Special Back-to-back Seminar - Aging & Neuropathologies - PART 1/2

Seminar topic: Elucidating Neuroinflammatory Mechanisms Underlying Diabetes-Linked Cognitive Dysfunction.

Dr. Mohammed Al-Onaizi is an Associate Professor of Neuroscience and Anatomy at the College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Abdullah Al-Salem University, Kuwait, and a Scientist at the Dasman Diabetes Institute under the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences. His research centers on the neurobiology of metabolic diseases, with a particular focus on how type 2 diabetes influences neuroinflammation, synaptic plasticity, and cognitive function.

Following his doctoral training in Anatomy and Cell Biology at the University of Western Ontario, Canada, and postdoctoral work at Laval University, Quebec, Dr. Al-Onaizi has established an independent research lab exploring molecular mechanisms linking diabetes to Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. His laboratory integrates behavioral neuroscience, molecular imaging, and neuroimmunology approaches to uncover pathways driving cognitive decline in metabolic disorders.

Dr. Al-Onaizi has authored over 20 peer-reviewed publications in leading neuroscience and metabolic journals, contributing to the understanding of cholinergic signaling, hippocampal regulation, and microglial function in neurodegeneration. His work has been supported by major institutional and national grants, including the Kuwait University Priority Research Grant and the Dasman Diabetes Institute Research Award, and he has presented his findings at international conferences such as FENS and the Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Congress.