Institute events

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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The Institute of Myology hires one Engineer (M/F) and one Research Engineer (M/F) for the preclinical development of gene therapy for ALS Located in Paris at the heart of the largest European hospital, Pitié-Salpêtrière, the Institute of Myology was created in 1996 by AFM-Telethon, a patient’s organization. Its goal: Promote Myology and have it accepted … [Read more]

For the first time, a hospital service has been dedicated to the field of Neuromyology in a facility that allows teaching hospital activities to be conducted, recognising the specificity of the nerve-muscle combination. A complete facility dedicated to this field has been created, centred around the patient and involving a clearly defined project aimed at … [Read more]

We are looking to appoint a motivated research assistant to join our team in the Unit U974 at the Institut de Myologie in Paris. Our team is working on the molecular and cellular actors involved in human muscle regeneration, in muscle ageing and in muscular dystrophies including oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD) and Duchenne muscular dystrophy … [Read more]

Since its creation in 1996, the goal of the Institute of Myology is to promote the existence and recognition of myology by being a center of expertise dedicated to muscle. Its activity comes from the diagnosis, management and follow-up of neuromuscular patients, but also includes an applied and fundamental clinical research platform. Within the Institute … [Read more]

The experts of the Institute of Myology are mobilizing again this year to go to colleges and high schools in France and abroad, to share their passion for research and to discover the reality of their daily life. The operation will run from November 4th to November 29th. During the first 6 editions, just over … [Read more]

As part of the Science Fair (Fête de la science), the Institute of Myology is organizing several events. On October 11, the Institute invited donors to visit laboratories. The laboratory of Physiology and neuromuscular evaluation directed by Jean-Yves Hogrel will offer them the opportunity to see closely various tools of evaluation of the force or … [Read more]