Institute events

Hospital staff, patients and their families, student visitors, all played the game and let themselves be photographed, dressed in the t-shirt of the year “Generation Telethon”, by the team of the Institute of Myology which realized wild shooting in the margins of the demonstrations. With the breakfast, the sandwich and / or the book, the … [Read more]

The 30th Telethon counter displayed €80,319,113 after the 30-hour TV program. But the rallying doesn’t stop now. All week, the 3637 phone line and the telethon.fr website are still open for this great generosity to get bigger, a generosity which has the face of hundreds of thousands of donors and volunteers. This edition marks the … [Read more]

Garou was welcomed by the researchers of the Institute of Myology during a visit of the laboratories with the ambassador families of Telethon 2016. On 1st of December, Garou, the mentor of Téléthon 2016, came to the Institute of Myology. Accompanied by Laurence Tiennot-Herment, President of the AFM-Téléthon, and the four ambassador families, the Quebec … [Read more]

Influence of Inflammation to the Development of Heterotopic Ossification Following Blast Injury and Amputation

 Dr. Yang Liu (Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University, UK) Monday 5 December 2016 – 12h00-13h00 Host : 12:00-13:00 Institute of Myology auditorium Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière Building Babinski Entrance 82 bd Vincent Auriol metro Chevaleret

Welcome in the 59th édition of our newsletter! The AFM-Telethon and the ‘Sociétés de Projets Industriels’ SPI (Industrial Projects Companies) investment fund are creating YposKesi, the first French company to develop and produce gene and cell therapy products for rare diseases. This new company aims to make the first treatments available to patients and market … [Read more]

Role of Serum Response Factor in skeletal muscle plasticity Athanassia Sotiropoulos (Institut Cochin, Paris, France) Monday 21 November 2016 – 12:00-13:00 Host : Stéphane Vassilopoulos Institute of Myology auditorium Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière Building Babinski Entrance 82 bd Vincent Auriol metro Chevaleret

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]