leaves an image of themself in their mentees"; many poets have conveyed similar messages. Cultivating the next generation of leaders in stroke medicine, a field that continues to make remarkable strides, is undoubtedly one of our most important missions.