Module 1 – March 2023, 20 – 28
Monday 20
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 Cavalletti Experimental Neurogical Unit, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca Milan, Italy |
Sensory neuron classification and function | Jussi Kupari Division of Molecular Neurobiology, MBB, Karolinska Institutet Helsinki, Finland |
Neurobiology of autonomic neurons | Alessandro Furlan Karolinska Institutet Solna, Sweden |
Interactive session |
Tuesday 21
Functional anatomy of the PNS | Ferdinando Paternostro Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine-Section of Anatomy and Histology, University of Florence Florence, Italy |
Axonal trafficking | Gianpiero Schiavo UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology London, U.K. |
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 |
Wednesday 22
Lessons from Inherited Neuropathies | Peter Brophy Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh Edinburgh, U.K. |
Schwann cell and myelin-axon interactions | Laura Feltri Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York Buffalo, USA |
Thursday 23
Mitochondrial physiology and pathology | Valeria Tiranti Unit of Medical Genetics and Neurogenetics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta Milan, Italy |
Mechanisms of degeneration and regeneration | Carla Taveggia San Raffaele Hospital Milan, Italy |
Membrane excitability, Ion channels and channelopathies | Stephen Waxman Yale University School of Medicine New Haven, U.S.A. |
Interactive session |
Friday 24
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 |
Innate and adaptive immunity in PNS disorders | Hugh Willison University of Glasgow Glasgow, U.K. |
Interactive session |
Monday 27
Introduction to Cadaver lab in Turin | Diego Garbossa University of Turin Turin, Italy |
Anatomy, Peripheral motorsemeiotics and associated pathology of peripheral nerves | Paolo Titolo Azieda Ospedaliera C.T.O. Turin, Italy |
Concept of Nerve Transfers and clinical application | Diego Garbossa University of Turin Turin, Italy |
Nerve and limb traumatic injuries | Ernesta Magistroni Azienda Ospedaliera C.T.O. – Maria Adelaide Turin, Italy |
Thuesday 28
Cadaver lab – The class will be splitted into 2 groups and will be leaded to 2 different venues | Diego Garbossa University of Turin Turin, Italy Paolo Titolo |