Institute events

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]

The 19th Summer School of Myology took place at the Institue of Myology from 23rd June to 1st July. Fifty three students completed courses, nearly as much as our record numbers last year. Amongst some 26 nationalities represented, a majority of Latin people  : 3 comme from Brazil, 4 from Argentina, 2 from Mexico, 2 … [Read more]

Team 5 from the Institute of Myology Centre of Research, “RNA-repair based therapeutic strategies and skeletal muscle pathophysiology” directed by France Piétri-Rouxel, demonstrated that a minimum level of 40% of dystrophin is necessary both to recover strength and to improve muscle general condition. How did you obtain these results? Our team has a long-standing interest … [Read more]

” Welcome to the 56th edition of our newsletter. This issue features an interview with Fabien Le Grand, a researcher at the Myology Centre for Research who has recently published an article about the role of the Wnt/b-catenin signalling pathway in muscle stem cells and its impact on their regenerative potential. The findings of this … [Read more]

Human Artificial Chromosomes and iPS cells: « reprogramming » experimental therapies for muscular dystrophy Monday 13 june 2016 – 12:00-13:00 


Franceso Saverio Tedesco (Principal Research Associate and NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow in Paediatrics, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Division of Biosciences, University College London, UK) Institute of Myology auditorium Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière Building Babinski Entrance … [Read more]