Dear Friends of the Jack Miller Center for Peripheral Neuropathy:
Frontiers of Peripheral Nerve Research, the second biennial symposium of the Jack Miller Center for Peripheral Neuropathy was held on the University of Chicago campus on April 28, 2006. This conference demonstrated clearly how scientific interest in neuropathy and neuropathic pain has expanded in recent years. Two hundred scientists, students and members of the peripheral neuropathy community registered for the symposium. Registrants came from institutions throughout the Midwest, and as far away as Ohio and Montana. This level of participation far exceeds that of the Miller Center's highly successful symposium held in 2004.
The symposium's six speakers presented papers that depicted the advanced research work in the field. Each one was eager to participate in the conference and agreed to come to Chicago without a moment's hesitation.
As a peripheral neuropathy researcher, I am encouraged to see this field attract an ever increasing number of top-flight researchers. The growing number of investigators will help to focus the attention of the National Institutes of Health and other Federal agencies on the importance of peripheral nerve research. As peripheral neuropathy research continues to gain momentum, our knowledge of the basic structure of the peripheral nerve increases, and more therapeutic strategies will emerge. The growth of interest, as demonstrated by the symposium, will ultimately lead more quickly to therapies that will reduce the burden of the disease.
Thank you for your interest in the Jack Miller Center for Peripheral Neuropathy.
Sincerely,
Brian Popko, Ph.D.
Director, Jack Miller Center for Peripheral Neuropathy
P.S. Subscribers to our free electronic newsletter can learn more about the topics discussed at the symposium by reading the summaries of the six papers.
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This program was supported by educational grants from:
Ron and Debbie McMicking
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From left: Dr. Yimin Zou (Symposium Organizer), Dr. William Snider, Dr. Clifford Woolf, Dr. Jeffrey Milbrandt, Mr. Jack Miller (Founder, Jack Miller Center), Dr. Stephen Waxman, Dr. Ori Peles, Dr. Betty Soliven (Symposium Organizer), Dr. Brian Popko (Symposium Organizer), Dr. Rhona Mirsky, Dr. Christopher Gomez (Chair, Department of Neurology).
Dean James L. Madara presented Jack Miller with a framed symposium poster to thank him for his generous support and commitment to peripheral nerve research.
Dr. Ori Peles and Dr. Brian Popko
Scientists, graduate students, postdocs and others interested in peripheral nerve research attended the symposium. |
