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Turin, Italy | 6 – 7 November 2026
IV edition
MOTOR NEURON DISEASES
Understanding the pathogenetic mechanisms to develop therapies
Organizers: prof. Marina Boido & Serena Stanga
The IV edition of the conference will still focus on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), two severe neurological pathologies affecting motor neurons and causing their progressive degeneration.
The conference foresees to discuss about the most recent cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis and progression of these diseases, and to give an overview of the currently available treatments and new developing therapeutic strategies.
The meeting by the numbers:
- 3 scientific sessions
- 7 speakers from Belgium, France, Spain, UK, and Italy
- 1 workshop – technical session
- 8 short talks selected among young researchers
- 2 poster sessions
- 1 social event

