Dr. Zaal Kokaia obtained a Ph.D. degree in neuroscience from the University of Lund, Sweden. He also holds a Ph.D. in neurophysiology from I. Beritashvili Institute of Physiology, Tbilisi, Georgia. Currently, Dr. Kokaia is the Professor of Experimental Medical Research at Lund University and heads the Laboratory of Stem Cells and Restorative Neurology at Lund Stem Cell Center. He is the founding Principal Investigator of this Center and, for 10 years, served as its director and coordinator of the Strategic Research Area in Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine (StemTherapy) at Lund University, supported by the Swedish Government. The current research interest in Kokaia’s laboratory is to study the possible use of in vitro and in vivo reprogrammed stem and immune cells to restore stroke-damaged neuronal networks and modulate neuroinflammation for improved functional recovery after stroke. In recent years, his ground-breaking studies brought to a new level the use of human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived neurons for reconstructing damaged cortical networks and functional recovery.