EURO-NMD is pleased to announce a new Neuropathology Webinar Series. This series brings together leading experts from different countries who will share their knowledge and experience in the field of neuropathology. The webinars will focus on important topics such as nerve and skin biopsies, explaining how these techniques are used to better understand and diagnose neuromuscular diseases.
Throughout the series, participants will learn about both basic and more advanced methods. The speakers will explain step by step how biopsies are performed, how samples are analysed in the laboratory, and how the results help doctors make accurate diagnoses. The sessions will also introduce modern technologies and new approaches that are improving patient care.
This 8-part series is designed to give a clear and complete overview of neuropathology. It starts with fundamental techniques and gradually moves towards more complex diagnostic strategies and new therapeutic perspectives. Real clinical cases will also be presented to show how these methods are used in everyday medical practice.
Overall, this webinar series is a great opportunity for clinicians, researchers, and healthcare professionals to strengthen their knowledge, stay up to date with recent developments, and better understand the role of neuropathology in diagnosing and managing neuromuscular diseases.
Dates: April – June 2026
Time: 16:00–17:00 (CEST)
Format: Online & Free webinars
Programme
Episode 1 – Basic Techniques for Nerve Biopsies
Date: Tuesday, 7 April 2026 (Please note that this session will exceptionally take place on a Tuesday).
Speaker: Prof. Angelo Schenone (IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino – Genova, Italy)
Content: Surgical procedures followed by histochemical, immunohistochemical, and ultrastructural techniques
Replay available soon!
Episode 2 – Advanced Microscopy Techniques for Nerve Analysis
Date: Thursday, 9 April 2026
Speaker: Prof. Mathilde Duchesne (CHU Limoges, France)
Moderator: Prof. Edoardo Malfatti (AP-HP, Hôpital Henri Mondor, Créteil, France)
Content: Electron immunohistochemistry, electron microscopy, immune-electron microscopy, and molecular genetic techniques
Replay available soon!
Episode 3 – Nerve Biopsy in Clinical Practice
Date: Thursday, 16 April 2026
Speaker: Prof. Joachim Weis (Director, Institute of Neuropathology, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Aachen, Germany)
Moderator: Dr. Teresinha Evangelista (Hôpital de la Pitié Salpêtrière – AP-HP, Institute of Myology, Paris, France)
Content: Findings from nerve biopsies in routine clinical practice, with a focus on inflammatory and immune-mediated neuropathies and the use of electron microscopy
Unfortunately, due to professional constraints, no replay will be available.
Episode 4 – Infectious and Neoplastic Neuropathies
Date: Thursday, 7 May 2026
Speaker: Prof. Mathilde Duchesne (CHU Limoges, France)
Moderators: Dr. Matteo Garibaldi (Sant’Andrea Hospital of Sapienza University of Rome, Italy), Prof. Joachim Weis (Director, Institute of Neuropathology, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Aachen, Germany)
Content: Infectious neuropathies, nerve tumours, and infiltration; the role of neuropathology in diagnosis
Episode 5 – Clinical Cases Requiring Nerve Biopsy
Date: Thursday, 21 May 2026
Speaker: Prof. Marina Grandis (IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino – Genova, Italy)
Moderators: Prof. Werner Stenzel & Prof. Hans-Hilmar Goebel (Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany)
Content: Instructive clinical cases where nerve biopsy is essential to reach a diagnosis
Episode 6 – Nerve Pathology in Neuropathy Models
Date: Thursday, 4 June 2026
Speaker: Prof. Kleopa Kleopas (the Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics (CING), Cyprus)
Moderator: Prof. Edoardo Malfatti (AP-HP, Hôpital Henri Mondor, Créteil, France)
Content: Quantitative pathology and outcome measures in experimental models
Episode 7 – Amyloid Neuropathies and Therapeutic Approaches
Date: Thursday, 11 June 2026
Speaker: Prof. Andoni Echaniz Laguna (Université Paris-Saclay- AP-HP, Bicêtre Hospital, France)
Moderator: Dr. Clovis Adam (AP-HP, Bicêtre Hospital, France)
Content: Latest advances in therapeutic strategies for hereditary and acquired amyloid neuropathies
Episode 8 – Skin Biopsy in Small Fiber Neuropathy
Date: Thursday, 18 June 2026
Speaker: Prof. Grazia Devigili (Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy)
Moderator: Dr. Teresinha Evangelista (Hôpital de la Pitié Salpêtrière – AP-HP, Institute of Myology, Paris, France)
Content: Diagnostic yield and clinical value of skin biopsy analysis