Institute events
RSS feedThe work of two researchers from the Institute awarded at the WMS
Two researchers from the institute were awarded prizes for their work at the WMS 2022 conference held in Halifax, Canada, and online from 11 to 15 October 2022. They received the Elsevier Subscription Prize: Harmen Reyngoult, co-team leader of NMR Laboratory – Spectroscopy Laboratory in the Neuromuscular Investigation Center, was awarded the prize for his Selected Flash poster: … [Read more]
M&M’s – Muscle Monday Seminar – 17 November – Pascale Bomont (France)
Intermediate filaments: from mechanisms in giant axonal neuropathy to therapeutic perspectives for IF-pathies– November 17th, 2022 – 12:00 – 13:00 Pascale Bomont, PhD (ERC group leader, INSERM Research Director NeuroMyoGene Institute, Lyon, France) On prior registration for people outside the Institute of Myology: : medecine-umrs974-myologie@sorbonne-universite.fr More information on the presentation and the speaker Muscle Monday … [Read more]
Experts from the Institute at WMS 2022
The 27th World Muscle Society International Congress (WMS) will be held from October 11 to 15, 2022 in Halifax, Canada, as well as in a virtual version on the congress platform. International muscle experts will gather to discuss basic research, clinical trials and therapeutic advances in neuromuscular diseases. Researchers and clinicians from the Institute will be present, both … [Read more]
‘Fête de la Science’ – October 10th to 13th
From October 10th to 13th, we will celebrate ‘Fête de la science’, a science festival taking place in different French regions and organizations all around the country. On this special thematic week, researchers supported by AFM-Téléthon offer to share live discussions around research topics, directly from their labs. This event aims to better understand scientific … [Read more]
September 15: International Myotonic Dystrophy Awareness Day
September 15, 2022 marks the second International Myotonic Dystrophy Awareness Day, which aims to highlight these rare diseases in order to improve diagnosis, care and support, as well as to advance research. What are myotonic dystrophies? Myotonic dystrophies – myotonic dystrophy type 1 (or DM1 or Steinert’s disease) and myotonic dystrophy type 2 (DM2) … [Read more]
Myology 2022: opening session
On Monday, September 12, took place the opening session of the 7th edition of the international congress Myology 2022 was held with Laurence Tiennot-Herment, president of AFM-Telethon, and the co-presidents of the event, Elisabeth McNally, a specialist in cardiac muscle, and Shahragim Tajbakhsh, a specialist in muscle biology.
REDs lab offers a post-doctoral position
RNA metabolism and astrocyte dysfunction in myotonic dystrophy A two-year postdoctoral position is available from early 2023, in the laboratory Repeat Expansions and Myotonic Dystrophy, at the Myology Research Centre / Institute of Myology in Paris, France. The project is funded by the French “Agence Nationale de Recherche” (ANR) and coordinated by Mario Gomes-Pereira. PROJECT … [Read more]
MCR Seminar – 2 September – Ana Ferreiro
Ana Ferreiro – Translational research in core myopathies : ‘from bedside to bench and back’ The Myology Center for Research (UMR974) is pleased to invite you to Ana Ferreiro’s seminar which will take place in the amphitheatre E of the Sorbone University Medical School, at 105 bd de l’Hôpital, 75013 Paris.
The Institute is recruiting a Senior Project Manager (M/F) for the European Reference Network (ERN) EURO-NMD
ERN EURO-NMD European Reference Networks (ERNs) are networks involving centers of expertise and health care providers across Europe. They aim to tackle complex or rare diseases and conditions that require highly specialized treatment, as well as a concentration of knowledge and resources. Established in 2017 and co-funded by the European Commission, EURO-NMD is a European … [Read more]
Report of the 2022 AcadeMYO session – Interview with Andoni Urtizberea
Andoni Urtizberea reports on the 2022 session of AcadeMYO, the fully virtual version of the Institute’s Myology Summer School, which was held from 11 to 13 July. What was the profile of the students who participated this year? We had 44 registered participants from 27 countries: Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Russia, Latvia, USA, Canada, Australia, … [Read more]
