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M&M’s – Muscle Monday Seminar – 19 September – Fabien Le Grand (France) – Postponed

  We are sorry to inform you that the seminar has been postponed to a later date.   Integrating in silico predictions with an engineered tissue assay identifies re-quiescence cue for muscle stem cells Monday 16 September 2024 – from 12 to 1 pm Fabien Le Grand, PhD (NeuroMyoGène Institute, Lyon, France) Hosted by Capucine … [Read more]

World Duchenne Awareness Day on 7 September

World Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Day provides an opportunity to note the acceleration in the development of innovative therapies for this neuromuscular disease, which is the most common in children. In particular, gene therapy represents a very promising avenue. Généthon, the AFM-Téléthon laboratory, is currently developing a drug candidate which has demonstrated its efficacy in the … [Read more]

Our 2023 Annual Report is online

In 2023, the Institute continued its dynamic transformation and the deployment of its strategy to support research and innovation. It was also a key year for the emergence of muscle as a public health issue. We all share the same ambition: to support patients throughout their care pathway and to develop strong synergies to bridge … [Read more]



The Danish MuskelsVindfonden association visits the Institute

On Friday 31 August, 56 people from the Danish association MuskelsVindfonden, the Danish equivalent of AFM-Téléthon, visited the Institute of Myology. They were welcomed by Olivier Stephan and Valérie Decostre and were able to visit a laboratory. This Danish delegation from the MuskelsVindfonden association, made up of employees and volunteers from the association, was in … [Read more]

ERN EURO-NMD webinar, 3 Sept. : Nawel Lalout (NL) & Dagmar Wandrei (DE)

The ERN EURO-NMD Registry Hub Project Tuesday 3 September 2024 – 16:00 Paris time Nawel Lalout (Radboudumc, NL) & Dagmar Wandrei (Medical Center – University of Freiburg, DE) > + infos   Gene Therapy webinar series Organised by EURO-NMD in collaboration with ERN-RND.

ERN EURO-NMD webinar, 23 July : Dr Willeke van Roon-Mom (Netherlands)

Genetic therapies and therapy developments for rare movement disorders Tuesday 23 July 2024 – 15:00 – 16:00 Paris Time Dr. Willeke van Roon-Mom (LUMC, The Netherlands) > + infos   Gene Therapy webinar series Organised by EURO-NMD in collaboration with ERN-RND.

ERN EURO-NMD webinar, 27 June: Prof. Dr. Jan Kirschner (Germany)

Genetic therapies and therapy developments for SMA Thursady 27 June 2024, 16:00 – 17:00 Paris time Prof. Dr. Jan Kirschner (Medical Center – University of Freiburg, Germany)   Gene Therapy webinar series Organised by EURO-NMD in collaboration with ERN-RND.

M&M’s – Muscle Monday Seminar – 24 June – Kay Ohlendieck (Ireland)

Proteomic tissue and biofluid markers of dystrophinopathy Monday 24 June – 12am – Institute of Myology, Paris Pr Kay Ohlendieck (Maynooth University, Ireland) More information on the presentation and the speaker In person only: Amphithéâtre F 105 boulevard de l’Hopital 75013 Paris   M&M’s seminar organised by the Center of Research in Myology, at the … [Read more]

A look back at a week of action around muscle

From 1 to 7 June, a host of events were organised across France during Muscle Week to raise awareness of the importance of muscle for our health. This 2nd edition of the event received special recognition, as it was designated the Grande Cause Nationale 2024, dedicated to physical activity and sport (“Move 30 minutes a … [Read more]

Institute seminar – 31 May – Dr Lucy Collinson (UK)

Volume electron microscopy and correlative imaging – how to find the needle in the haystack Friday 31 May 2024 – 11h00-12h00 – Institute of Myology, Paris Dr Lucy Collinson (Head of Electron Microscopy, Francis Crick Institute, London, UK) Auditorium of the Institut of Myology Babinski Building Hôpital La Pitié Salpêtrière Entrance from the 50/52 boulevard Vincent … [Read more]