
School of Neuroscience, King's College London, United Kingdom
Clinical, epidemiological and health service research questions in stroke
Emeritus Professor Stroke Medicine, King's College London
Former National Clinical Director for Stroke with NHS England and the London Stroke Clinical Director
Founding and Immediate Past President of Coalition of Special Taskforces for Stroke (CSTS)
Past president of the British Association of Stroke Physicians and Hon Vice President of the Stroke AssociationChaired the NICE Guidelines Group for Acute Stroke and TIA and the NICE Stroke Quality Standards Development Group
Awarded a CBE in the Queen's birthday honours in 2013

Department of Neurology, Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, China
Early diagnosis and treatment of dementia; Cerebrovascular diseases; Clinical application of stem cell and gene therapy in the treatment of nervous system diseases
Director of Department of Neurology, Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing University Medical School, China
Expert receiving Special Government Allowance of the State Council
Outstanding Chinese neurologist
Outstanding Leading Medical Talent in Jiangsu Province
Director of Provincial Cerebrovascular Disease Treatment Center, Jiangsu, China
Director of Provincial Key Disciplines and Key Clinical Specialties, Jiangsu, China
The current vice chairman of the Neurology Branch of the Chinese Medical Association
Vice-chairman of the Prevention and Control Professional Committee of the Chinese Preventive Medicine Association
Vice President of Neurology Branch of Chinese Medical Doctor Association
Chairman of the Stroke Branch of Jiangsu Medical Association

Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada
Calcium channels; Presynaptic structural proteins; Synapse formation; Synapse physiology; Synaptic plasticity
Director of the Collaborative Program in Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine
Winner of University of Toronto Women in Science and Engineering “Breaking the Glass Ceiling” Award, Graduate Mentorship Award, and Excellence in Teaching Performance award

1. Department of Neurology and Clinical Research Center of Neurological Disease, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, China;
2. Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Diseases and Institute of Neuroscience, Soochow University, China
Non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease; Sleep disorders
2017.06- present Head of department, Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University
2009.09-present Director, Institute of Neuroscience, Soochow University
2001.03-2001.09 Visiting Professor, Centre Hospital du Grenoble, France
2000.02-2017.06 Associate dean, Chief physician, professor, Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University
1990.12-2000.02 Professor, Attending Physician, Neurology Department, Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University
1989.11-1990.11 Interne, The Saleptriere hospital, Paris, France
1985.09-1989.10 Attending Physician, Neurology Department, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University

Department of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, China
Mechanisms and interventions of mental disorders including autism, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and the negative emotions associated with chronic diseases
Professor & Doctoral Supervisor, Department of Neurobiology, Basic Medicine School, Air Force Medical University (formerly Fourth Military Medical University), Xi’an
Director, Institute of Neuroscience & Brain Science and Brain‑Inspired Intelligence Laboratory, Air Force Medical University
"Changjiang Scholar" Distinguished Professor, Ministry of Education – China
National “Ten Thousand Talent Program” Leading Talent in Science and Technology
Recipient of the Chinese National Science and Technology Progress First Prize

Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of the Army Medical University, China
Basic and clinical translational research of acute cerebrovascular disease
Professor and Chief Physician, Neurology Department, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University (Second Affiliated Hospital)
Doctoral Supervisor and Director, Neurology Medical Center at Army Medical University
Recognized as a “Changjiang Scholar” Distinguished Professor by the Ministry of Education
Featured in the National “Ten Thousand Talent Program” (a major national-level talent development initiative)

Neurology Department, St George's University Hospital, United Kingdom
Stroke and CNS inflammatory disease
Consultant Neurologist in the Neurology Department at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
UK Chief Investigator for the SWIFT‑Direct international thrombectomy trial, the first such study initiated from the UK, based at St George’s Hyper Acute Stroke Unit
Primary supervisor for a four-year PhD studentship exploring diabetes, retinal vasculopathy, and post-stroke cognitive decline, jointly administered between St George’s and University of Manchester

Department of Pathophysiology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
Dementia and Alzheimer's disease
Professor & Doctoral Supervisor, Department of Pathophysiology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)
China’s Ministry of Education “Changjiang Scholar” Distinguished Professor
Member of the “Ten Thousand Talent Program” (national leading science & technology talent cadre)
Recipient of Hubei Provincial Distinguished Youth Fund and CCNU Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award
Senior Editor of Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease

Department of Pharmacology (The State-Province Key Laboratories of Biomedicine-Pharmaceutics of China), College of Pharmacy of Harbin Medical University, China
Pathogenesis and drug development of cognitive decline
Professor of Pharmacology & Doctoral Supervisor, School of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University
National-Level “Second-Level” Professor and Recipient of the State Council Special Allowance
Ministry of Education New Century Excellent Talent and “Longjiang Scholar” Distinguished Professor in Heilongjiang Province
Heilongjiang Provincial Distinguished Young Talent and Member of the First Henyan Team, Heilongjiang Provincial Education System Outstanding Teacher Award (Top Ten) & May Day Labor Medal

Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, Knight Cardiovascular Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, United States
Neurology; Neurological surgery; Cardiovascular medicine and physiology; Pharmacology
Professor of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, Neurology, Neurological Surgery, Cardiovascular Medicine, and Physiology & Pharmacology at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)
James Metcalfe Chair in Cardiovascular Research; Director of Research at the Knight Cardiovascular Institute (KCVI)
Serves on editorial boards of leading journals: Stroke, Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism, American Journal of Physiology‑Heart & Circulation, and Translational Stroke Research
Fellow of the American Heart Association Stroke Council; member of grant review panels for NIH and AHA; Director of KCVI T32 Training in Translational Science and Cardiovascular Medicine
Principal Investigator on multiple NIH-funded R01 projects, SBIR/STTR grants, and a T32 training grant in vascular neuroscience research
Named Honorary Professor at the University of Jordan School of Medicine in Amman (2024)

Department of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Australia
Neurology; Public health; Sleep medicine
1973 M.B.B.S., University of New South Wales
1978 F.R.A.C.G.P., Royal Australian College of GPs
1981 F.R.A.C.P., Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP)
1982 Graduate Diploma in Further Education, Adelaide College of Advanced Education
1982 Graduate Diploma in Tertiary Education, University of New England
1984 M.D., University of New South Wales
1990 F.A.F.P.H.M., Australian Faculty of Public Health Medicine, (RACP)
1992 B.Leg.S., Macquarie University
1997 F.A.C.L.M., Australasian College of Legal Medicine
1999 F.R.C.P., Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh
1999 F.A.C.B.S., Australasian College of Biomedical Scientists
2000 M.H.L., University of Sydney
2001 Sleep Physician, Australasian Sleep Association (ASA), Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ) and RACP
2013 F.A.C.L.M., Councillor
2006 Trained Assessor of Permanent Impairment Workcover and Motor Accident Authority, New South Wales
2007 F.F.F.L.M. (Hon), Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine (RCP), London

Interdisciplinary Platform for Genome Analytics, University of Lübeck, Germany
Genomics; Genome analytics; Neurogenetics
2014 – Present: Professor (W3) of Genome Analytics, University of Lübeck, Germany
2018 – 2022: Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Norway
2013 – 2017: Reader in Neurogenetics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
2008 – 2014: Head of Research Group, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Berlin, Germany
2004 – 2010: Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
2002 – 2008: Assistant in Genetics, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
2001 – 2004: Instructor in Neurology, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
1999 – 2001: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
1997 – 1999: Resident, Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Technical University Munich, Germany
2010: Special Award from the Hans and Ilse Breuer Foundation for Research in Alzheimer’s Disease
2009: Independent Investigator Award, National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD)
2005: Community Award, Alzheimer Research Forum
2004: Young Investigator Award, National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD)
2001: Three-year Research Fellowship, Harvard Center for Neurodegeneration and Repair
1999: Two-year Postdoctoral Fellowship, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
1996: Stipend, ERASMUS Foundation (European Commission)
1994: Stipend, Collège Franco-Allemand (Strasbourg, France)

Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy
Multiple sclerosis; Epilepsy; Parkinson’s disease; Subthalamic nucleus
Coordinator of the two-year PRIN 2022 Project: “Neurosteroids as Determinants of Seizure Susceptibility to Stress” (CUP E53D23013030006) – awarded in March 2025
Recipient of a three‑year PhD scholarship in "Health innovative products and technologies (HIP‑TECH)", XL cycle (2024) – awarded to PhD candidate Ali Rashed Olaimat under his supervision
Member and President of several doctoral selection committees, including five PhD admissions in 2024
Awarded a young researchers’ travel grant by the journal Pharmaceuticals in 2024

Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Cellular communication in the nervous system and neurodegenerative diseases
Chief of the Department of Physiology & Biophysics at ICB‑USP for three terms
Director of the Institute of Biomedical Sciences, USP
Vice‑Director of the Institute for Advanced Studies (IEA‑USP)
Director of the Brazilian Society of Physiology
Director of the Brazilian Society for Neuroscience and Behavior
Director of the Federation of Societies for Experimental Biology
Member of the Academy of Sciences of the State of São Paulo
Member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences

Department of Anesthesiology and Anesthesia Research, Medical College of Wisconsin, United States
Mitochondria; Mitochondrial calcium regulation; Voltage-dependent anion channel; Hexokinase; Adenine nucleotide translocator; Mitochondrial biology; Cellular Ca2+ regulation; Apoptotic signaling; Ischemia and reperfusion; Mild traumatic brain injury
Awarded the VNS Therapy Masterclass credential by LivaNova
Recognized for PeerJ reviewer contributions, accumulating 45 Reviewer Points across subject areas including Biochemistry, Cardiology, Oncology, Genetics, Internal Medicine, Neurology and Medical Genetics

Clinic of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, Department of Mental Health, Physical and Preventive Medicine, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Italy
Child neurology; Pediatric sleep disorders; Polysomnography; Pediatric primary headaches; Pediatric rehabilitation
Achieved official Italian qualification (ASN) for Full Professor (MED39)
Director of the Child Neuropsychiatry Unit (UOSD) at AOU “Luigi Vanvitelli” since 2018
President of the Degree Program in Neuro‑ and Psychomotricity Therapy in Developmental Age at University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”
President of the National Commission for Neurotherapy and Psychomotor Therapy in Developmental Age (TNPEE) since 2022
Director of the School of Specialization in Child Neuropsychiatry, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, since 2022

Department of Neurology, National Neuroscience Institute (Singapore General Hospital Campus), Singapore
Hyperacute stroke care; Stroke imaging; Asian pattern of stroke; Novel stroke risk factors; Stroke health systems research
Senior Consultant, Department of Neurology, National Neuroscience Institute (Singapore General Hospital), 2009 - Present
Director, Faculty Development, Academic Affairs, National Neuroscience Institute, Present
Academic Vice Chair, Faculty Affairs & Development, Neuroscience ACP, Present
Programme Director, Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease, National Neuroscience Institute, 2018 - Present
Associate Professor, Duke-NUS Medical School, 2014 - Present
Clinical Associate Professor, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine - NUS
Chair, Stroke Service Improvement team, Ministry of Health, 2014 - Present
Committee Member, Singapore National Stroke Association, 2014 - Present
Committee Member, World Stroke Organisation (Stroke support organisation, World Stroke Campaign), 2017 - Present
Director (Patient Safety & Clinical Quality), National Neuroscience Institute, 2021 - 2024
Head, Department of Neurology, National Neuroscience Institute (Singapore General Hospital), 2017 - 2023)

IRCCS Foundation Ca’Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Italy
Neurology; Movement disorder; Neurogenetics; IPSCs
Coordinator of the Movement Disorders Research Group at the Dino Ferrari Center
Part of the Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders team in the Neurology Department

1. Department of Neurology, Shandong Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, China;
2. Key Laboratory of Endocrine Glucose and Lipids Metabolism and Brain Aging in Shandong First Medical University, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, China;
3. Department of Neurology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Shandong University, China
Basic and clinical research of Alzheimer's disease early prevention and treatment
Professor and Doctor, Chair of Neurology Department & PhD Supervisor, Shandong First Medical University
Director of Neurology at Shandong Provincial Hospital
Director of Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center and Clinical Medicine Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Shandong Province
National Key R&D Program Chief Scientist
Taishan Scholar Distinguished Expert
Vice President, Neurology Branch of Chinese Medical Doctor Association
Deputy Chair, Dementia & Cognitive Disorders Group, Chinese Medical Association Neurology Branch
Chair, Neurology Branch of Shandong Medical Association; Chair of Rare Neurological Diseases Multidisciplinary Committee
Associate Editor, Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science
Led development of China’s first “Guidelines for Primary Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease”
Recipient of Shandong Province Science and Technology Progress Award

Neural Engineering Center, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, United States
Biomedical engineering; Neural engineering; Neural interfacing; Bioelectric phenomena; Neural prosthetics
Elmer Lincoln Lindseth Professor in Biomedical Engineering
Professor in Biomedical Engineering, Neurosciences, and Physiology & Biophysics at Case Western Reserve University
Director of the Neural Engineering Center
Named Distinguished University Professor at Case Western Reserve University in August 2019
Recipient of the NSF Young Investigator Presidential Award
Awarded the Case School of Engineering’s Research Leadership Award (2005) and Innovation Research Award (2012)
Honored with the university’s Carl F. Wittke Award for Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching (1991) and the John S. Diekhoff Award for Outstanding Graduate Teaching (1994)
Founding Editor-in-Chief and Editor of the Journal of Neural Engineering; serves on numerous editorial boards (~14 journals)
Elected Fellow of:
-
-
The American Institute for Medical and Biomedical Engineering (1998)
-
The Institute of Physics (2004)
-
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (2015)
-
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) (2010) Founding Editor-in-Chief and Editor of the Journal of Neural Engineering; serves on numerous editorial boards (~14 journals)
-

1. Department of Neurology, County Clinic Hospital Brasov, Romania;
2. Faculty of Medicine, Transilvania University Brasov, Romania
Neurology
Professor of Neurology, Head of the Department of Neurology, County Emergency Clinical Hospital, and Lecturer of Neurology at Transilvania University of Brașov, Romania
Former President, European Association of Young Neurologists and Trainees (EAYNT)
EAYNT Liaison Officer with the World Federation of Neurological Societies; European co-representative on the International Working Group for Young Neurologists and Trainees (World Federation of Neurology)
Secretary, EFNS/MDS‑ES Panel on Movement Disorders; Member, Educational Committee of MDS‑ES (European Section of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society)
Member, International Parkinson and Movement Disorders Society (MDS) Leadership Task Force; Member, EAN Scientific Panel on Movement Disorders
Member, EUROPAR (European Parkinson’s Group); Member, MDS Non‑Motor Study Group
Founder and Course Director of the annual Movement Disorders Teaching Course in Brașov

Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Italy
Neuropathy; Motor neuron disease; Neural connections
Member of the Board of the Italian Association for the Study of the Peripheral Nervous System (ASNP)
Coordinator of the Study Group in Neurogenetics and Rare Diseases of the Italian Society of Neurology (SIN)
Regional coordinator of the Italian Association of Myology (AIM) for the Lombardy macro-region
Coordinator of the Executive Board of the Study Group for Facio-Scapulo-Humeral Dystrophy of the Italian Association of Myology (AIM)
Member of the Board of Healthcare Providers of the ERN-European Reference Network – Rare Neuromuscular Diseases (EURO-NMD), ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia
Chair of the Management Group of the “Scientific Panel” Muscle & NMJ Disorders of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN)
Full Individual Member and FEAN (fellow) of the European Academy of Neurology and effective member of the following “Scientific Panels” of the Society: Muscle & NMJ Disorders, Neuropathies, ALS and Frontotemporal Dementia, Neurogenetics, Coordinating Panel on Rare Neurological Diseases
Member of the EAN UEMS SN/EBN Joint Education Board (JEB) with the role of EAN representative for the European Board of Neurological Examination.
Individual Member of the Treat-NMD Alliance Neuromuscular Network
Member of the national medical-scientific commission of the Union for the Fight against Muscular Dystrophies (UILDM), as Vice President, with delegation to the Scientific Responsibility of the official national magazine of the Association, DM.
Member of the national medical-scientific commission of MITOCON Onlus – mitochondrial diseases.
Member of the Editorial Boards of specialized journals including Frontiers in Neurology, Frontiers in Neuroscience, Neurological Sciences, Acta Myologica and Journal of Clinical Medicine.

1. Brain and Mind Centre, The University of Sydney, Australia;
2. School of Medical Sciences, The University of Sydney, Australia
Neurodegeneration; Glia; Parkinson’s disease; α-Synuclein; Ageing
Senior Lecturer, Sydney School of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Australia
Group Leader, Neuromotor Plasticity and Development Group, The University of Sydney
Affiliate, Brain and Mind Centre, The University of Sydney
Former Research Fellow, Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA)
Recipient of the Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA), Australian Research Council (ARC)

Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, China
Stroke; Neuropsychology; Alzheimer’s disease
Professor, Department of Neurology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, China
Doctoral supervisor
Head of Neurology & Psychiatry Teaching and Research Division; Director of Neurology; Deputy Director, Cerebrovascular Disease Interventional Diagnosis & Treatment Center, Xuzhou Campus, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University
President, Neurology Branch, Chinese Society of Geriatric Medicine
“Outstanding Contribution Expert” 2020 National Stroke Prevention & Treatment Program, National Health Commission, China
Vice Chair, Neurology Branch, Jiangsu Medical Association; Vice Chair, Neurology Branch, Jiangsu Physicians Association; Vice Chair, Jiangsu Mental Health Association; Director, Stroke Specialty Quality Control Center, Jiangsu Province
Recipient of multiple Jiangsu Province awards: 1 Jiangsu Science & Technology Progress Award; 7 Jiangsu Medical New Technology Awards; 8 Xuzhou Municipal Science & Technology Progress Awards

Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, China
Postoperative cognitive dysfunction
Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing University, China
Administrative Director, Department of Anesthesiology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital
Ph.D., Nanjing University Medical School (2004)
Postdoctoral Researcher, Pain Research Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard University (2006–2007)
Full Professor & Senior Physician (since 2015)

Department of Neurology, University Medical School, Hungary
Sleep pathophysiology; Epilepsy clinical and research
Professor of Neurology, Pécs University of Sciences, Department of Neurology and Epileptology, Hungary
Emeritus Professor of Neurology, with over 200 journals and 20 books
Research.com Neuroscience in Hungary Leader Award, 2022
Research.com Neuroscience in Hungary Leader Award, 2023

Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, China
Clinical diagnosis and neuroimaging of Alzheimer's disease and cognitive impairment
Professor of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
Chief Physician, Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital
Doctoral Supervisor, Capital Medical University
Adjunct Professor (special appointment), Hainan University, School of Biomedical Engineering
Chair, China Alzheimer’s Disease Preclinical Alliance, National Center for Clinical Research on Geriatric Diseases
President, Beijing Society of Cognitive Neuroscience
Member, MRI Committee, Chinese Society of Radiology
Shanghai Science & Technology Progress Award, First Class (2019)
“Huaxia Medical Science & Technology Award”, First Class (2022)
National Science & Technology Progress Award (Second Class, 2013)

Department of Neurosurgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Neurosurgical Institute of Nanjing University, Nanjing University Medical School, China
Brain injury; Epilepsy; Neural stem cells; Neuro-oncology
Professor and Chief Physician, Department of Neurosurgery, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School
Director, Neurosurgery Department & Institute, Nanjing University Neurosurgery Research Institute
Doctoral and Postdoctoral Supervisor
Winner of the Wang Zhongcheng Chinese Neurosurgery Academic Achievement Award
Recognized as a Key Medical Talent of Jiangsu Province
Recipient of multiple provincial science & technology awards: 1 First-Class and 5 Second-Class Science & Technology Progress Awards

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toronto, Canada
CNS injury; CNS repair; In vivo models; Molecular genetics; Neuroanatomy
Associate Professor, Leslie L. Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto
Course Coordinator, Graduate Seminar Series in Molecular Toxicology and Molecular & Biochemical Basis of Toxicology I, University of Toronto
Named to the Ontario Sunshine List as a high‑earning public university faculty member (2023 and 2024)
Received one of University of Toronto’s prestigious Connaught Innovation Awards

Department of Neurology, Krankenhaus Martha-Maria Halle-Dölau gGmbH, Germany
Clinical neurology; Neurological diseases; Movement disorders; Neurodegenerative diseases; Neuroinflammation; Brain diseases
Head of the Department of Neurology, Academic Hospital Martha‑Maria Halle-Dolau, Germany
Specialist in Neurology (Neurologist), Germany
Received the title of Professor in November 2008 (honorary title)
Honorary Member, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), 1986
Awarded the Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1986
Grand Decoration of Burgenland, 1999
Burgenland State Cultural Award, 2004
Gold Decoration of the City of Vienna, 2008

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, United States
Mechanisms of peripheral neuropathies; Developing treatments for nerve regeneration and neuroprotection
Professor, Neurology and Neuroscience
W. W. Smith Charitable Trust Professor of Neuroimmunology
Director, Neuromuscular Division
Director, Merkin Peripheral Neuropathy and Nerve Regeneration Center
Editor-in-Chief, Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology

1. Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, China;
2. China International Neuroscience Institute, China
Mechanism and surgical treatment of cerebrovascular disease
Chief Physician, Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
Professor of Neurosurgery, Capital Medical University; Doctoral & Postdoctoral Supervisor
Vice President, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University; Vice President, Xiong’an Xuanwu Hospital
Secretary of the Party Branch, Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital
Associate Editor, Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery (JNIS)
Recipient: National Distinguished Young Scholar (National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars)
Recipient: National Excellent Young Scientist Fund (National Natural Science Fund)
Honored in the Beijing “Hundred-Thousand-Ten Thousand Talent Project”
Awarded the Beijing Youth May 4th Medal
Honored as one of the “Top Ten Future Stars” of the Beijing Health Commission

Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
Cerebrovascular disease
Professor and Chief Physician (Director), Department of Neurology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
Doctoral Supervisor, Neurology
Chief Scientist, National Key R&D Program of China
Recipient, “Ten Thousand Talents Plan”, 2019
Recipient, Science & Technology Leading Talent of the Ministry of Science and Technology, 2018
Recipient, New Century Excellent Talent, 2010
Recipient, Hubei Province Distinguished Youth Science Fund, 2016
Recipient, First‑Class Hubei Provincial Science & Technology Progress Award, 2016
Co‑recipient, Second‑Class National Science & Technology Progress Award, 2018

Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Canada
Stroke; Alzheimer’s disease
Professor, Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba
Principal Investigator, Neuroscience Research Program, Prairie Neuroscience Research Centre, Kleysen Institute for Advanced Medicine
Vice‑President, Manitoba Neuroscience Network (MNN)

National Neuroscience Institute, Lee Kong Chian-NTU Medical School, Singapore
Alzheimer’s disease; Cognitive disorders; Mild cognitive impairment; Vascular dementia

Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea
Neuroscience; Behavior; Motor circuit; Optogenetics
Professor, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, South Korea
Dean, College of Life Sciences & Bioengineering, KAIST (2023–present)
Former Head, Department of Biological Sciences, KAIST (2019–2021); Former Director, Biocore Center (2019–2022); Director, KAIST–Wonjin Cell Therapy Center (2021–present)

Department of Pharmacy, Gachon University, South Korea
Dementia; Parkinson; Depression; Drug discovery
Professor, Department of Pharmacy, Gachon University, Seongnam, South Korea
Recognized researcher in biology and biochemistry, with a permanent D‑index of 55 (over 10,000 citations)

Department of Neurology, University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany
Neurology
Senior Researcher (Neurology), Universitätsklinikum Leipzig – Klinik und Poliklinik für Neurologie
Chair, Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft der Medizinischen Behandlungszentren für Erwachsene mit geistiger und mehrfacher Behinderung (BAG MZEB), Germany
Clinical Expert and Coordinator, Myelin Centre & Leukodystrophy Expert Centre (ZSE Leipzig), ZSE Leipzig / Universitätsklinikum Leipzig
Elected International Honorary Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1928)
Member, American Philosophical Society (1939) and U.S. National Academy of Sciences (1947)
Distinguished Scientific Contributions Award, American Psychological Association (1956)
Wilhelm‑Wundt‑Medal of the German Society for Psychology (1962)

Department of Surgery and Medical-Surgery Specialties, University of Catania, Italy
Cognitive disorders; COVID-19; Geriatrics; Neurology; Neuroscience; Psychiatry & Psychology; Rehabilitation; Translational medicine; Cerebrovascular diseases; Dementia; Neurosonology; Non-invasive brain stimulation; Sleep disorders
Full Professor of Advanced Medical and Surgical Technical Sciences, University of Catania, Italy
Consultant Neurologist & Chief, Clinical Neurophysiology Research Unit, Oasi Research Institute‑IRCCS (a WHO Collaborating Centre), Troina, Italy
Assistant Professor (Senior Academic Researcher), University of Catania
Visiting Clinical Research Fellow, Department of Neuroscience & Clinical Neurophysiology, Newcastle University, UK
Scientific Fellow selected by the European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS), 2013
International award for translational research in sleep medicine

Department of Biomedical, Surgical, and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, Italy
Neurology; Neuropathology; Sudden fetal death; Maternal smoking; Brain development; Environmental risk factors
Associate Professor of Pathology, University of Milan, Italy
Director, “Lino Rossi” Research Center for the Study and Prevention of Unexpected Perinatal Death and SIDS, Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan

1. Department of Neurosurgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, China;
2. Neurosurgical Institute, Nanjing University, China
Basic and clinical research on cerebrovascular diseases
Professor of Geochemistry, Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, Nanjing University, China
Doctoral Supervisor, Nanjing University
Research Focus: mineral–water interfacial reactions, soil contamination, heavy metal adsorption (not an award but highlights his expertise)

Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia
Epilepsy surgery; Psychosocial research in epilepsy; Genetics in familial epilepsy
Professor of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Head of Neurology Unit, University of Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC)
Consultant Neurologist specializing in Epilepsy at UMMC and University Malaya Specialist Centre
President, ASEAN Neurological Association (ASNA, 2023–2027)
Chair‑elect (2025–2029) and General Secretary (2021–2025), Asian and Oceanian Commission of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE-AO); Chair of its Research Task Force
Past President, Malaysian Society of Neurosciences (MSN) and Malaysian Epilepsy Society (PEM)

Departments of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care and Neurology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, United States
Pharmacology of opioid and receptors; Stroke education and care; Anesthesiology and pain medicine

Department of Neurology, Tianjin Neurological Institute, Tianjin Institute of Immunology, State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, International Joint Laboratory of Ocular Diseases, Ministry of Education, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Laboratory of Post-Neuroinjury Neurorepair and Regeneration in Central Nervous System Tianjin & Ministry of Education, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, China
Multiple sclerosis and stroke
Professor of Neurology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital & Tianjin Neurological Institute, China
Vice President of Research, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital
Director, Immunity & Aging Laboratory, Tianjin Neurological Institute
Best‑Citation Award for Thesis, Chinese Stroke Association
First Prize, Tianjin Natural Science Award

1. Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Center for Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Biomedicine of IHM, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, China;
2. Neurodegenerative Disorder Research Center, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Biomedical Aging Research, University of Science and Technology of China, China;
3. CAS Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Disease, University of Science and Technology of China, China;
4. Biomedical Sciences and Health Laboratory of Anhui Province, University of Science and Technology of China, China
Brain aging and neurodegenerative diseases
Professor, School of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, University of Science and Technology of China
Doctoral Supervisor, School of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, USTC
Recipient of the “Excellent Young Scientists Fund” from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (2020)
Elected Member, Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (2021)

Department of Neurology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland
Multiple sclerosis; Demyelinating diseases; Neurological diseases; Clinical neurology; CNS demyelinating autoimmune diseases; Neuroimmunology; Adult neurology; Neuroimmunomodulation
Professor of Neurology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland
Head, Department of Neurology – Clinical Neuroimmunology Unit, Poznan University of Medical Sciences
Recipient of the Jacqueline du Pré Fellowship from the International Multiple Sclerosis Federation

Department of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, Boston University, United States
Brain development; Neuronal migration; Morphogenesis; Synapse formation; Glutamate receptors and synaptic plasticity
Professor of Biology, Department of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, Boston University
Elected Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Recipient, NIH MERIT Award
Recipient, Jack Spivack Excellence in Neuroscience Award, Boston University
Recipient, Peter Paul Professorship, Boston University
Winner, MetLife Foundation Award for Medical Research in Alzheimer's Disease

Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Stroke; Genetics; Cerebral small vessel disease; Vascular cognitive impairment; Neuroimaging
Professor of Stroke Medicine, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge
Honorary Consultant Neurologist, Cambridge University Hospitals
Editor‑in‑Chief, International Journal of Stroke
Fellow, Academy of Medical Sciences
Investigator on a British Heart Foundation programme grant for cerebral small vessel disease genetics

Geriatric Behavioral Neurology, Tohoku University, Japan
Neurology; Internal Medicine, Clinical Neurology; Geriatric Psychiatry; Stroke; Dementia
Professor, Division of Geriatric Behavioral Neurology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine; also affiliated with the Cyclotron and Radioisotope Center (CYRIC), Sendai, Japan
Head of Office against Dementia, The Osaki–Tajiri SKIP Center, Tohoku University
Editor (Editorial Board Member), Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders
Editorial board member, Dementia & Neuropsychology
Editorial board member, International Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease

Dementia Research Group, Bristol Medical School (Translational Health Sciences), University of Bristol, United Kingdom
Alzheimer’s disease; Vascular dementia; Pericytes; Blood–brain barrier; Cerebral blood flow; Renin-angiotensin system
Joint Head of the Dementia Research Group, Bristol Medical School: Translational Health Sciences, University of Bristol
Alzheimer’s Research UK Senior Research Fellow (awarded 2019), to study pericyte degeneration and blood‑brain barrier dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer’s Research UK Junior Fellow (awarded 2013), for work on Aβ‑degrading enzyme assays and cerebrovascular function in AD
Senior Lecturer in Neuroscience, Bristol Medical School (THS), University of Bristol

Honorary Consultant Neurologist, St. George’s University of London, United Kingdom
Clinical trials in Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders
Professor of Neurology and Eleanor Peel Chair for the Study of Ageing, St. George’s University of London
Honorary Consultant Neurologist, St. George’s University Hospital London, leading the Advanced Movement Disorders Therapies Team
Academic Lead, Movement Disorders Research Team and Co‑lead, Neuromodulation Research Group, Neuroscience & Cell Biology Research Institute, St. George’s University of London
Associate Editor, Movement Disorders Journal
Editorial Board Member for Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, European Journal of Neurology, Journal of Neurology, and Journal of Clinical Medicine

Atkinson Morley Neuroscience Centre, St George's University Hospital and Institute of Medical and Biomedical Sciences, St George's University of London, United Kingdom
Neurology and epileptology; Behavioural neurology
Consultant in Neurology and Epileptology, Atkinson Morley Neuroscience Centre, St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
Reader in Neurology, Institute of Medical and Biomedical Education, St George’s University of London, London, United Kingdom
Editor for the Epilepsy Section of ACNR (Advances in Clinical Neuroscience and Rehabilitation); Consultant Editor in Epilepsy for that journal
Editor‑in‑Chief of Epilepsy & Behavior; and member of editorial boards for Epilepsia Open, Journal of Epileptology, British Journal of Psychiatry
Fellow of the European Academy of Neurology (FEAN); Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP)

Department of Neurology, St. Joseph Hospital Berlin-Weissensee, Berlin, Germany
Neurology; Psychiatry; Pain; Parkinson's disease; Multiple sclerosis
Professor and Head of the Department of Neurology, St. Joseph Hospital Berlin‑Weißensee (Alexianer), Germany, with authorization to train for certification in Neurology (36 months)
Chief Physician (Chefarzt), Clinic for Neurology, St. Joseph Hospital Berlin‑Weißensee, specializing in Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease care and research
Recognized as a leading regional and national expert in MS and Parkinson’s disease, based on long-term contributions and clinic development
Awarded the PRIMO MEDICO quality seal (2019 and ongoing), signifying top-tier medical expertise in the German-speaking region
Led the designation of the clinic as a DMSG-certified MS Centre of Excellence (as of October 1, 2019), awarded by the German Multiple Sclerosis Society

Department of Neurology, CARE Hospitals, India
Critical neurological diseases; Stroke; Epilepsy
Chief of Neurology & Consultant Neurologist, CARE Hospitals, Hyderabad, serving as Head of Department at the Banjara Hills and Hi‑Tech City branches
Over 45–50 years of experience in neurology, specializing in stroke, epilepsy, neurocritical care, and other neurological disorders
Fellow, American Academy of Neurology (FAAN), Fellow, National Academy of Medical Sciences (FAMS), Fellow, Indian Academy of Neurology (FIAN), Fellow, Indian Academy of Clinical Medicine, and Fellow, International Medical Science Academy
Commonwealth Scholarship in Clinical Neurophysiology (1984)
Tadakora Award, Commission of Asian and Oceanian Affairs of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) (2004)
Dr. Vimala Virmani Medal, National Academy of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (2005), for community work in epilepsy
Outstanding Referee Award, Journal of Association of Physicians of India (2000)
A. B. Baker Distinguished Teacher Award (USA) and Teacher of Excellence Award, CARE Foundation, Hyderabad; Best Teacher Award, Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine, Hyderabad
Lifetime Achievement Awards: Madras Neuro Trust (2020), ASCT Hyderabad (2021), NESSAN India (Year not specified)

Department of Neurology, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, China
Cerebrovascular disease; Cerebral amyloid angiopathy; Rare cerebrovascular disease and difficult nervous system diseases
Consultant Neurologist, Department of Neurology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital (affiliated with the State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
Secretary, Neurology Branch, Chinese Medical Association (CMA)
Member, Neurorehabilitation Group, Neurology Branch, CMA
Member, Medical Quality Management and Promotion Branch, Chinese Stroke Association
Member, Youth Council, Chinese Stroke Association
Member, Cerebrovascular Disease Group, Neurology Branch, Beijing Medical Association
Member, Neurocritical Care Group, Neurology Branch, Beijing Medical Association
Corresponding Editorial Board Member, Chinese Journal of Neurology
Young Editorial Board Member, Chinese Journal of Practical Internal Medicine
Peer Reviewer, National Medical Journal of China (English Edition)

Department of Clinical Sciences/Neurology, Lund University, Sweden
Stroke; Neurology
Senior Professor of Neurology, Department of Clinical Sciences/Neurology, Lund University
Chair, Stroke Policy and Quality Register Research Group, Clinical Stroke Research Group, Lund University
Founding member & Past President (2008–2012), World Stroke Organization (WSO); Chair, WSO Global Policy Committee; WHO liaison for stroke & ICD‑11 revision on cerebrovascular disease
Member, WHO Strategic Advisory Group on Non‑Communicable Diseases; Swedish Representative to the World Federation of Neurology
Honorary Member: Swedish Stroke Association (1991); Austrian Stroke Society (2001); Hungarian Stroke Society (2007); Sri Lankan Stroke Society (2011); Polish Neurological Society (2014)
World Stroke Organization Leadership in Stroke Medicine Award (2014)
Karolinska Stroke Award (2014)
C. Miller Fisher Visiting Professor, Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School (2015)
David G. Sherman Lecture Award, American Stroke Association for lifetime contribution to stroke (2016)
Welsh Stroke Society Bohmwick Award (2016)
Nordic Stroke Award, Nordic Stroke Society (2016)
Golden Headset Award, Swedish Acute Neurological Society (2017)
David Ingvar Award, Swedish Medical Association (2018)
Monrad Krohn Award, Norwegian Neurological Association / Oslo University (2019)
Senior Scientific Aspirin Award, International Aspirin Foundation (2020)
European Stroke Organization Presidential Award (2020)
Mortiz Romberg Award, European Academy of Neurology (EAN) (2022)
Services to Stroke Award, World Stroke Organization (2022)

Departamento de Anatomía, Histología y Neurociencia, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain
Neurophysiology; Cholinergic system; Barrel cortex; Somatosensory system; IGF-I; Orexin; EEG; Aging; Diabetes; Sleep
Full Professor of Cell Biology, Department of Anatomy, Histology & Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (since May 19, 2010)
Member, Doctoral Program in Neuroscience, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (since Oct 1, 2021)

Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Italy
Ischemic stroke; Acute stroke; Vertebral artery dissection; Cerebrovascular; Hemorrhage
Associate Professor of Neurology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia (appointed in July 2015) and associated as an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma (from November 2023)
Responsible for the “Stroke Care Pathway” program, Emergency–Urgency Department, Parma University Hospital AOU, coordinating stroke services across the region
Principal Investigator, Italian Project on Stroke in Young Adults (IPSYS)
National Coordinator, Cervical Artery Dissection and Ischemic Stroke Patients (CADISP) network
Coordinator, Reversible cerebral Vasoconstriction syndrome international collaborative (REVERCE) network
Active member of major collaborative research networks: EVATRISP, TRISP, Stroke Genetic Network (SiGN), and International Stroke Genetic Consortium (ISGC)
Extensive peer-review and editorial roles: reviewer for over 60 journals; editorial board member for approximately 21 international scientific journals
Fellow of the European Stroke Organization (FESO); member of scientific societies including the Italian Neurological Association (SIN) and the World Stroke Organization (WSO)

University of Murcia, IMIB-Arrixaca Institute of Biomedical Research, Spain
Hypothalamus; Neurodevelopmental disorders; Forebrain; Neurons
Professor of Neuroanatomy, University of Murcia; Principal Investigator, “Brain Regionalization and Developmental Genes” group at IMIB‑Arrixaca Institute of Biomedical Research
Renowned neuroembryologist and anatomist with nearly 300 scientific publications, including contributions to the Allen Developing Mouse Brain Atlas (2008–2011)
Awarded Doctor Honoris Causa, Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH), Spain, January 28 2025
Served as President, Spanish Society for Neuroscience (Sociedad Española de Neurociencia), 1997–1999
Director of the Murcia University‑Hospital Node in the CIEN Research Network (Center for Research on Neurological Diseases), Spanish Health Research Fund (FIS), appointed 2003
Elected Neuroscience Leader in Spain, Research.com (2022, 2023, 2024)

Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, United States
Aging; Mitochondrial dynamics; Oxidative stress; Mitophagy; Neurodegeneration
Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine
Professor (adjunct) in Pharmacology & Neuroscience; Public Health (Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences); and Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences — TTUHSC
Executive Director & Chief Scientific Officer, Garrison Institute on Aging, TTUHSC — managing Drug Discovery, Biomarker Development & Molecular Basis units
Honors & Awards
Fellow, National Academy of Inventors (Class of 2023)
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Biological Sciences (2020)
Fellow, American Neurological Association (2014)
TTUHSC President’s Excellence in Research Award (2021)
Bharath Gaurav Award, Government of India (2016)
Best Mentor Award (2003) & Technology Innovation Award (2007), Oregon Health & Science University
Alzheimer’s Award, Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease (2006)
Fellows Award for Research Excellence, NIH (1999)
National Academy of Inventors Fellow induction, Raleigh, NC (2024)

Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Italy
Neurology and child and adolescent psychiatry; Neurodevelopmental disorders; Encephalopathies; Epilepsies; Neuromuscular diseases; Sleep disorders; Rare denetic syndromes; Neuropsychological disorders
Associate Professor of Child Neuropsychiatry (formerly known as neuropsychiatry of evolutionary learning) at the Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Italy
Director, School of Specialization in Child Neuropsychiatry, University of Palermo (appointed November 2019)
Author of over 450 publications, including multiple monographs on autism, epilepsy in children, developmental syndromes, and childhood neuropsychology
Recipient of recognition from the Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow) for scholarly contributions
Awarded multiple prizes and fellowships (specific titles not always listed) for research in child neuropsychiatry and neuropsychology

Department of Education and Sport Sciences, Pegaso Telematic University, Naples, Italy
Neuropsychological development; Pediatric neurological disorders
Associate in the Department of Education and Sport Sciences, Pegaso Telematic University, Naples, Italy (co‑author of peer‑reviewed studies such as on multisport play and child motor coordination)
Psychologist and Certified Neuropsychotherapist; Founder & Director of Salutegenics Psychology — a strengths‑based practice focused on mental fitness, emotional intelligence, and resilience
Consultant to Hello Driven for the development of the Resilience First Aid Certification Program

The Institute of NeuroPhysiopathology, France
Neurology; Drug design and synthesis; Optimization of peptide structure/conformation; Peptide and protein engineering; Development of peptide-based in vitro assays; Toxinology
Research Director (Directeur de Recherche), French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), affiliated with the Institute of Neurophysiopathology, Aix‑Marseille University (CNRS UMR 7051)
Former Chief Scientific Officer, Tournoux Biotech (France), leading peptide‑engineering research collaborations
Editor‑in‑Chief of Venoms and Toxins (Benth. Science), Infectious Disorders – Drug Targets, and Coronaviruses journal series
Topic Editor‑in‑Chief for Antibiotics (MDPI journals), Associate Editor for Journal of Advanced Research and Frontiers in Pharmacology
Member of editorial boards of ~73 scientific journals, including Molecules, Peptides, Journal of Advanced Research, and Frontiers in Pharmacology
Author/editor of 36 books or special issues, ~256 scholarly articles, ~201 congress communications, and holder of ~55 patents in biology, chemistry, toxinology and antiviral research
Citizen of the Year Award (Nouvel Économiste, France, 1993/1994) for contributions to antiviral peptide design

Department of Basic Biomedical Science, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Sosnowiec, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
Developmental neurology; Neuroscience; Genetics; Pharmaceutical technology; Nanotechnology; Biochemistry; Ischemic stroke; Epilepsy
Associate Professor, Department of Basic Biomedical Science, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Sosnowiec, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
Recognized investigator in pediatric stroke and post‑stroke seizure research, with multiple peer-reviewed publications including in Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment (2023)

Guangdong Institute of Intelligence Science and Technology, China
Synaptic plasticity and cognition
Professor and Senior Investigator, Principal Investigator in the Guangdong Institute of Intelligence Science and Technology, leading the Laboratory of Cognitive Neural Network and Plasticity
Former Professor and Principal Investigator at the Model Animal Research Center, Nanjing University (2013–2022)
Awarded the Overseas High-Level Excellent Youth Talent Plan, Jiangsu Mass Entrepreneurship & Innovation Talent Plan, and Jiangsu Outstanding Youth
Principal Investigator on multiple NSFC (National Natural Science Foundation of China) grants (4–5 awards) and participant in several Ministry of Science & Technology projects
Co‑author of 70–80+ peer‑reviewed publications in high-impact journals including Nature, Neuron, PNAS, Nature Communications, Molecular Psychiatry, Cell Discovery, Cell Reports, and eLife

Institute of the Higher Nervous Activity and Neurophysiology of Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
Neuroontogenesis; Somatosensory cortex; Thalamo-cortical system; Translational neuroscience; Absence epilepsy; Sleep mechanisms; Sleep disorders; Sleep spindles; Brain rhythms; EEG analysis
Principal Researcher (D.Sc. in Biology), Institute of Higher Nervous Activity and Neurophysiology (IHNA), Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
Leading Scientist, Laboratory of Neuroontogenesis (Translational Neuroscience Group), IHNA
Expert in translational neuroscience with a focus on thalamocortical systems, absence epilepsy, sleep mechanisms, brain rhythms, and EEG analysis

Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada
Hypoxia; Cerebral ischemia; Stroke; Neurodegenerative diseases
Full Professor, Departments of Physiology, Surgery (Anatomy Division), Pharmacology & Toxicology, and Institute of Medical Science, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
PhD Supervisor in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Principal Investigator at the Heart & Stroke Richard Lewar Centre of Excellence, and within the Collaborative Program in Neuroscience (CPIN) and Cardiovascular Sciences Collaborative Program (CSCP)
Awarded multiple NSERC Discovery Grants for research on ion channels in neuroprotection and stroke (e.g., RGPIN‑2016‑04574)
Recipient of CIHR China‑Canada Joint Health Research Initiative funding for collaborative work in stroke research

ELKH-SZTE Neuroscience Research Group, Eötvös Loránd Research Network, University of Szeged (ELKH-SZTE), Hungary
Depression; Anxiety; Cognitive function; Neurodegenerative diseases; Psychiatric disorders
Senior Research Fellow, Danube Neuroscience Research Laboratory, HUN‑REN‑SZTE Neuroscience Research Group, University of Szeged, Hungary — working in translational neuroscience focused on depression, anxiety, dementia, pain and comorbid neuropsychiatric disorders
M.D., Ph.D. in Medicine (University of Szeged); B.Sc. in Biophysics (University of Illinois Urbana‑Champaign)
Editorial board member of Biomedicines, Biomolecules & Biomedicine, Frontiers in Neuroscience, Frontiers in Psychiatry, among ~10 major journals
Highly Cited Paper Certificates, MDPI, for articles such as “Monitoring the Redox Status in Multiple Sclerosis” and “Immune Influencers in Action: Metabolites and Enzymes of the Tryptophan‑Kynurenine Pathway”
Recognized as an elite author in the top 0.1% citations globally and ranked D1 in global publication rankings

Neurology Unit, Neuromotor & Rehabilitation Department, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Italy
Parkinson's disease; Movement disorders; Neurophysiology
Director, Neurology Unit, Neuromotor & Rehabilitation Department, Azienda USL‑IRCCS di Reggio Emilia (Santa Maria Nuova hospital), appointed May 2, 2017
Head of the Complex Structure of Neurology, USL‑IRCCS Reggio Emilia, with over 26 years of clinical leadership in neurology across Cesena, Bologna, Modena, and Reggio Emilia
Responsible Investigator, clinical cohorts on movement disorders—including dystonia and Parkinson’s disease—at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia clinical research platforms

School of Life Course and Population Sciences, King's College London, United Kingdom
Clinical prediction models; Stroke epidemiology; Health informatics; Clinical trials and analysis of omics data
Professor of Statistics in Population Health, School of Life Course & Population Sciences, King’s College London; Head of Medical Statistics (Consultancy & Service) and Head of the Epidemiology Research Group
Director, Medical Statistics Consultancy Unit at King’s Health Partners — providing statistical support for clinical researchers across King’s College Hospital, Guy’s & St Thomas’ BRC, and NHS Trusts
Module Leader, Master of Public Health (MPH) programme, Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine, King’s College London
Expert statistician on the 2014 Chantler Review, advising the UK government on legislation for plain cigarette packaging
Statistical editor/advisor for PLOS Medicine, Lancet Healthy Longevity, and Thorax; GBD Senior Collaborator; NIHR Doctoral Fellowship committee member
Widely cited leader in stroke epidemiology and prediction research, with media coverage in The Guardian, Daily Mail, The Telegraph, and Sky News

Section of Neurology, Department of Medicine, The Aga Khan University, Pakistan
Neurological sciences; Neuro imaging
Alicharan Endowed Professor of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University, Karachi
Consultant Neurologist, expertise in general neurology and stroke
Honorary leadership roles: Past President, Pakistan Society of Neurology; Past President, Pakistan Stroke Society; President, Neurology Awareness and Research Foundation
International roles: Chair, Advocacy Committee and Chair, World Brain Day committee, World Federation of Neurology; Former Director, World Stroke Organization; Member, Global Policy Committee, WSO
Editor, Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences; Editor‑in‑Chief, Jahan e Aasab neurology awareness magazine; Chair, FHS Research Committee, AKU
Advocate of the Year Award, American Academy of Neurology, for global patient and neurology advocacy
Advocacy Leader of the Year Award, American Academy of Neurology
Teachers Recognition Award, American Academy of Neurology
Distinguished Teacher Award, Pakistan Society of Neurology
Junior Award & Gold Medal, Pakistan Academy of Medical Sciences
Gold Medal, Pakistan Academy of Sciences (Health Sciences category), first neurologist so honored
Fellow, Pakistan Academy of Sciences; Fellow, Pakistan Academy of Medical Sciences; Fellow, Royal College of Physicians; Fellow, American Academy of Neurology; Fellow, World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)

Geriatric Anesthesia Research Unit, Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, United States
Alzheimer's disease; Anesthesia; Cognition disorders; Geriatric anesthesia; Neuropathogenesis
Professor of Anesthesia, Henry Knowles Beecher Professor of Anesthesia, Harvard Medical School; Physician-Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care & Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital
Director, Geriatric Anesthesia Research Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School
Physician-Scientist, with long-term NIH- and federal-supported research in postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD), delirium, Alzheimer’s neuropathogenesis, and anesthesia neurotoxicity
Past Professor, Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care & Pain Medicine at Harvard Medical School; previously served in that role for over 20 years
Vice President for Translational Perioperative Research & Innovation, UT Health Houston (from 2025), Co‑Director, Center for Aging and Cognitive Dysfunction
Fellow, American Society of Anesthesiologists (FASA)
Elected Member, Association of University Anesthesiologists (incoming President as of 2025)
Yangtze River Scholar, recognized by the Chinese government as a High‑Caliber Talent from Overseas
Outstanding Mentorship Award, from International Chinese Academy of Anesthesiology
Recipient of multiple Alzheimer’s Association Research Awards for contributions in perioperative neurocognitive disorder research

Department of Neurology and National Center for Neurological Disorders, Huashan Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and Ministry of Education Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, China
Basic and clinical research for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia
Deputy Head, Department of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University; Vice Director, Institute of Neurology, WHO Collaborating Center for Research and Training in Neurosciences
Director, Memory Disorders Subspecialty Unit, National Center for Neurological Disorders, Huashan Hospital
Principal Investigator of multiple national grants on dementia, including Science and Technology Innovation 2030 Major Projects and National Natural Science Foundation of China
Editor‑in‑Chief, Brain Disorders; Associate Editor‑in‑Chief, Annals of Translational Medicine; Senior Editor, Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease
Highly cited researcher: author of over 100 papers (including Nature Human Behaviour, Nature Aging, Lancet Neurology, Science Advances, Alzheimer’s & Dementia, Nature Communications, Nature Mental Health) with cumulative citations exceeding 20,000

The Brain Science Center, Beijing Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, China
Neuroinflammation; Neurodegenerative disorders; Glia cells; Lactate metabolism
Professor (Researcher), Brain Science Center, Beijing Institute of Basic Medical Sciences (affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences)
Principal Investigator & Director, research group focused on neuroinflammation, neurodegenerative disorders, glial cell biology, and cerebral vascular disease mechanisms; doctoral supervisor
Leader & corresponding author of major research on histone lactylation in microglia in Alzheimer’s disease models published in Cell Metabolism (2022) and related high-impact work in Science Advances, Nature Metabolism, Nature Aging, PNAS
Recipient of multiple major grants including National Natural Science Foundation of China (e.g., grant numbers 81930029, 81630026), National Major Support Program (2019‑JCJQ‑ZD‑195, 16CXZ028), and Guangdong R&D major projects

Drum Tower Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, China
Neuroimaging; Functional magnetic resonance imaging; AI imaging
Associate Clinician–Scientist, Departments of Neurology and Radiology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, specializing in advanced neuroimaging and functional MRI applications in cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease
Member, Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease Members Directory, listed with research interests in aging, amyloid pathology, and BOLD neuroimaging markers in dementia studies

School of Life Sciences, Peking University, China
Discovering pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease; Mechanisms of neuronal cell death in various neurodegenerative diseases
Professor, School of Life Sciences, Peking University; Project Investigator, PKU‑IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research
Research focuses on signal transduction pathways in Alzheimer’s disease, neuronal cell death, and axonal degeneration in neurodegenerative disorders, with publications in Neuron, PNAS, Cell Reports, Nature Methods, J Cell Biol, and others
NSFC Distinguished Young Investigator Fund recipient (2014)
Recognized in Women in Science (2018)

Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Disease and Aging Research, Institute of Neuroscience, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, China
Biology of neuronal metabolism; Neuronal cell cycle regulation
Distinguished Professor, Institute of Neuroscience, School of Medicine, Xiamen University; Deputy Dean of the Medical School
Doctoral Supervisor (PhD Mentor), Xiamen University, training students in neurology and neuroscience
Specialist in Alzheimer’s, depression, autism, postoperative cognitive dysfunction, and molecular mechanisms involving neuronal cell cycle regulation (Cdk5/p35) and microglial metabolism
Principal Investigator, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Disease and Aging Research, leading projects on aging and neurodegeneration
National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (2019)
National Outstanding Youth Science Foundation Award (2016)
Recipient of New Century Excellent Talents by the Ministry of Education; Fujian Province Distinguished Young Scientist Fund (2014)
Leader of major national grants, including:
-
-
National Key R&D Program (e.g., oxidative aging, neuron metabolism)
-
Multiple National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) projects, including Youth and Outstanding Youth grants
-
Fujian Province Innovation and Distinguished Young Talent Plans
-

Department of Neurology, Xuzhou Central Hospital, China
Basic and clinical research related to cerebrovascular diseases
Consultant Neurologist, Department of Neurology, Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou Medical University, China
Co‑author of clinical research on long‑term incidence of recurrent stroke and risk factors associated with transient ischemic attack and minor ischemic stroke in the Xuzhou region
Research contributions acknowledged with over 1,300 citations in Neurological Disorders (as per journal metrics listing Weiwei Chen as author)

Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, China
Stroke and cerebral small vessel disease
Deputy Chief Physician (Associate Senior Neurologist) in the Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, China (NJCUCM)
Medical Doctor (PhD), with advanced clinical training, including visiting scholar experience at Imperial College London, UK
Lecturer, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, engaged in clinical teaching and training in neurology
Specialist in clinical diagnosis and treatment of cerebrovascular diseases, including stroke, memory impairment, insomnia, dizziness, and epilepsy; particularly experienced in carotid plaque and cerebral arterial stenosis management
Editorial Board Member, Advanced Neurology journal (AccScience Publishing), focusing on stroke and cerebral small vessel disease

Child Neuropsychiatry, Department of Surgical Sciences, Dentistry, Gynecology and Pediatrics, University of Verona, Italy
Epilepsy
Consultant and Clinician–Scientist at the Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy, also affiliated with the Research Center for Pediatric Epilepsies Verona and the Clinical and Experimental Medicine PhD Program, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Specialist in pediatric epilepsy, contributing to studies on Dravet syndrome, ARID1B‑related epileptic encephalopathies, and EEG reporting standardization in rare epilepsy syndromes
Recognized in international pediatric neurology for work on adaptive behavior in Dravet syndrome and use of natural language processing of clinical records in rare epilepsy registries; cited in highly ranked journals

Northwell Health NY, United States
Movement Disorders; Parkinson’s disease; Tics; Dystonia; Tremor
Neurology Resident Physician, Northwell Health (affiliated with the North Shore University Hospital / Long Island Jewish Medical Center neurology residency program)
Presenter and Co-author, American Academy of Neurology (AAN) abstracts including rare autoimmune neurology cases such as:
-
-
Recurrent facial nerve palsy and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy associated with anti‑GQ1b antibody
-
Musical seizures and hyperfamiliarity of faces due to anti‑mGluR1 encephalitis
-

Vall Hebron University Hospital & Research Institute (VHIR), Multiple Sclerosis Centre of Catalonia (Cemcat) & Neurology Department, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain
Neurological diseases; Multiple sclerosis; Liquid biopsy
Principal Investigator, Clinical Neuroimmunology Unit, Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR)
Senior neuroimmunologist and translational researcher
Novartis Award for Best Oral Communication
Doctorate Extraordinary Award (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
Merck Solidarity Award for Multiple Sclerosis of the Year
Hope Award for Multiple Sclerosis of the Year
Marie Skłodowska‑Curie Fellowship (predoctoral)
ECTRIMS Educational Fellowship (Boston)
PERIS Fellowship (postdoctoral researcher in Catalonia)

1. AOU Policlinico "G. Rodolico-San Marco", Italy;
2. Department of Medical, Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies GF Ingrassia, University of Catania, Italy
Movement disorders; Parkinson's disease; Atypical Parkinsonism syndromes; Clinical neurophysiology; Neurophysiology; Neuropathies
Neurologist at AOU Policlinico “G. Rodolico–San Marco” in Catania, working within the Neurology Unit
Specialist in Movement Disorders and Clinical Neurophysiology, with over 14 years of experience in Parkinson’s disease, atypical parkinsonisms, motor learning, and neuroplasticity markers
Guest Editor, MDPI Biomedicines Special Issue on Neurophysiology in Parkinson’s Disease, affiliated with Department of Medical, Surgical Sciences & Advanced Technologies, University of Catania
PhD in Neuroscience (International), University of Catania (Cycle XXXII, 2019); doctoral research focused on neurophysiological differential diagnostics and plasticity biomarkers in early Parkinson’s disease
Contributor to peer-reviewed case reports and studies in Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, Neurological Sciences, Movement Disorders, including early work on neurobrucellosis, apraxic agraphia in PSP, and personality disorders in Parkinson's disease

Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, China
Basic and clinical aspects of cerebrovascular disease
Researcher and Clinician, Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital & Medical School of Nantong University, Jiangsu Province, China; focus on intracerebral hemorrhage, neuroinflammation, and cerebrovascular pathophysiology
Co-author on key research such as:
-
-
Nrdp1 is Associated with Neuronal Apoptosis in Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Neuroinflammation (Neurochem Research, 2015)
-
Protective Effect of Pyrroloquinoline Quinone in a Rat Model of Intracerebral Hemorrhage (Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology, 2015)
-
Contributor to studies exploring neuronal regulatory proteins like SSTR2 in experimental ICH models (2018)
-

Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, China
Clinical research on cerebrovascular diseases
Associate Chief Physician (Deputy Chief Physician), Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University (Soochow University), specializing in stroke, cerebrovascular disease, secondary prevention, and neuro-interventionist diagnostics
Principal Investigator, National Natural Science Foundation of China (Youth Grant), project on acute ischemic stroke secondary prevention in Suzhou
Youth Talent Awardee, including:
Suzhou Science & Technology Association Youth Talent Support Program (2018)
Jiangsu Provincial and Suzhou Municipal Youth Science & Technology Talent Support Programs (2018)
Awardee under China Association for Science and Technology Youth Talent Nurturing and Gusu Health Youth Top-Talent Programs (2018, 2020)
Academic Service, serving as:
Secretary, Youth Committee, Jiangsu Neurology Society, Chinese Medical Association
Secretary, Youth Committee, Stroke Branch, Chinese Stroke Association
Secretary, Neurology Branch, Suzhou Medical Association (Neurovascular Group and Youth Committee)
Member, Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Committee, Suzhou Preventive Medicine Association

Department of Neurology, The Wuxi No. 2 People’s Hospital, Jiangnan University Medical Center, China
Alzheimer's disease and related neurodegenerative diseases
Deputy Chief Physician (Associate Senior Neurologist), Department of Neurology, Wuxi No. 2 People’s Hospital, Jiangnan University Medical Center, Wuxi, China
Assistant Director of the Neurology Department, involved in memory disorder clinics and Alzheimer’s disease screening and early intervention programs
Principal Investigator, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Youth Project on the mechanism of CR1-mediated complement activation in Alzheimer’s disease tau pathology (funded 2018)
Awarded second-class prize, Jiangsu Provincial Medical New Technology Introduction Award (2022) for the CR1 genotype-based neuroimaging Alzheimer’s diagnostic method
Contributor, department recognized for securing NSFC and provincial research grants; neurology division designated as a national advanced unit for stroke screening and prevention by China's National Health Commission