According to this article, those in Aspen, CO on Tue., August 19, can attend a free lecture at the Given Institute on "The Boundless Potential of Peripheral Nerve Regeneration", as part of their summer public lecture series. Though the lecture will focus on carpal-tunnel syndrome, cut nerves, and microvascular surgery breakthroughs, the article also mentions that researchers are finding "faster and better" methods of growing Schwann cells in the laboratory.