Institute events
RSS feed‘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]
The REDs team gathered for the IDMC-13 conference
The 13th International Myotonic Dystrophy Consortium Congress (IDMC-13) took place from 22 to 25 June 2022. It should have been held both on-site in Osaka, Japan, and online, but the health situation led the organisers to opt for a digital-only version. The members of the Repeat Expansions & Myotonic Dystrophy (REDs) team therefore followed and … [Read more]
Clinicians from the Institute at the 8th EAN Congress
The 8th Congress of the European Academy of Neurology was held from 25 to 28 June in Vienna, Austria. Several clinicians from the Institute of Myology participated in the congress as session chairperson (Dr. Giorgia Querin), in a conversation symposium (Dr. Anthony Béhin), in oral communications (Dr. Giorgia Querin) or in case-based workshops (Dr. Tanya … [Read more]
Our Myology Centre for Research offers a post-doctoral fellowship in muscle cell biology
We are looking for a highly motivated and creative muscle cell biologist to join our lab. The post-doctoral fellowship position is funded by an EQUIPE FRM grant and is open with a flexible starting date until September 2022. Research topic The project aims at studying cell communication during human skeletal muscle regeneration in aging … [Read more]
