Myologie 2005

Since 1958, we have been fighting relentlessly against neuromuscular disorders that affect our children, our parents or our sibs. Finding a cure is urgent, the priority that directs our strategy. In our fight, we have a prominent ally : the medical and scientific community. Thanks to the advances made over the past twenty years, our diseases are no longer forgotten or subject to therapeutic negligence. Knowledge about muscle is becoming more accurate, therapeutic avenues are thriving, and the number of clinical trials in humans is booming. Undoubtedly, myology has become one of the key disciplines in clinical research worldwide.
In order to share with you the latest advances and address the emerging possibilities, we invite you to attend our second Congress of Myology in Nantes, May 9-13, 2005. Over 1000 scientists and clinicians from many countries participated in our last forum in 2000 in Nice. We are looking forward to welcome even more people for a fruitful and interactive congress.
Laurence Tiennot-Herment
Chairwoman of AFM

Because of its rich and excellent program, Myology 2005 will review the considerable progress at the international level in recent years in functional genomics, biology and physiology of the muscular system, as well as in the development of innovative therapies for neuromuscular diseases. As in all the colloquia organized by AFM, Myology 2005 will feature world leaders in the field. Myology, thanks to the vigorous action of AFM and the very high quality of the concerned world scientific community, is now a discipline of its own. I am very honored and happy to be invited to preside over this colloquium. I invite you to participate in large numbers, and it is my fervent hope that new research directions and new strategies will grow out of your work.
Professor Ketty Schwartz
President of Myology 2005

The International forum of Myology.