{"id":1464,"date":"2026-06-03T08:56:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T06:56:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/francescodellavalle.foundation\/excellence-in-neuroinflammation-award-2026-the-winner\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T09:18:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T07:18:57","slug":"excellence-in-neuroinflammation-award-2026-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/francescodellavalle.foundation\/en\/excellence-in-neuroinflammation-award-2026-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"Excellence in Neuroinflammation Award 2026 -The Winner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Scientific Committee of the Foundation has selected <strong>Ludovica Brusaferri<\/strong> (London South Bank University, UK) as the recipient of the 2026 <em><a href=\"https:\/\/francescodellavalle.foundation\/en\/excellence-in-neuroinflammation-award\/\">Excellence in Neuroinflammation Award<\/a><\/em>, dedicated this year to the theme \u201c<strong>Neuroinflammation and Pain<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The awarded study, published in <em>Brain<\/em> (2025), provides new evidence on the relationship between trigeminal nerve microstructure, neuroinflammation, and brainstem activity in migraine, offering valuable insights into the biological mechanisms underlying <strong>migraine and pain disorders<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Foundation extends its warmest congratulations to Ludovica Brusaferri on this remarkable achievement and expresses its deep appreciation for the quality, originality, and scientific impact of her work. 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