Institute events

The next round of bursary applications is now open, two grants of 500 € each to attend a scientific meeting in the neuromuscular field are available. This scheme, which is to ensure equity of care for patients with rare neuromuscular diseases across Europe, aims to boost Training and Continuous Education Programmes. The bursary scheme is … [Read more]

This seminar is postponed.   Role of the circadian biological clock in muscle physiology Monday 16 March 2020 – 12:00-13:00 Hélène Duez, PhD (Univ. Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, U1011- EGID, F-59000 Lille, France) Hosted by : Gisèle Bonne   Institute of Myology auditorium Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière Building Babinski Entrance 82 … [Read more]

Jean-Yves Hogrel, Head of the Physiology and Neuromuscular Evaluation Laboratory, Damien Bachasson of the same laboratory, and Olivier Benveniste of the Inflammatory Muscle and Innovative Therapies team at the Myology Research Centre, have just published an article* relating to the validation of the MyoQuad device among patients with inclusion body myositis, a tool created and … [Read more]

Control of cell mechanics by cell adhesion dynamics Monday 20 April 2020 – 12:00-13:00 Corinne Albiges Rizo, PhD (Dynamique des Systèmes d’adhérence et différenciation, Université de Grenoble, France) Hosted by : Catherine Coirault   Institute of Myology auditorium Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière Building Babinski Entrance 82 bd Vincent Auriol metro Chevaleret   Understanding how cells … [Read more]

Seminar cancellation   FSHD muscular dystrophy molecular pathogenesis and therapeutic perspectives Friday, 28 February 2020 – 11:00-12:00 Davide Gabellini, PhD (Head of Unit, Division of Genetics and Cell Biology, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milano, Italy) Host : Sestina Falcone   Institute of Myology auditorium Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière Building Babinski Entrance 82 bd Vincent Auriol … [Read more]

Synaptic mechanisms of neurodegeneration and neuroprotection in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Tuesday 25 February 2020 – 12:00-13:30 Francesco Roselli, MD, PhD (Dept. of Neurology, Ulm University, and German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE)-Ulm, Germany) Hosted by : Maria-Grazia Biferi   Institute of Myology auditorium Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière Building Babinski Entrance 82 bd Vincent Auriol metro … [Read more]

Located in Paris at the heart of Europe’s largest hospital centre, the Pitié-Salpêtrière, the Institute of Myology was founded in 1996 at the instigation of an association of patients and patients’ parents, the AFM-Téléthon. Its objective: to promote the existence, recognition and development of myology as a clinical and scientific discipline in its own right. … [Read more]

Muscles have feelings too: muscle spindle function in normal and dystrophic muscle Thursday 13 February – 13:30-15:00 Stephan Kröger (Department of Physiological Genomics, Biomedical Center, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munchen, Germany) Hosted by : Laure Strochlic   Institute of Myology auditorium Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière Building Babinski Entrance 82 bd Vincent Auriol metro Chevaleret   Coordinated movements, including … [Read more]

The Institute of Myology wishes you all the best for 2020   Welcome to the first issue of our newsletter for the new year!   The counter of the 2019 Telethon, which took place on December 6 and 7, displays 74 569 212 euros. A result that will help multiply victories ! “The 2019 Telethon … [Read more]

The “Cell and Molecular Orchestration in Muscle Regeneration, Ageing and Diseases” team, at the Institute’s Myology Centre for Research, which is co-directed by Capucine Trollet and Vincent Mouly, has just published an article relating to the transduction efficiency of different AAV serotypes after a local intramuscular injection. Interview with Capucine Trollet, who directed this work.
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