08:30 Welcome from the scientific organiser 08:45 Student introduction |
Session I Organization of nerve fibers |
Chair: Peter Brophy |
09:15 Assembly of Domains of Myelinated Axons – J. Salzer (USA) |
09:50 The organization of peripheral myelinated axons – E. Peles (Israel) |
10:25 Coffee break |
11:00 The extracellular matrix in myelination – L. Feltri (USA) |
11:35 Genetic analysis of Schwann cell development and myelination in zebrafish – W. Talbot (USA) |
12.10 LGI proteins in myelination and synapse biology – Dies Meijer (UK) |
12:45 Lunch |
Session II Peripheral nerve development and myelination |
Chair: Ueli Suter |
13:45 Mechanisms of early Schwann cell differentiation – P. Brophy (UK) |
14:30 Axonal sorting in nerve development: nuclear and cytoplasm control – S. Previtali (Italy) |
15:15 Coffee break |
15:50 The establishment of cell polarity and initiation of Schwann cell myelination – J. Chan (USA) |
16:25 Role of secretases in myelination – C. Taveggia (Italy) |
17:10 Epigenetic mechanisms regulating Schwann cell development and myelination – U. Suter (Switzerland) |
17:45 Informal student faculty interations |