Institute events
RSS feedTicket sales opened for the ‘Match of Heroes’ on May 31
Paul de Saint-Sernin, Eden Hazard, Paul Mirabel, Dominique Rocheteau, Javier Pastore, Robert Pirès, Artus, Stéphane Ruffier… all coming together for an exceptional “Match of Heroes” in support of the Institut de Myologie Association ! Tickets are on sale On May 31, legends of AS Saint-Étienne and a team of committed personalities – Paul … [Read more]
The Association Institut de Myologie and the Foch-IMM Group join forces to promote myology and develop clinical research and muscle assessment
The Association Institut de Myologie and the Foch-IMM Group (Foch Hospital and Institut Montsouris) have announced that they have entered into a strategic partnership aimed at promoting myology – the science and medicine of muscle – and developing clinical research, as well as the study and assessment of muscle, in the field of neuromuscular disorders and, more broadly, muscle impairments associated with a wide … [Read more]
The 2026 Conference and Muscle Week
Muscle Week 2026 returns from 1 to 7 June. The aim is to continue raising public awareness of the importance of maintaining healthy muscles. To reinforce this awareness and promote muscle health in public policy, the Institute of Myology and AFM-Telethon invite you to the 4th Muscle Week, from 1 to 7 June, and the … [Read more]
ERN EURO-NMD webinar, 16 Apr.: Prof. Joachim Weis (Germany)
Episode 3 – Nerve Biopsy in Clinical Practice (in EURO-NMD Neuropathology Webinar Series) Thursday 16 April 2026 – 16:00-17:00 Paris time Speaker: Prof. Joachim Weis (Director, Institute of Neuropathology, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Aachen, Germany) Moderator: Dr. Teresinha Evangelista (Hôpital de la Pitié Salpêtrière – AP-HP, Institute of Myology, Paris, France) Findings from nerve biopsies in routine … [Read more]
ERN EURO-NMD webinar, 9 Apr.: Prof. Mathilde Duchesne (France)
Episode 2 – Advanced Microscopy Techniques for Nerve Analysis (in EURO-NMD Neuropathology Webinar Series) Thursday 9 April 2026 – 16:00-17:00 Paris time Speaker: Prof. Mathilde Duchesne (CHU Limoges, France) Moderator: Prof. Edoardo Malfatti (AP-HP, Hôpital Henri Mondor, Créteil, France) Electron immunohistochemistry, electron microscopy, immune-electron microscopy, and molecular genetic techniques > + infos Organized by EURO-NMD in … [Read more]
ERN EURO-NMD webinar, 7 Apr.: Prof. Angelo Schenone (Italy)
Episode 1 – Basic Techniques for Nerve Biopsies (in EURO-NMD Neuropathology Webinar Series) Tuesday 7 April 2026 – 16:00-17:00 Paris time Prof. Angelo Schenone (IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino – Genova, Italy) Surgical procedures followed by histochemical, immunohistochemical, and ultrastructural techniques > + infos Organized by EURO-NMD in collaboration with ERN-RND
M&Ms – Muscle Monday Seminar – 30 March – Prof. Karyn Esser (USA)
Keeping Time for the Body: Skeletal Muscle Clocks and Systemic Health 30 March 2026 from noon to 1pm (Paris time) Prof. Karyn Esser, PhD Chair Physiology and Aging (College of Medicine; University of Florida, USA) Invited by Sestina Falcone More information on the speaker and the intervention On prior registration for people outside the … [Read more]
ERN EURO-NMD webinar, 26 March: Dr. Philip Henman (UK)
Orthopaedic Complications Thursday 26 March 2026 – 16:00-17:00 Paris time Dr. Philip Henman (The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK) > + infos Organized by EURO-NMD in collaboration with ERN-RND
Aly Bourguiba winner of the 2026 Graine de Chercheur Prize
Aly Bourguiba is currently a third-year PhD student in the ‘Maintaining muscle mass and function – optimising AAV-based gene therapies (MOOVE)’ team, led by France Pietri-Rouxel at the Institute’s Center of Research in Myology. Winner of the 2026 Graine de Chercheur prize awarded by the Prolific association, he has been invited to present his research … [Read more]
ERN EURO-NMD webinar, 19 March: Prof. Michael Benatar (USA)
Advances in understanding pre-symptomatic ALS: implications for disease prevention Thursday 19 March 2026 – 16:00-17:00 Paris time Prof. Michael Benatar (University of Miami, USA) > + infos Organized by EURO-NMD in collaboration with ERN-RND
