Module 1 – July 2026, 13 – 17, Structure development and biology of PNS – Peripheral Nervous System Disorder

Module 1 – July 2026, 13 – 17
Structure, development and biology of PNS

Monday 13

Introduction to the course	Giuseppe Lauria University of Milan and IRCCS Foundation “Carlo Besta” Neurological Institute Milan, Italy
Macro and microstructure of peripheral nerves	Guido Cavaletti Experimental Neurogical Unit, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca Milan, Italy
Functional anatomy of the PNS	Paolo Titolo Azieda Ospedaliera C.T.O. Turin, Italy
Sensory neuron taxonomy	Jussi Kupari Division of Molecular Neurobiology, MBB, Karolinska Institutet Helsinki, Finland
Interactive session

Tuesday 14

Axon sorting and deveolpment	Stefano Previtali San Raffaele Scientific Institute Milan, Italy
Genomic control of nerve myelination	Alessandra Bolino San Raffaele Scientific Institute Milan, Italy
The cytoskeleton	Gianpietro Schiavo UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology London, U.K.
Interactive session

Wednesday 15

Schwann cell and myelin-axon interactions	Carla Taveggia San Raffaele Hospital Milan, Italy
Non-compact myelin structure and function	Peter Brophy Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh Edinburgh, U.K.

Thursday 16

Node and paranode	Elior Peles Sagol Center for Research on the Aging Brain. Departments of Molecular Cell Biology and Molecular Neuroscience, Weizmann Institute of Science Tel Aviv, Israel
Membrane excitability, Ion channels and channelopathies	Stephen Waxman Yale University School of Medicine New Haven, U.S.A.
Interactive session

Friday 17

Mechanisms of nerve degeneration and regeneration	Ahmet Hoke ohns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA
Mitochondrial physiology and pathology	Daniele Ghezzi Unit of Medical Genetics and Neurogenetics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta Milan, Italy
Interactive session

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