Created on 1 January 2014, the Center of Research in Myology, headed by Prof. Bertrand Fontaine, is a Research Pole of excellence dedicated to understanding basic muscle mechanisms in their environment (at the level of the cell, such as neurons and inflammatory cells, or at the level of the entire body, including other organs targeted by muscular diseases, such as the heart) and to translating these discoveries into new concepts to improve care for patients with muscular diseases.
At the Institute of Myology, it encompasses more than 100 researchers, doctors, engineers, technicians, doctoral and postdoctoral students from INSERM, Sorbonne University, the CNRS and AIM.
- Team 1 – Gisèle Bonne
Genetics and pathophysiology of neuromuscular disorders linked to the extracellular matrix and to the nucleus - Team 2 – Marc Bitoun & Stéphane Vassilopoulos
Muscle organization & therapy of dominant centronuclear myopathy - Team 3 – Capucine Trollet & Vincent Mouly
Cellular and molecular orchestration in muscle regeneration, during ageing and in pathologies - Team 4 – Denis Furling
Repeat expansion & myotonic dystrophy (REDs) - 5 – France Pietri-Rouxel
Muscle mass and function maintenance & optimization of AAV-based gene therapies - 6 – Piera Smeriglio
Biotherapies for motor neuron disorders (ALS & SMA) Group - Team 7 – Rozen Le Panse
Myasthenia gravis: etiology, physiopathology & therapeutical approaches - Team 8 – Olivier Benveniste
Inflammatory myopathies & innovative therapies - Team 9 – Antoine Muchir
Signaling pathways & striated muscles - Team 10 – Bertrand Fontaine & Laure Strochlic
Neuromuscular connectivity in health & diseases
