September 2017: Myology to be taught in the 3rd year of the Bachelor’s degree in Sciences for Health

A Myology teaching unit, coordinated by Professor C. Chanoine, will be launched in September at the Université Paris Descartes (Paris V) in the 3rd year the Bachelor’s degree in Sciences for Health.

It will bring together experts in skeletal muscle from the Institute of Myology and the Faculty of Basic and Biomedical Sciences (F. Charbonnier, C. Chanoine, X. Coumoul, A. Ferry, T. Gidaro, E. Kreszci, C. Legay , C. Massaad, D. Zytnicki, and L. Servais).

The courses will address muscle physiology, its development and regeneration, the nerve and the neuromuscular junction. Trained and ageing muscles will also be amongst the subjects addressed. Lastly, pathological muscle and current and future therapeutic strategies will be at the heart of this course.