Institute events

In Italpharmaco trial (Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Givinostat in Ambulant Patients With DMD), first three patients have been screened last days (January 15th, 22nd and 26th, 2018), that is they are included in the selection part of the study. Thereafter, if these patients are eligible, they will be randomized to placebo … [Read more]

Marianne Perreau-Saussine, General Secretary of the Institute of Myology, highlights the main achievements of the institute during 2017 and outlines the perspectives for 2018. What were the main achievements of the Institute of Myology in 2017? Amongst all of our achievements, and for the organisation of research, I would say the arrival of Bertrand Fontaine, … [Read more]

A large consortium led by the University of Tübingen, the Radboud university medical center Nijmegen and the University of Leicester and including in France Eurordis, Orphanet, two major research institutes (Centre de Recherche en Myologie and Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière) and the Dijon University Hospital, has acquired a € 15 million … [Read more]

Stéphane Vassilopoulos works in the “Physiopathology & Therapy of Autosomal Dominant Centronuclear Myopathy” laboratory within the team led by Marc Bitoun, at the institute’s Myology Centre for Research. He and his group* are interested in muscle-cell membrane proteins, particularly, clathrin and its implication in myopathies. What is the link between autosomal dominant centronuclear myopathy and … [Read more]

Therapeutic strategies based on polymeric nanoparticles Monday December, 11th 2017 – 12:00
 Dr Cristian VILOS (Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Laboratory of Nanomedicine and Targeted Delivery, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago de Chile) Host : Capucine Trollet Institute of Myology auditorium Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière Building Babinski Entrance 82 bd Vincent Auriol metro Chevaleret

Maladie du moto neurone et activité physique Monday December, 4th 2017 – 12:00
 Frédéric Charbonnier (Equipe NEUROMUSCULAR DEGENERATION AND PLASTICITY, INSERM UMR-S 1124, Faculté des Sciences Fondamentales et Biomédicales, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France) Institute of Myology auditorium Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière Building Babinski Entrance 82 bd Vincent Auriol metro Chevaleret

Pierre Klein, a former PhD student at the Institute of Myology, has been awarded 3 prizes within the space of a few months. Pierre Klein defended his thesis in 2016 and his research has just been distinguished by the Louis Forest Prize in Life Sciences, Chancellor of the Universities of Paris, an institution whose mission … [Read more]

In vitro modeling and gene therapy for neurodegenerative disorders Monday November, 13th 2017 – 12:00
 Kathrin Meyer, PhD, Research Assistant Professor (Research Institute Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA) Host : France Pietri Institute of Myology auditorium Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière Building Babinski Entrance 82 bd Vincent Auriol metro Chevaleret

Making sense of nonsense: Moving toward an unusual therapeutic strategy for DMD Monday November, 13th 2017 – 10:30 Nicolas Wein, PhD, Research Assistant Professor (Center for Gene Therapy Nationwide Children’s Hospital WA 3106, 700 Children’s Dr 43205 Columbus, OH, USA) Host : France Pietri Institute of Myology auditorium Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière Building Babinski Entrance 82 … [Read more]

Quantitative MRI for assessment of skeletal muscle perfusion, peripheral vascular dynamics, and muscle oxygen consumption Friday November, 17th 2017 – 16:30 – 17:30
 Erin Englund, PhD (Laboratory for Structural, Physiologic and Functional Imaging (LSPFI), Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA) Host: Pierre Carlier Institute of Myology auditorium Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière Building … [Read more]