Editorial Board
Valerie Allamand PhD (Université Paris Diderot)
Researcher, Lunds Universitet, Lund · Sweden
Editorial leadership for Journal of Skeletal Muscle ISSN 2832-4048
Research interests
- Myology
- Extracellular Matrix
- Fibrosis
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Genetics
- Pathophysiology
- Therapy
Biography
- 1995: PhD in Human Genetics, University Paris Diderot 7, France.
- 1996-2000: Postdoctoral fellowship, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA
- 200-2002: Postdoctoral fellowship, Inserm U523, Institut de Myologie, Paris, France
- 2003-2008: Senior Researcher, Inserm U582, Institut de Myologie, Paris, France
- 2009-2014: Group leader, UMR S974-Institut de Myologie, Paris, France
- Current position: Research Director/group leader, Center of Research in Myology, UMRS974
Selected publications
- A recurrent COL6A1 pseudoexon insertion causes muscular dystrophy and is effectively targeted by splice-correction therapies 2019 cited 62×
- Collagen VI is a conserved pro-fibrotic signal disrupting muscle regeneration across distinct human myopathies Recent 2025 cited 1×
- The recurrent deep intronic pseudoexon-inducing variant COL6A1 c.930+189C>T results in a consistently severe phenotype of COL6-related dystrophy: Towards clinical trial readiness for splice-modulating therapy 2024 cited 1×
Ranked by citation impact (Crossref) where available, newest otherwise · verified via ORCID.
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