Biomedicines Webinar | Neuroinflammation: From Mechanisms to Therapeutic Approaches
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24th Biomedicines Webinar
Neuroinflammation: From Mechanisms to Therapeutic Approaches
Dear Colleagues,
It is my pleasure to welcome you to this Special Issue on “Neuroinflammation: From Mechanisms to Therapeutic Approaches.” This collection highlights recent advances in understanding the underlying mechanisms of neuroinflammation and their translation into novel therapeutic strategies. We hope it will inspire further research and collaboration in this rapidly evolving field.
Kind regards,
Yuen Gao
Chair of the 24th Biomedicines Webinar
Date: 13 May 2026
Time: 16:00 CEST | 10:00 EDT
Webinar ID: 880 8332 1637
Webinar Secretariat: journal.webinar@mdpi.com
Meet the Event Chair
Meet Our Speakers
Dr. Tahmineh Mokhtari
Department of Surgery, UC Davis Health, University of California, Davis, United States;
Tahmineh Mokhtari, Ph.D., holds dual doctorates in Anatomical Sciences from Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Neuroscience from University of Chinese Academy of Sciences. She previously served as Assistant Professor at Semnan University of Medical Sciences and later as Associate Professor at Hubei University of Medicine, where she taught histology and embryology while conducting neuroscience research. She later worked as a Visiting Scholar at University of California, Davis, focusing on soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH) inhibitors as potential therapeutic targets for spinal cord injury and Alzheimer’s disease. She is currently a Project Scientist at UC Davis Health, where her research focuses on neuroinflammatory pathways in neurological disorders. Her work integrates in silico, in vitro, and in vivo approaches to investigate molecular mechanisms and identify therapeutic targets involved in neuroinflammation and the pathogenesis of neurological disorders.
Prof. Dr. Amedeo Amedei
Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy;
In 1996 Amedeo Amedei graduated with full marks and honors in Biology at Florence University. He started his scientific career studying the role of Th1/Th2 lymphocytes in GVHD, atopic dermatitis and kidney rejection. Afterwards, he examined the role of Helicobacter pylori-specific immune response in gastric diseases. In 2003 he began a doctor’s degree in "Clinical and Experimental Medicine". In 2005 he became a researcher at the Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine (University of Florence), where in 2015 he was appointed Associate Professor. In fact, he is Full Professor of Immunology and President of the Master's Degree in Nursing and Midwifery Sciences. Prof. Amedei has focused his scientific interests on cancer immunology and the role of the microbiota–immunity axis in inflammatory-correlated diseases (mainly Autoimmunity, Cancer, Neurodegenerative Disorders). More recently he started a new research topic: micro/nanoplastics and human health.
The great quality of his international profile is documented by scientific production: 313 peer reviewed articles (h-index: 60 and 14,652 Citations), 12 book chapters and one patent (https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=6603007335 ). In detail, 286 out of 310 focused on the microbiome–immunity axis (153 on immunity and 133 in microbiome). The Prof. Amedei is serving as an editorial board member of 13 international journals, as Referee of 43 Journals, and as Co-Editor-Chief of one Journal. Finally, he carries out activities as scientific reviewer for international research projects of private and public entities. From 2016, he has been in the Scientific Council of “Toscana Life Sciences” (TLS). To date he received more than 10 million euro by different proposals funded by several funding agencies, including Europe Commission, Italian Minister of Health, Tuscany Region, NASA and local and international Foundations.
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Summary from the Chair
The webinar “Neuroinflammation: From Mechanisms to Therapeutic Approaches” provided a focused overview of how inflammatory processes shape neurological and neuropsychiatric conditions. Dr. Tahmineh Mokhtari discussed neuroinflammatory pathways involved in pain and mood regulation, emphasizing the close interaction between immune signaling and neural function. Dr. Amedeo Amedei highlighted the microbiome–immunity axis in neurodegenerative disease using ALS models, illustrating how peripheral immune and gut-related mechanisms may influence disease progression. Together, the talks underscored neuroinflammation as a mechanistic bridge between pain, mood disorders, and neurodegeneration, with important therapeutic implications.
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Neuroinflammation: From Mechanisms to Therapeutic Approaches
Edited by Dr. Yuen Gao
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2026