PNS Edinburgh 2025
From 17 to 20 May, the Annual Meeting of the Peripheral Nerve Society was held in Edinburgh, Scotland. The meeting brings together researchers and clinicians from around the world to discuss recent developments in the field of peripheral nerve disorders.
Our research group attended the meeting with 14 junior and senior researchers. During the four days of engaging presentations, we were informed about developments in the fields of Guillain-Barré syndrome, CIDP, chronic axonal polyneuropathy, and other related topics. Besides, we had the opportunity to present our work.
Eveline Wiegers, postdoctoral researcher, presented her work titled: “Comparative Effectiveness of tanruprubart vs Intravenous Immunoglobulins/Plasma Exchange in Guillain-Barré Syndrome“.
Using the International GBS Outcome Study (IGOS), she explored an alternative study design to assess the effectiveness of new treatments versus the current standard practice in GBS.
Merel Huijg, PhD Candidate, presented her work, which showed that participants with chronic axonal polyneuropathy have an increased mortality risk compared to participants without polyneuropathy.
This work was performed in the Rotterdam Study. More than 2000 participants were screened for having polyneuropathy and followed for about 7 years.
This work was awarded with the Richard Hughes Prize for Clinical Research. This prize is one of eight prizes awarded to junior researchers during the meeting.
Anmol Rajpar, Robin Thomma, and Bart Jacobs presented and received valuable input from the interested audience regarding the GBS Knowledge Hub.
Bart updated the field about the current status of the IGOS database.
Furthermore, Anmol Rajpar, Farah Pelouto, Marlies Baars, Osana Schlee, Robin Thomma, and Sander van Tilburg presented their work during the several poster sessions, which were well-attended and led to interesting discussions and new insights.
Besides the interesting talks and presentations, the meeting was a valuable opportunity for networking and exchanging ideas to strengthen current collaborations and explore new international partnerships.
We had formal meetings with several other research groups and enjoyed the conversations while enjoying some appetizers and refreshments during the receptions organized by the conference. Of course, when there were no scheduled talks or events, we took the opportunity to explore and appreciate the beautiful city of Edinburgh.
The meeting ended on a high note, as Bart Jacobs received the Alan J. Gebhart Prize for his research into GBS and other peripheral nerve inflammations.
Looking back on the conference, our research group reflects on a successful event. We are grateful for the opportunity to present our work and are excited to incorporate the new insights we gained into our future projects.
