MuSkLE network

The MuSkLE-PhD programme builds on the scientific foundations and institutional network established by the international MuSkLE-Graduate School, led by Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL). The MuSkLE- Graduate School brings together 20 research teams from 3 institutions: ENS de Lyon, UCBL, and Jean Monnet University (Saint-Étienne).

The MuSkLE-PhD programme will expand this consortium to include partners across the entire Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, providing students with access to cutting-edge laboratories and interdisciplinary training focused on the locomotor system—studied at multiple levels: from molecules to whole organisms, using a wide range of technologies and model systems.

The extended consortium will include 1 university hospital and 7 universities located in 5 different cities of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region: UCBL, ENS de Lyon, Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA), Université Jean Monnet (UJM), Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB), Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA), and VetAgro Sup.

Maintaining a regional focus allows us to strengthen the collaborative dynamic initiated by the MuSkLE-Graduate School in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It also ensures sustainable, low-carbon, and efficient mobility across the region, thanks to a dense and well-connected rail network. This model minimises the need for air travel and supports the European Union’s objectives related to environmental protection and sustainability.