| Session V Inflammatory, autoimmune and painful neuropathies |
| Chair: Hugh Willison |
| 09:15 Good and bad aspects of inlammation in peripheral nerves: Wallerian degeneration and inherited demyelination – R. Martini (Germany) |
| 09:50 The role of nerve biopsy in the diagnosis of inflammatory neuropathies - A. Quattrini (Italy) |
| 10:25 Coffee break |
| 11:00 Nodo-paranodopathy: beyond the demyelinating and axonal classification in autoimmune neuropathies – Nobuhiro Yuki (Singapore) |
| 11:35 The role of innate and adaptive immunity in mediating human auto-immune nerve disorders – H. Willison (UK) |
| 12:10 Lunch |
| Session VI Bench to bedside and back for therapy |
| Chair: Mary Reilly |
| 13:10 Inherited axonal neuropathies – bench to bedside – M. Reilly (UK) |
| 13:45 Inherited demyelinating neuropathies – bedside to bench – M. Shy (USA) |
| 14:20 Coffee break |
| 14:55 New concepts in the therapy of inherited neuropathies – M. Sereda (Germany) |
| 15:20 Challenges of traslating animal work to human nerve regeneration – A. Hoke (USA) |
| 15:55 Innovative biomaterials to promote nerve regeneration – A. Sannino (Italy) |
| 16:30 Informal student faculty interactions |
| 20:00 Gala Dinner and taranta |
