Institute events
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FSHD webinar series – Episode 3: “Pediatric FSHD” Thursday 22 May 2025 – 16:00 – 17:00 Paris time Prof. Tracey Willis (Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust, UK) > + infos Organized by EURO-NMD in collaboration with ERN-RND.
On Saturday 7th of June, the Institute of Myology is holding an Open Day
To mark the 3rd edition of the Muscle Week, the Institute is holding an Open Day on Saturday 7th of June, from 10am to 5pm. Visitors will be able to meet our scientific experts, doctors and researchers to discover muscle in all its states, understand how it works and the interactions it weaves throughout our bodies. … [Read more]
The RMN lab offers a PhD opportunity on the development of real-time quantitative MRI for muscles involved in respiration, swallowing and eye movements
PhD opportunity at the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Laboratory at Institute of Myology. Development of real-time quantitative MRI for muscles involved in respiration, swallowing and eye movements Keywords: Muscle MRI, real-time MRI, undersampled reconstruction, non-Cartesian MRI acquisition ➣ Context Quantitative MRI (qMRI) is a well-established tool for the in vivo characterization and longitudinal monitoring of skeletal … [Read more]
The RMN lab offers a PhD opportunity on Low Field MR-Fingerprinting for respiratory assessment
PhD opportunity at the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Laboratory at Institute of Myology. Low Field MR-Fingerprinting for respiratory assessment Keywords: Low-field MRI, sequence development, undersampled reconstruction and optimization, AI-based denoising, respiratory function. ➣ Context Pulmonary and muscle tissues involved in the respiratory function can be affected in various diseases (COPD, neuromuscular diseases, CoViD…). Quantitative MRI has … [Read more]
M&M’s – Muscle Monday Seminar – 12 May – Remi Mounier (France)
Metabolic regulations of adult muscle stem cell fate Monday 12 May 2025 – 12h00-13h00 Remi Mounier (NeuroMyoGène, Lyon, France) More information on the presentation and the speaker On prior registration for people outside the Institute of Myology: medecine-umrs974-myologie@sorbonne-universite.fr M&M’s seminar organised by the Center of Research in Myology, at the Institute of Myology.
ERN EURO-NMD webinar, 15 May: Dr. Teresinha Evangelista (France)
FSHD webinar series – Episode 2: “International Clinical Care Guidelines” Thursday 15 May 2025 – 16:00 – 17:00 Paris time Dr. Teresinha Evangelista (Institute of Myology & Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital – AP-HP, Paris, France) > + infos Organized by EURO-NMD in collaboration with ERN-RND.
ERN EURO-NMD webinar, 8 May: Prof. Emiliano Giardina (Italy)
FSHD webinar series – Episode 1: “Genetic Diagnosis” Thursday 8 May 2025 – 16:00 – 17:00 Paris time Prof. Emiliano Giardina (University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy) > + infos Organized by EURO-NMD in collaboration with ERN-RND.
CARAC, premium partner of the future Foundation of Myology, visits the Institute
On Wednesday 23 April 2025, the Institute of Myology was pleased to welcome the Chairman and Chief Executive of CARAC and around ten members of their Board of Directors and management. CARAC, a mutual savings, pension and provident institution, has signed a letter of commitment with AFM-Téléthon and the Institut de Myologie Association to support … [Read more]
Myobank-AFM, a key player in the field of myology research
Myobank-AFM, the Institute of Myology’s biological resource centre, is offering patients a new donation card. This service, set up in 1996 to help researchers and advance knowledge of neuromuscular diseases, is increasingly in demand from those involved in both basic and clinical research. Myobank-AFM‘s mission is to collect, prepare, store and provide fluid and tissue … [Read more]
The Muscle Week 3rd edition will take place from 2 to 8 June
The Institute of Myology and the AFM-Téléthon are launching the 3rd edition of Muscle Week, which will take place from 2 to 8 June. The aim is still to raise awareness of the importance of muscle for overall health and the need to preserve muscle capital throughout life. ‘Our muscles do it all for us, … [Read more]
