Institute events

Myositis associated with connective tissue disease: The classic ones – Antisynthetase Syndrome – The less well studies ones – Scleromyositis Monday 1 March 2021 – 12:00-13:00 Werner Stenzel (Department of Neuropathology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany) Hosted by Olivier Benveniste On prior registration for people outside the Institute of Myology: medecine-umrs974-myologie@sorbonne-universite.fr > Further details on … [Read more]

On the occasion of the International Women in Science Day, we would like to pay tribute to all of our Institute researchers and clinicians, and to congratulate them on their work and contributions to advances in research and care in the field of neuromuscular diseases. We are proud to have nearly 2/3 of female talent … [Read more]

Data intelligence for cell & gene therapies development Monday 15 February 2021 – 12:00-13:00 WhiteLab Genomics (Company specialized in the development of an Artificial Intelligence platform dedicated to the field of genomic medicine, France) Hosted by Marc Bitoun On prior registration for people outside the Institute of Myology: medecine-umrs974-myologie@sorbonne-universite.fr > Further details on the seminar … [Read more]

Muscle homeostasis and regeneration: From cellular and molecular mechanisms to therapeutic opportunities Monday 8 February 2021 – 12:00-13:00 Prof. Antonio Musarò (Medical and Biotechnology School, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy) Hosted by Sestina Falcone On prior registration for people outside the Institute of Myology: medecine-umrs974-myologie@sorbonne-universite.fr > Further details on the seminar of Antonio Musarò

2021: life, let’s put some muscle into it, together   Dear patients and families, Dear donors, Dear partners,   We wish you a very happy New Year and excellent health.   We hope this New Year brings you the energy for renewal needed to accomplish the projects close to your heart, and we hope these … [Read more]

Early biomarkers of muscle atrophy and of neuromuscular maladaptation during short-term inactivity in humans Monday 1st February 2021 – 12:00-13:00 Prof. Marco Narici (Dept of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Italy) Hosted by Jean-Yves Hogrel On prior registration for people outside the Institute of Myology: medecine-umrs974-myologie@sorbonne-universite.fr > Further details on the presentation of Marco Narici 

Ana Ferreiro received the prestigious Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Prize awarded by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in Germany. Neurologist by training and holder of a thesis in molecular biology, Ana Ferreiro is head of the Fundamental and Translational Myology team at the Functional and Adaptive Biology Laboratory (BFA) of University of Paris / CNRS … [Read more]

Situé à Paris au cœur du plus grand centre hospitalier européen, la Pitié-Salpêtrière, l’Institut de Myologie est né en 1996 sous l’impulsion d’une association de malades et parents de malades, l’AFM- Téléthon. Son objectif : favoriser l’existence, la reconnaissance et l’essor de la myologie en tant que discipline clinique et scientifique à part entière. L’Institut … [Read more]

Ex vivo editing of human hematopoietic stem cells for erythroid expression of therapeutic proteins Monday 25 January 2021 – 12:00-13:00 Mario Amendola, PhD (Therapeutic genome editing’ group,UMRS951, Evry, France) Hosted by : Maria-Grazia Biferi   On prior registration for people outside the Institute of Myology: medecine-umrs974-myologie@sorbonne-universite.fr    > Further details on the seminar of Mario … [Read more]

The Institute of Myology teams have just published, in the Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, the results of a study demonstrating the significant potential of a non-invasive method to measure muscle volume. Interview with Damien Bachasson and Jean-Yves Hogrel, of the Institute of Myology’s Neuromuscular Physiology and Evaluation Laboratory. What is the overall context of … [Read more]