C3 is pleased to announce that Djunda Ratenan-Peltier was awarded a Travel Grant for the presentation of her research at the international conference New Directions in Biology and Disease of Skeletal Muscle, which took place from June 7 to 10, 2026 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Ms. Ratenan-Peltier is a PhD student in Life Sciences at Paris-Saclay University, conducting doctoral research at Généthon in the Progressive Muscular Dystrophies team led by Dr. Isabelle Richard.
Ms. Ratenan-Peltier’s poster presentation, titled “Combining a new Capn3-null rat model and machine-learning-driven muscle analysis to advance LGMD2A/R1 gene therapy evaluation,” describes work establishing a novel, physiologically relevant rat model of LGMD2A/R1. The researchers utilized machine-learning to analyze the muscle of the rat model, and demonstrated it can be used to test potential gene therapy vectors.
Watch the video description of this project which received a a Communication Award from conference organizers.
C3 awards Travel Grants to early career investigators who are currently conducting research in the areas of calpainopathies (LGMD2A/R1 and LGMDD4) so they can present their work at relevant conferences and meetings. For more information, visit our Grant Program page.
*Additional poster authors: Anthony Brureau, Carinne Roudaut, Marine Faivre, Axel Fressancourt, Michael Blatzer, Nathalie Danièle, Isabelle Richard | Généthon