Are Neurofilaments a valid biomarker in MS?

Roberto Furlan graduated in medicine at the University of Milano in 1991 and obtained his PhD in 2001 from the Open University of London for work on gene therapy studies in multiple sclerosis models in the Neuroimmunology Unit of the San Raffaele Scientific Institute. Since 2009 Prof Furlan is Group leader and then Head of Unit of the Clinical Neuroimmunology Unit, Institute of Experimental Neurology, Division of Neuroscience at the San Raffaele Scientific Institute in Milan. From 2011 to 2018 he was Secretary treasurer of the International Society of NeuroImmunology. Since 2017 he is Deputy Director of the Institute of Experimental Neurology – INSpe, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan. His main fields of interest are extracellular vesicles of neural origin in health and disease and body fluid biomarkers in neurology.

In this webinar Prof Furlan will address the topic "Are Neurofilaments a valid biomarker in MS?" , his colleague Dr Gloria Dalla Costa will briefly talk about "The role of Neurofilaments as biomarkers in MS".

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Roberto Furlan - Oct 08, 2018

Detailed agenda:

  • Introduction - welcome to Milan
  • Short lecture: Gloria Dalla Costa
  • Key note lecture: Prof Dr Roberto Furlan
  • Q&A with Prof Dr Roberto Furlan
  • Overview upcoming webinars and conferences by the European Charcot Foundation
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