Institute events

For the 30th Telethon, Garou will be the ambassador of all previous mentors! Telethon 2016 will take place on December 2nd and 3rd, 2016. Save the date! “When you are the mentor of the Telethon once, you are one forever.”   Faithful to the Telethon and extremely generous, Garou wants to stand by the Generation … [Read more]

Chromatin regulation by lamins and implications for premature aging disease Pr Roland FOISNER (Medical University Vienna, Austria) Monday 7 November 2016 – 17:00-18:00 Host : Maria Chatzifrangkeskou Institute of Myology auditorium Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière Building Babinski Entrance 82 bd Vincent Auriol metro Chevaleret

The 21st International Congress of the World Muscle Society was held from 4 to 8 October in Granada, Spain. This conference is an opportunity to bring together researchers, clinicians and neuropathologists worldwide and to take stock of the latest advances in myology on an international scale. On this occasion, prizes were awarded to researchers for … [Read more]

Welcome to the 58th edition of our Newsletter! As the 30th Telethon draws near, why not take part in a great initiative: show your support by sharing your story or your supportive message on the Generation Telethon website? You can also display the Generation Telethon logo on your Facebook or Twitter account. We look forward … [Read more]

The operation “1000 researchers” 2016 will be held from 3 to 30 November. Since September 7, teachers in secondary schools have had the opportunity to enrol on a dedicated platform, and more than 1,000 requests for assistance have been solicited. Since September 7, teachers in secondary schools have had the opportunity to enrol on a … [Read more]

This year, the Institute is participating in the 25th Science Fair and is organising a course on muscle: “MUSCLE IN ALL ITS STATES”. The event consists of workshops for all age groups and will be held in the Babinski building on Monday, October 10 from 14:00 to 17:00 and Tuesday, October 11th from 9:00 to … [Read more]

On Saturday, September 17, nearly 1,500 people visited the Baltard Pavillon to attend the national launch of Telethon 2016. This day was an opportunity to discover or rediscover the ambassador families of the 30th Telethon. Volunteers and researchers, including Antoine Muchir from the Institute of Myology, always true to his commitment, were with the families … [Read more]

Organized by UPPMD (United Parent Projects Muscular Dystrophy), a worldwide organisation dedicated to finding a cure and viable treatments for DMD, to promoting good standards of care and to informing parents around the globe, Septembrer 7th marks the World Duchenne Awareness Day from 2014. This years’ campaign will be focused on Early Diagnosis programs: identifying and … [Read more]

ARSEP Foundation and AFM-Téléthon will provide significant support (€ 300,000) for 2 to 3 scientific projects of high caliber for one year. Applications will be evaluated on their international competiveness and the originality of the proposed work. Research projects from basic science to clinical research will be considered, provided they have primarily focused on the … [Read more]

Antoine Muchir works at the Myology Centre for Research in Gisele Bonne’s team and will represent the Institute of Myology during the event. You will be actively involved in the next Telethon, have you ever participated to this event ? I have been involved in the Telethon for the past couple of decades. During my … [Read more]