{"id":1371,"date":"2026-05-19T14:59:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T12:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/francescodellavalle.foundation\/excellence-in-neuroinflammation-award-2026-the-winner\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T09:37:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T07:37:54","slug":"excellence-in-neuroinflammation-award-2026-the-winner","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/francescodellavalle.foundation\/en\/excellence-in-neuroinflammation-award-2026-the-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"Excellence in Neuroinflammation Award 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">The winner<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.929rem, 0.929rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.785), 1.4rem);\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/39873385\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tohyama S, Datko M, Brusaferri L, et al., Trigeminal nerve microstructure is linked with neuroinflammation and brainstem activity in migraine. Brain. 2025;148(7):2551-2562  <\/a><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.929em, 0.929rem + ((1vw - 0.2em) * 0.785), 1.4em);\">The paper has been selected for the award in recognition of its innovative use of multimodal imaging to provide the first <em>in vivo<\/em> human evidence linking trigeminal nerve microstructure with neuroinflammatory processes in migraine, with clear implications for improving the clinical characterization of patients and advancing the study of neuroinflammation in human pain.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e40bce96 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#d2dde8;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-031fca1d wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/francescodellavalle.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/brusaferri-ludovica.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/francescodellavalle.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/brusaferri-ludovica.jpg 800w, https:\/\/francescodellavalle.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/brusaferri-ludovica-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/francescodellavalle.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/brusaferri-ludovica-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/francescodellavalle.foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/brusaferri-ludovica-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>LUDOVICA BRUSAFERRI<\/strong>, PhD, is a neuroimaging scientist specializing in PET imaging and its application to chronic pain and neuroinflammation. Her research focuses on the development of quantitative imaging methodologies and their integration into clinical research. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She has trained at leading institutions including University College London and Harvard Medical School, where she contributed to advanced PET\/MR studies of neuroinflammation in human pain conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her work lies at the intersection of methodological innovation and clinical neuroscience, with particular emphasis on reproducibility, biomarker development, and multimodal imaging approaches.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The winner Tohyama S, Datko M, Brusaferri L, et al., Trigeminal nerve microstructure is linked with neuroinflammation and brainstem activity in migraine. 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