Thrilled that Valérie Leclair, clinician-researcher in Montreal 🇨🇦, is heading to #GCOM26 in Lisbon! 🇵🇹
She’s eager to learn and share global advances in myositis research, support colleagues on the international stage —and enjoy some dancing in Lisbon!
👉 gcom.imyos.org
#Myositis #iMyoS
🌍We are looking forward to see global expertise unite at the Global Conference on Myositis 2026 #GCOM26. Come join PD Dr. med. Peter Korsten & all participants in this powerful scientific exchange & meaningful dialogue toward better #myositis care. 🤝
🔗 More information here: gcom.imyos.org
#imyos
It's RARE DISEASES DAY!
🩷💜💙
This day aims to raise public awareness of the concerns of those affected by rare diseases.
MYOSITIS is one of around 6,000 known rare diseases to date & each one requires maximum attention, research, diagnostics & treatment options!
#raredisease #rarediseases #myositis
Choon Guan Chua, Consultant Rheumatologist at Tan Tock Seng Hospital in Singapore, will be coming to the GCOM 2026!
He is connecting with the global myositis community— to exchange research findings & ideas and explore multi-omic approaches.
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#GCOM26 #Myositis #IIM #iMyoS
🌍 Excited for GCOM next month!
Dr. Marie Hudson (McGill University, Montreal) looks forward to learning more about muscle ultrasound in myositis and moderating a workshop on epidemiology and classification.
Join the global myositis community in Lisbon
👉 gcom.imyos.org
#GCOM26 #Myositis #RareDisease
📣 CLINICAL CASES WORKSHOPS
We are pleased to invite submissions for the Clinical Cases Workshop, an innovative educational activity of the Global Conference on Myositis (GCOM) 2026.
🚨Deadline: 13. February 2026
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#GCOM #iMyoS #Lisbon #Myositis
📣 Update: The GCOM preliminary program has been updated.
As we get closer to the date of GCOM26, the program will be updated where applicable, so please do check back regulary for the latest information.
#GCOM #iMyoS #Lisbon
We’re excited to highlight Margherita Giannini, rheumatologist & researcher at the Univ. of Strasbourg! Together with her colleagues,she is advancing innovative research in myositis. Next March,she’ll join the GCOM to present new findings & connect with the global myositis community.
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Eleni Tiniakou is a rheumatologist & Associate Prof. of Medicine at UTHealth Houston & she co- leads the multidisciplinary program on IIM, with her colleague from Neurology, Suur Biliciler. She is looking forward to the insightful discussions & connections to be made at GCOM26
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#gcom
📣 Meet Prof. Marianne de Visser, an adult neurologist from the Netherlands. A leading NMD expert. She led the AMC Amsterdam neuromuscular group, built a renowned #myositis center & remains active as professor emeritus supporting research, mentorship & the patient perspective.
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#GCOM
Alain Meyer is a rheumatologist & researcher at the University of Strasbourg. A leading expert in myositis, passionately dedicated to advancing knowledge & improving care for patients with IIM.
He is very much looking forward to the GCOM. gcom.imyos.org
#Myositis #GCOM #iMyoS #Lisbon2026
Eduardo Dourado, rheumatologist in Portugal, is looking forward to welcoming the global myositis community to a truly special event: the 6th Global Conference on Myositis!
Take this special opportunity and join us in Lisbon‼️
23-26 March 2026
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#Myositis #iMyoS #GCOM #Lisbon2026
📣 The 6th Global Conference on Myositis (GCOM) program has been updated!
▶️ Please take a moment to view the updated program & share this update with colleagues who may be interested & attending.
🔗 gcom.imyos.org/preliminary-...
#GCOM26 #iMyoS #Myositis #IIM #Raredisease #Lisbon
Anneli Dihkan is the Chair of the Myositis Working Group in Sweden.
She tells us, why it is so important for patients to attend the GCOM in Lisbon 23-26 March 2026.
Join the GCOM in Lisbon:
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#Myositis #iMyoS #GCOM
Prof. Olivier Boyer, Immunologist at Université de Rouen Normandie, France, tells us why the GCOM is the unique place to learn and network with people from all over the world who are involved in myositis.
Join the 6th GCOM and register now:
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#Myositis #iMyoS #GCOM #Lisbon2026
Prof. Jens Schmidt, former chair of iMyoS, shares why he's eagerly anticipating the Global Conference on Myositis (GCOM).
Join us in Lisbon in March 2026, when the global myositis community comes together.
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#myositis #imyos #gcom
🎥 Meet Ingrid de Groot 🇳🇱
From The Netherlands, Ingrid has lived with myositis for 20 years. A dedicated myositis patient research partner, she believes patients, researchers & clinicians together can drive faster diagnosis & better treatments.
👉 gcom.imyos.org
#GCOM2026 #Myositis #RareDisease
Giulia Quiring, 3rd-year PhD student at the University of Strasbourg, is attending for the first time.🚀
Her research focuses on anti-HMGCR immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy (IMNM).✨
Meet her at GCOM26 in Lisbon!
👉 gcom.imyos.org
#GCOM2026 #Myositis #iMyoS #RareDisease
🌍✨ Raquel Marques, Chair of the Local Organizing Committee for GCOM 2026, is excited to welcome the global myositis community to Lisbon! Join us for the 6th Global Conference on Myositis.
Early-bird registration open until 7 Jan 2026. 🇵🇹💙
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#Myositis #GCOM #iMyoS
We’re excited to spotlight Daniel C. Andersson, Associate Prof. of Physiology at Karolinska Institute.He is also a consultant cardiologist & part of the multidisciplinary myositis care team & looks forward to contributing to global discussions at GCOM26.
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#GCOM2026 #Myositis #iMyoS
Karen Cheng lives an extraordinary & purposeful life, despite a diagnosis of myositis in 2006. She is deeply committed to the global myositis community & looks forward to GCOM 2026, to learn, share & advance care for people with this rare disease.
GCOM 2026:
gcom.imyos.org
#GCOM26 #Myositis #iMyoS
We’re excited to introduce Dr. Fulden Sari, Assistant Professor at Bingöl University, Turkey, and Postdoctoral Researcher at Karolinska Institute, Sweden. She is heading to GCOM 2026 in Lisbon to connect with experts & foster new collaborations in myositis research.
👉 gcom.imyos.org
#Myositis #GCOM
Prof. Ingrid Lundberg from the Karolinska Institute was the chair of the first GCOM held in Stockholm, Sweden in 2015.
She tells us why the GCOM is a great meeting for anyone who is working in the area of inflammatory myopathies (myositis).
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#myositis #gcom #imyos #Lisbon2026
Helene Alexanderson is an Associate Prof. of Physiotherapy at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm & a global leader in exercise research for myositis. Through pioneering research, she has helped establish exercise as a safe, evidence-based way to improve health & quality of life. 💪
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Meet Quentin Toumazeau, a 1st-year PhD student exploring molecular mechanisms behind exercise-& myositis-related muscle damage. Combining sports science & molecular biology, he works at the intersection of medicine & care & looks forward to connecting with the myositis GCOM community.
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Olga Drápalová is Chair of the Czech Myositis Working Group & brings lived experience as a myositis patient.💪
At the 6th GCOM in Lisbon, she is excited to see patient voices represented, shaping discussions & driving impact at the heart of progress.
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#myositis #gcom #imyos #patients
Meet Lorenzo Cavagna, Rheumatologist at IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo Foundation of Pavia & Associate Prof. at the Univ. of Pavia! 🚀
He will share insights from the CLASS Project — Classification Criteria for Anti-Synthetase Syndrome — advancing research. Join us at GCOM26!
#Myositis #GCOM26 #iMyoS
We’re excited to highlight Margherita Giannini, rheumatologist & researcher at the Univ. of Strasbourg! Together with her colleagues,she is advancing innovative research in myositis. Next March,she’ll join the GCOM to present new findings & connect with the global myositis community.
gcom.imyos.org
Eleni Tiniakou is a rheumatologist & Associate Prof. of Medicine at UTHealth Houston & she co- leads the multidisciplinary program on IIM, with her colleague from Neurology, Suur Biliciler. She is looking forward to the insightful discussions & connections to be made at GCOM26
gcom.imyos.org
#gcom
Alain Meyer is a rheumatologist & researcher at the University of Strasbourg. A leading expert in myositis, passionately dedicated to advancing knowledge & improving care for patients with IIM.
He is very much looking forward to the GCOM. gcom.imyos.org
#Myositis #GCOM #iMyoS #Lisbon2026
