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Editors-in-Chief
Anthony George Rudd
School of Neuroscience, King's College London, United Kingdom
Interests:

Clinical, epidemiological and health service research questions in stroke

Special Issue and Columns in AccScience journals
Profile:

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

Yun Xu
Department of Neurology, Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, China
Interests:

Early diagnosis and treatment of dementia; Cerebrovascular diseases; Clinical application of stem cell and gene therapy in the treatment of nervous system diseases

Special Issue and Columns in AccScience journals
Profile:

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

Associate Editors
Zhong-Ping Feng
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada
Interests:

Calcium channels; Presynaptic structural proteins; Synapse formation; Synapse physiology; Synaptic plasticity

Profile:

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

Chun-Feng Liu
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
Interests:

Non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease; Sleep disorders

Profile:

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

Sheng-Xi Wu
Department of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, China
Interests:

Mechanisms and interventions of mental disorders including autism, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and the negative emotions associated with chronic diseases

Profile:

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

Qingwu Yang
Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of the Army Medical University, China
Interests:

Basic and clinical translational research of acute cerebrovascular disease

Profile:

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)

Liqun Zhang
Neurology Department, St George's University Hospital, United Kingdom
Interests:

Stroke and CNS inflammatory disease

Special Issue and Columns in AccScience journals
Profile:

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

Ling-Qiang Zhu
Department of Pathophysiology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
Interests:

Dementia and Alzheimer's disease

Profile:

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

Editorial Board Members
Jing Ai
Department of Pharmacology (The State-Province Key Laboratories of Biomedicine-Pharmaceutics of China), College of Pharmacy of Harbin Medical University, China
Interests:

Pathogenesis and drug development of cognitive decline

Profile:

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

Nabil J. Alkayed
Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, Knight Cardiovascular Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, United States
Interests:

Neurology; Neurological surgery; Cardiovascular medicine and physiology; Pharmacology

Profile:

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)

Roy G. Beran
Department of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Australia
Interests:

Neurology; Public health; Sleep medicine

Profile:

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

Lars Bertram
Interdisciplinary Platform for Genome Analytics, University of Lübeck, Germany
Interests:

Genomics; Genome analytics; Neurogenetics

Profile:

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)

Giuseppe Biagini
Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy
Interests:

Multiple sclerosis; Epilepsy; Parkinson’s disease; Subthalamic nucleus

Profile:

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

Luiz R. Britto
Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Interests:

Cellular communication in the nervous system and neurodegenerative diseases

Profile:

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

Amadou K.S. Camara
Department of Anesthesiology and Anesthesia Research, Medical College of Wisconsin, United States
Interests:

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

Profile:

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

Marco Carotenuto
Clinic of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, Department of Mental Health, Physical and Preventive Medicine, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Italy
Interests:

Child neurology; Pediatric sleep disorders; Polysomnography; Pediatric primary headaches; Pediatric rehabilitation

Profile:

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

Deidre De Silva
Department of Neurology, National Neuroscience Institute (Singapore General Hospital Campus), Singapore
Interests:

Hyperacute stroke care; Stroke imaging; Asian pattern of stroke; Novel stroke risk factors; Stroke health systems research

Profile:

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)

Alessio Di Fonzo
IRCCS Foundation Ca’Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Italy
Interests:

Neurology; Movement disorder; Neurogenetics; IPSCs

Profile:

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

Yifeng Du
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
Interests:

Basic and clinical research of Alzheimer's disease early prevention and treatment

Profile:

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

Dominique Durand
Neural Engineering Center, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, United States
Interests:

Biomedical engineering; Neural engineering; Neural interfacing; Bioelectric phenomena; Neural prosthetics

Profile:

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)

Cristian Falup-Pecurariu
1. Department of Neurology, County Clinic Hospital Brasov, Romania;  
2. Faculty of Medicine, Transilvania University Brasov, Romania
Interests:

Neurology

Profile:

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

Massimiliano Filosto
Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Italy
Interests:

Neuropathy; Motor neuron disease; Neural connections

Profile:

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.

Yuhong Fu
1. Brain and Mind Centre, The University of Sydney, Australia;  
2. School of Medical Sciences, The University of Sydney, Australia
Interests:

Neurodegeneration; Glia; Parkinson’s disease; α-Synuclein; Ageing

Profile:

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)

Deqin Geng
Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, China
Interests:

Stroke; Neuropsychology; Alzheimer’s disease

Profile:

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

Xiaoping Gu
Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, China
Interests:

Postoperative cognitive dysfunction

Profile:

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)

Péter Halász
Department of Neurology, University Medical School, Hungary
Interests:

Sleep pathophysiology; Epilepsy clinical and research

Profile:

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

Ying Han
Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, China
Interests:

Clinical diagnosis and neuroimaging of Alzheimer's disease and cognitive impairment

Profile:

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)

Chunhua Hang
Department of Neurosurgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Neurosurgical Institute of Nanjing University, Nanjing University Medical School, China
Interests:

Brain injury; Epilepsy; Neural stem cells; Neuro-oncology

Profile:

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

Jeffrey Henderson
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toronto, Canada
Interests:

CNS injury; CNS repair; In vivo models; Molecular genetics; Neuroanatomy

Profile:

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

Frank Hoffmann
Department of Neurology, Krankenhaus Martha-Maria Halle-Dölau gGmbH, Germany
Interests:

Clinical neurology; Neurological diseases; Movement disorders; Neurodegenerative diseases; Neuroinflammation; Brain diseases

Profile:

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

Ahmet Hoke
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, United States
Interests:

Mechanisms of peripheral neuropathies; Developing treatments for nerve regeneration and neuroprotection

Profile:

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

Tao Hong
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, China;  
2. China International Neuroscience Institute, China
Interests:

Mechanism and surgical treatment of cerebrovascular disease

Profile:

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

Bo Hu
Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
Interests:

Cerebrovascular disease

Profile:

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

Michael F. Jackson
Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Canada
Interests:

Stroke; Alzheimer’s disease

Profile:

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)

Nagaendran Kandiah
National Neuroscience Institute, Lee Kong Chian-NTU Medical School, Singapore
Interests:

Alzheimer’s disease; Cognitive disorders; Mild cognitive impairment; Vascular dementia

Profile:

Associate Professor of Neuroscience, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
Associate Professor, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
Director of the Dementia Research Centre at LKC-NTU School of Medicine
Clinician Scientist with National Medical Research Council

Daesoo Kim
Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea
Interests:

Neuroscience; Behavior; Motor circuit; Optogenetics

Profile:

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)

Sun Yeou Kim
Department of Pharmacy, Gachon University, South Korea
Interests:

Dementia; Parkinson; Depression; Drug discovery

Profile:

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)

Wolfgang Koehler
Department of Neurology, University of Leipzig Medical Center, Germany
Interests:

Neurology

Profile:

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)

Giuseppe Lanza
Department of Surgery and Medical-Surgery Specialties, University of Catania, Italy
Interests:

Cognitive disorders; COVID-19; Geriatrics; Neurology; Neuroscience; Psychiatry & Psychology; Rehabilitation; Translational medicine; Cerebrovascular diseases; Dementia; Neurosonology; Non-invasive brain stimulation; Sleep disorders

Profile:

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

Anna Maria Lavezzi
Department of Biomedical, Surgical, and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, Italy
Interests:

Neurology; Neuropathology; Sudden fetal death; Maternal smoking; Brain development; Environmental risk factors

Profile:

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

Wei Li
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, China;  
2. Neurosurgical Institute, Nanjing University, China
Interests:

Basic and clinical research on cerebrovascular diseases

Profile:

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)

Kheng Seang Lim
Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia
Interests:

Epilepsy surgery; Psychosocial research in epilepsy; Genetics in familial epilepsy

Profile:

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)

Renyu Liu
Departments of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care and Neurology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, United States
Interests:

Pharmacology of opioid and receptors; Stroke education and care; Anesthesiology and pain medicine

Profile:

Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Attending Anesthesiologist, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Faculty, The Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pennsylvania
Center of Penn Global Heath Scholar, University of Pennsylvania
Director for the Center of Product Innovation , Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care at the Perelman School of Medicine

Qiang Liu
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
Interests:

Multiple sclerosis and stroke

Profile:

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

Qiang Liu
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
Interests:

Brain aging and neurodegenerative diseases

Profile:

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)

Jacek Losy
Department of Neurology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland
Interests:

Multiple sclerosis; Demyelinating diseases; Neurological diseases; Clinical neurology; CNS demyelinating autoimmune diseases; Neuroimmunology; Adult neurology; Neuroimmunomodulation

Profile:

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

Hengye Man
Department of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, Boston University, United States
Interests:

Brain development; Neuronal migration; Morphogenesis; Synapse formation; Glutamate receptors and synaptic plasticity

Profile:

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

Hugh Markus
Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Interests:

Stroke; Genetics; Cerebral small vessel disease; Vascular cognitive impairment; Neuroimaging

Profile:

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

Kenichi Meguro
Geriatric Behavioral Neurology, Tohoku University, Japan
Interests:

Neurology; Internal Medicine, Clinical Neurology; Geriatric Psychiatry; Stroke; Dementia

Profile:

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

Scott Miners
Dementia Research Group, Bristol Medical School (Translational Health Sciences), University of Bristol, United Kingdom
Interests:

Alzheimer’s disease; Vascular dementia; Pericytes; Blood–brain barrier; Cerebral blood flow; Renin-angiotensin system

Profile:

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

Francesca Morgante
Honorary Consultant Neurologist, St. George’s University of London, United Kingdom
Interests:

Clinical trials in Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders

Profile:

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

Marco Mula
Atkinson Morley Neuroscience Centre, St George's University Hospital and Institute of Medical and Biomedical Sciences, St George's University of London, United Kingdom
Interests:

Neurology and epileptology; Behavioural neurology

Profile:

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)

Thomas Muller
Department of Neurology, St. Joseph Hospital Berlin-Weissensee, Berlin, Germany
Interests:

Neurology; Psychiatry; Pain; Parkinson's disease; Multiple sclerosis

Profile:

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

Jagaralapudi M.K. Murthy
Department of Neurology, CARE Hospitals, India
Interests:

Critical neurological diseases; Stroke; Epilepsy

Profile:

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)

Jun Ni
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
Interests:

Cerebrovascular disease; Cerebral amyloid angiopathy; Rare cerebrovascular disease and difficult nervous system diseases

Profile:

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)

Bo Norrving
Department of Clinical Sciences/Neurology, Lund University, Sweden
Interests:

Stroke; Neurology

Profile:

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)

Ángel A. Núñez
Departamento de Anatomía, Histología y Neurociencia, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain
Interests:

Neurophysiology; Cholinergic system; Barrel cortex; Somatosensory system; IGF-I; Orexin; EEG; Aging; Diabetes; Sleep

Profile:

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)

Alessandro Pezzini
Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Italy
Interests:

Ischemic stroke; Acute stroke; Vertebral artery dissection; Cerebrovascular; Hemorrhage

Profile:

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)

Luis Puelles
University of Murcia, IMIB-Arrixaca Institute of Biomedical Research, Spain
Interests:

Hypothalamus; Neurodevelopmental disorders; Forebrain; Neurons

Profile:

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)

P. Hemachandra Reddy
Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, United States
Interests:

Aging; Mitochondrial dynamics; Oxidative stress; Mitophagy; Neurodegeneration

Profile:

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)

Michele Roccella
Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Italy
Interests:

Neurology and child and adolescent psychiatry; Neurodevelopmental disorders; Encephalopathies; Epilepsies; Neuromuscular diseases; Sleep disorders; Rare denetic syndromes; Neuropsychological disorders

Special Issue and Columns in AccScience journals
Profile:

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

Maria Ruberto
Department of Education and Sport Sciences, Pegaso Telematic University, Naples, Italy
Interests:

Neuropsychological development; Pediatric neurological disorders

Profile:

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

Jean-Marc Sabatier
The Institute of NeuroPhysiopathology, France
Interests:

Neurology; Drug design and synthesis; Optimization of peptide structure/conformation; Peptide and protein engineering; Development of peptide-based in vitro assays; Toxinology

Profile:

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

Beata Sarecka-Hujar
Department of Basic Biomedical Science, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Sosnowiec, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
Interests:

Developmental neurology; Neuroscience; Genetics; Pharmaceutical technology; Nanotechnology; Biochemistry; Ischemic stroke; Epilepsy

Profile:

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)

Yun Shi
Guangdong Institute of Intelligence Science and Technology, China
Interests:

Synaptic plasticity and cognition

Profile:

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

Evgenia Sitnikova
Institute of the Higher Nervous Activity and Neurophysiology of Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
Interests:

Neuroontogenesis; Somatosensory cortex; Thalamo-cortical system; Translational neuroscience; Absence epilepsy; Sleep mechanisms; Sleep disorders; Sleep spindles; Brain rhythms; EEG analysis

Profile:

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 

Hong-Shuo Sun
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada
Interests:

Hypoxia; Cerebral ischemia; Stroke; Neurodegenerative diseases

Profile:

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

 

Masaru Tanaka
ELKH-SZTE Neuroscience Research Group, Eötvös Loránd Research Network, University of Szeged (ELKH-SZTE), Hungary
Interests:

Depression; Anxiety; Cognitive function; Neurodegenerative diseases; Psychiatric disorders

Profile:

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

Franco Valzania
Neurology Unit, Neuromotor & Rehabilitation Department, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Italy
Interests:

Parkinson's disease; Movement disorders; Neurophysiology

Profile:

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

Yanzhong Wang
School of Life Course and Population Sciences, King's College London, United Kingdom
Interests:

Clinical prediction models; Stroke epidemiology; Health informatics; Clinical trials and analysis of omics data

Profile:

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

Mohammad Wasay
Section of Neurology, Department of Medicine, The Aga Khan University, Pakistan
Interests:

Neurological sciences; Neuro imaging

Profile:

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)

Zhongcong Xie
Geriatric Anesthesia Research Unit, Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, United States
Interests:

Alzheimer's disease; Anesthesia; Cognition disorders; Geriatric anesthesia; Neuropathogenesis

Profile:

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

Jin-Tai Yu
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
Interests:

Basic and clinical research for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia

Profile:

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 

Zengqiang Yuan
The Brain Science Center, Beijing Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, China
Interests:

Neuroinflammation; Neurodegenerative disorders; Glia cells; Lactate metabolism

Profile:

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

Bing Zhang
Drum Tower Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, China
Interests:

Neuroimaging; Functional magnetic resonance imaging; AI imaging

Profile:

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

Yan Zhang
School of Life Sciences, Peking University, China
Interests:

Discovering pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease; Mechanisms of neuronal cell death in various neurodegenerative diseases

Profile:

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)

Jie Zhang
Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Disease and Aging Research, Institute of Neuroscience, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, China
Interests:

Biology of neuronal metabolism; Neuronal cell cycle regulation

Profile:

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

Youth Editorial Board Members
Weiwei Chen
Department of Neurology, Xuzhou Central Hospital, China
Interests:

Basic and clinical research related to cerebrovascular diseases

Profile:

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)

Zhaoyao Chen
Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, China
Interests:

Stroke and cerebral small vessel disease

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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

Tommaso Lo Barco
Child Neuropsychiatry, Department of Surgical Sciences, Dentistry, Gynecology and Pediatrics, University of Verona, Italy
Interests:

Epilepsy

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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

Karim Makhoul
Northwell Health NY, United States
Interests:

Movement Disorders; Parkinson’s disease; Tics; Dystonia; Tremor

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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

Sunny Malhotra
Vall Hebron University Hospital & Research Institute (VHIR), Multiple Sclerosis Centre of Catalonia (Cemcat) & Neurology Department, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain
Interests:

Neurological diseases; Multiple sclerosis; Liquid biopsy

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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)

Giorgia Sciacca
1. AOU Policlinico "G. Rodolico-San Marco", Italy;  
2. Department of Medical, Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies GF Ingrassia, University of Catania, Italy
Interests:

Movement disorders; Parkinson's disease; Atypical Parkinsonism syndromes; Clinical neurophysiology; Neurophysiology; Neuropathies

Profile:

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

Jiabing Shen
Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, China
Interests:

Basic and clinical aspects of cerebrovascular disease

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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)

Shoujiang You
Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, China
Interests:

Clinical research on cerebrovascular diseases

Profile:

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

Xi-Chen Zhu
Department of Neurology, The Wuxi No. 2 People’s Hospital, Jiangnan University Medical Center, China
Interests:

Alzheimer's disease and related neurodegenerative diseases

Profile:

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

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