| Session III Axonal health, support, degeneration and regeneration |
| Chair: Giuseppe Lauria |
| 09:00 Adhesion G protein-coupled receptors in PNS development and regeneration – K. Monk (USA) |
| 09:35 Small heat shock proteins in peripheral nerve degeneration – V. Timmermann (Belgium) |
| 10:10 Coffee break |
| 10:30 Painful neuropathies and sodium channels – G. Lauria (Italy) |
| 11:05 The role of Schwann cells in nerve regeneration – K. Jessen (UK) |
| 11:40 Ankyrins and spectrins: all-star protein accumulation machines in axons and Schwann cells – M. Rasband (USA) |
| 12:15 Lunch |
| Session IV Inherited neuropathies, CMTs |
| Chair: Rhona Mirsky |
| 13:30 Insights from CMT disease into Schwann cell function – D. Sherman (UK) |
| 14:05 Regulation of c-jun expression in Schwann cells - H. Cabedo (Spain) |
| 14:40 Coffee break |
| 15:00 Cellular stress in inherited neuropathies – L. Wrabetz (USA) |
| 15:35 The role of c-Jun in peripheral neuropathies – R. Mirsky (UK) |
| 16:10 Posters |
| 20:00 Dinner |
