Musculo-Skeletal system, Locomotion, Exercise
The overall purpose of the MuSkLE (Musculo-Skeletal system, Locomotion & Exercise) consortium is to set up a network of close to 600 scientists (18 teams and 8 institutes) and clinicians in Saint-Etienne and Lyon specialized in the study of the musculoskeletal system, locomotion and exercise.
MuSkLE aims at identifying the impact of physical exercise, in particular locomotor activities, on the entire musculoskeletal system in different physiological (e.g., athletes, nutrition) and pathophysiological contexts (e.g., osteoporosis, neuromuscular diseases, cancer, inflammatory rheumatism, aging…). Indeed, exercise has been consistently described as a ‘polypill’ to prevent and care multiple diseases but the posology still has to be defined and individualized.
The objective is to break down the borders between fields to propose a true interdisciplinary research on this theme from a molecular to an integrative level, using different models (cell, drosophila, zebrafish, rodent, athlete, patient…).
This original and multi-scale approach (i.e., cellular, tissue, whole organ) will allow to:
- Improve our understanding of several diseases
- Study the role of physical exercise and locomotion in their management,
- Understand the plasticity of this system in response to exercise,
- Understand the plasticity of this system in response to exercise,
The MuSkLE consortium is coordinated by Dr Rémi Mounier and Prof. Vincent Pialoux.
2025-2026: Call for Excellence Scholarships
1st year of Master
We are pleased to announce the launching of the Excellence Scholarship Campaign for Masters students who wish to attend the master 1 of the MuSkLE Graduate Programme.
- Submissions open: April 2nd, 2025
- Deadline for applications: June 3rd 2025
2025-2026: Call for Excellence Scholarships
2nd year of Master
We are pleased to announce the launching of the Excellence Scholarship Campaign for Masters students who wish to attend one of the masters 2 of the MuSkLE Graduate Programme.
- Submissions open: April 2nd, 2025
- Deadline for applications: June 3rd 2025
2025-2028: Call for Excellence Doctoral Scholarship InnovInOnco/MuSkLE
The Lyon1 University is very proud to announce scholarships in support of excellent students who wish to complete their PhD in France, in an interdisciplinary doctoral program dedicated to link Oncology and the musculoskeletal system. Scholarships are supported by the Graduate initiative InnovInOnco and MuSkLE within the Graduate + framework.
- Deadline: May 04, 2025
MuSkLE: Summer school
Save the date: from June 01 to June 06, 2025
We welcome Bachelor (in priority) and Master students in molecular biology, cell biology, medicine, physiotherapy, physiology and exercise science interested in research on the musculo-skeletal system.
Application dealine: January 13, 2025
Internship offers
MUSKLE: Research Internship - M2
Laboratory: Laboratoire Interuniversitaire de Biologie de la Motricité – UR 7424
Research team: Sport Performance and Injury Prevention
MUSKLE: Research Internship - M2
Laboratory: CarMeN Laboratory
Research team: IRIS Team- Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Syndrome
MUSKLE: Research Internship - M2
Laboratory: : Institut NeuroMyoGène, Laboratoire Physiopathologie et Génétique du Neurone et du Muscle
Research team: Equipe Schaeffer
MUSKLE: Research Internship - M2
Laboratory: Laboratoire Interuniversitaire de Biologie de la Motricité, UR7424
Research team: Team Atherosclerosis, Thrombosis and Physical Activity
MUSKLE: Research Internship - M2
Laboratory : Institut Neuromyogene -Physiopathology of Neuron and Muscle (PGNM)
Research team: Muscle Nuclear & Cytoskeleton Architecture (MNCA)
MUSKLE: Research Internship - M2
Laboratory: Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle de Lyon (IGFL / ENS Lyon)
Research team: “Developmental and Evolutionary Histories of Vertebrates” (DEHV)
MUSKLE: Research Internship - M2
Laboratory: Laboratoire Interuniversitaire de Biologie de la Motricité, UR7424,
Research team: Team Atherosclerosis, Thrombosis and Physical Activity
MUSKLE: Research Internship - M2
Laboratory: Laboratoire Interuniversitaire de Biologie de la Motricité
Research team: Sport Performance and Injury Prevention, SPIP
MUSKLE: Research Internship - M2
Laboratory: Institut NeuroMyoGène, Laboratoire Physiopathologie et Génétique du Neurone et du Muscle
Research team: Equipe Schaeffer
MUSKLE: Research Internship - M2
Laboratory: Institut NeuroMyoGène - Physiopathologie et Génétique du Neurone et du Muscle (PGNM)
Research team: Stem cell environment and skeletal muscle homeostasis
MUSKLE: Research Internship - M2
Laboratories: Laboratoire de Recherche CarMeN UMR INSERM-INRAe, Université Lyon 1
MUSKLE: Research Internship - M2
Laboratory: Pathophysiology and genetics of neuron and muscle (PGNM)
Research team: Muscle Nuclear & Cytoskeleton Architecture (MNCA)
MUSKLE: Research Internship - M2
Laboratory: Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle de Lyon (IGFL / ENS Lyon), CNRS UMR 5242
Research team: Florence Ruggiero
MUSKLE: Research Internship - M2
Laboratories: Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle de Lyon
Research team: fonction et développement du système neuromusculaire
MUSKLE: Research Internship - M2
Laboratory: Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle de Lyon (IGFL / ENS Lyon), CNRS UMR 5242
Research team: “Developmental and Evolutionary Histories of Vertebrates” (DEHV)
Fields
Musculo-Skeletal system
Biology
Biomechanics
Health
Kinesiology
Medicine
Physiology
A Programme from Master to PhD
Upon entering the Graduate+ Initiatives Master programme, students will work closely with faculty and researchers to build their academic project. Each student will be assigned an academic advisor and will be actively involved in research activities throughout the programme.
Select from one of our Master's programmes and map out your own academic journey. You can customise your path according to your interests and objectives with a diverse range of Master's options.
Master in Integrative Biology and Physiology
M2 : Régulations cardiovasculaires, métaboliques et nutritionnelles - Cardiovascular, Metabolic, and Nutritional Regulations
M2 : Recherche animale pré-clinique et clinique - Pre-clinical and Clinical Animal Research
M2 : Musculo-Skeletal system, Locomotion, Exercise - Musculo-Skeletal System, Locomotion, Exercise
STAPS Master's: Training and Optimization of Sports Performance
M2 : Sciences du Mouvement et Santé - Movement Sciences and Health
M2 : Préparation du sportif: aspects physiques, mentaux et ré-atlhétisation - Athlete Preparation: Physical, Mental, and Re-athletization Aspects
Master in Mechanical Engineering
Master in Health Engineering
M2 : Recherche et réhabilitation du handicap moteur - Research and Rehabilitation of Motor Disability
Doctoral research is conducted in a partner laboratory at Graduate +. The training takes place in a doctoral school.
Associated doctoral schools:
Ecole Doctorale Interdisciplinaire Sciences Santé (EDISS ED 205) - Health Sciences
Ecole Doctorale Sciences, Ingénierie, Santé (SIS ED 488) - Science, Engineering and Health
Ecole Doctorale Biologie Moléculaire Intégrative et Cellulaire (BMIC ED 340) - Integrative and Cellular Molecular Biology
Ecole Doctorale Mécanique, énergétique, génie civil, acoustique (MEGA ED 162) - Mechanics, Energy, Civil Engineering and Acoustics
Partner laboratories
LIBM - Laboratoire Interuniversitaire de Biologie de la Motricité
LBMC - Laboratoire de Biologie et Modélisation de la Cellule
Institut NeuroMyoGène - Physiopathologie et Génétique du Neurone et du Muscle
CarMeN Lyon - Laboratoire Cardiovasculaire, métabolisme, Diabète et Nutrition
LYOS - Laboratoire Pathophysiology, Diagnosis & Treatments of Musculoskeletal Disorders