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Cell Biology and Infection Director: Jean-Christophe OLIVO-MARIN

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Department’s activity report


Units Director Activity Report
Bacteria-Cell Interactions Pascale COSSART 2008
Biology of Cell Interactions Alice DAUTRY 2009
Cell Biology of Parasitism Nancy GUILLEN 2009
Cell signaling and activation (ex Biologie moléculaire de l’expression génique) Alain ISRAEL 2009
Membrane Traffic and Pathogenesis Chiara ZURZOLO 2009
Molecular Microbial Pathogenesis Philippe SANSONETTI 2009
(Nuclear Cell Biology - closed) Brigitte DAVID-WATTINE (acting) 2008
Nuclear Organisation and Oncogenesis Anne DEJEAN 2009
Quantitative Image Analysis Jean-Christophe OLIVO-MARIN 2008
Five-year groups Director Activity Report
Cell Polarity and Migration Sandrine ETIENNE-MANNEVILLE 2009
Dynamics of Host-Pathogen Interactions Jost ENNINGA 2009
Imaging and Modeling Christophe ZIMMER 2009
Associated laboratory Responsable Rapport d’activité
(Differentiation, stem cells and prions - closed) Odile KELLERMAN 2008
Platforms Director Activity Report
Dynamic Imaging Spencer SHORTE 2008
Ultrastructural Microscopy Marie-Christine PREVOST 2009


Developmental Biology   Director: Philip Avner

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Department’s activity report


Units Director Activity Report
Drosophila Developmental Genetics François SCHWEISGUTH 2009
Human Developmental Genetics Kenneth McELREAVEY 2009
Macrophages and Development of Immunity Philippe HERBOMEL 2008
Molecular Biology of Development Jean-François NICOLAS 2008
Molecular Genetics of Development Margaret BUCKINGHAM 2009
Morphogenesis Molecular Genetics Benoit ROBERT 2009
Mouse Molecular Genetics Philip AVNER 2009
Stems Cells and Development Shahragim TAJBAKHSH 2009
Provisional units Director Activity Report
Epigenetic Regulation Christian MUCHARDT 2009
Mouse functional Genetics Jean-Jacques PANTHIER 2009
Five-year group Director Activity Report
Drosophila genetics and epigenetics Christophe ANTONIEWSKI 2008
Laboratory Director Activity Report
(Gene expression, development and disease - closed) Marco PONTOGLIO 2006
Platforms Director Activity Report
Central Animal Facilities Xavier MONTAGUTELLI X
Mouse Genetics Engineering Center Francina LANGA VIVES 2009


Genomes and Genetics   Director: Didier Mazel

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Units Director Activity Report
Bacterial genome plasticity Didier MAZEL 2009
Dynamics of the Genome Benoit ARCANGIOLI 2009
Fungal Biology and Pathogenicity Christophe d’ENFERT 2009
(Genetics of Bacterial Genomes - closed) Antoine DANCHIN 2008
Macromolecular Interaction Genetics Alain JACQUIER 2009
Mycobacterial Genetics Brigitte GICQUEL 2009
Physics of Biological Systems (ex In Silico Genetics) Massimo VERGASSOLA 2009
Yeast Molecular Genetics Bernard DUJON 2008
Provisional units Director Activity Report
Biology of Intracellular Bacteria Carmen BUCHRIESER 2009
Human Evolutionary Genetics Lluis QUINTANA-MURCI 2009
Integrated Mycobacterial Pathogenomics Roland BROSCH 2009
Five-year group Director Activity Report
Evolutionary Microbial Genomics Eduardo PIMENTEL CACHAPUZ ROCHA 2009
Group Director Activity Report
Biological Software and Databases Bernard CAUDRON 2009
Laboratory Director Activity Report

Bacterial Evolution and Genomics

Philippe GLASER 2009
(Genetics of Human Response to Infection - closed) Anavaj SAKUNTABHAI 2008
Systems Biology Benno SCHWIKOWSKI 2008
Platforms Director Activity Report
Transcriptome and Epigenome Jean-Yves COPPEE 2009
Genome Analysis and Integration Ivan MOSZER 2009
Genomics Christiane BOUCHIER 2008


Immunology   Director: Matthew ALBERT

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Units Director Activity Report
(Antiviral Cell Immunology - closed) François LEMONNIER 2008
Cytokines and Lymphoid Development James DI SANTO 2009
Cytokine Signalling Sandra PELLEGRINI 2009
Dynamics of Immune Responses Philippe BOUSSO 2009
Immune Regulation and Vaccinology (ex Biology of Immune Regulations) Claude LECLERC 2009
Dendritic Cell Immunobiology Matthew ALBERT 2009
Immunoregulation Lars ROGGE 2009
Lymphocyte Cell Biology Andrès ALCOVER 2009
Lymphocyte Development Ana CUMANO 2008
Lymphocyte Population Biology Antonio FREITAS 2009
Lymphoid Tissue Development Gérard EBERL 2009
Molecular and Cellular Allergology Marc DAËRON 2009
Laboratory Director Activity Report
Trypanosoma infectious processes (ex Immunobiology of Trypanosoma Infections) Paola MINOPRIO 2009
Platform Director Activity Report
Center for Human Immunology Matthew ALBERT X
Cytometry Spencer SHORTE (acting) 2007


Infection and Epidemiology   Director: Françoise DROMER

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Units Director Activity Report
Antiviral immunity, Biotherapy and Vaccines Marie-Lise GOUGEON 2009
Cellular Immunology and Immunogenetics Jacques THEZE 2009
Cytokines and inflammation Jean-Marc CAVAILLON 2009
Epidemiology of Emerging Diseases Arnaud FONTANET 2009
Histotechnology and Pathology Michel HUERRE 2009
Human histopathology and animal models Fabrice CHRETIEN X
Innate Host Defense and Inflammation Michel CHIGNARD 2009
Insects and Infectious Diseases Paul REITER 2009
Invasive Bacterial Infections Muhamed-Kheir TAHA X
Lyssavirus dynamics and host adaptation Hervé BOURHY 2009
Molecular Mycology Françoise DROMER 2009
Molecular Prevention and Therapy of Human Diseases Nicole GUISO 2009
Pharmacoepidemiolgy of Infectious Diseases Didier GUILLEMOT 2009
Five-year group Director Activity Report
Microbes and Host Barriers Marc LECUIT 2009
Laboratory Director Activity Report
CIBU - Urgent Response to Biological Threats Jean-Claude MANUGUERRA 2007
Enteric Bacterial Pathogens Francois-Xavier WEILL 2009
Platform Director Activity Report
Genotyping of Pathogens and Public Health Sylvain BRISSE and Valérie CARO
2009


Microbiology   Director: Patrick TRIEU-CUOT

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Department’s activity report

Units Director Activity Report
Anaerobe Bacteria and Toxins Michel-Robert POPOFF 2009
Antibacterial Agents Patrice COURVALIN 2009
Bacterial Membranes Cécile WANDERSMAN 2009
Biology of Gram-positive Pathogens Patrick TRIEU-CUOT 2009
Genetics of Biofilms Jean-Marc GHIGO 2009
Helicobacter Pathogenesis Hilde DE REUSE 2009
Molecular Biology of Gene in Extremophiles Patrick FORTERRE 2009
Molecular Genetics Anthony PUGSLEY 2009
Toxins and Bacterial Pathogenesis Michèle MOCK 2009
Yersinia Elisabeth CARNIEL 2009
Provisional unit Director Activity Report
Biology of Spirochetes Mathieu PICARDEAU 2009
Five-year group Director Activity Report
Biology and Genetics of Bacterial Cell Wall Ivo GOMPERTS BONECA 2009
Collections Director Activity Report
Biological Resources Center (CRBIP) Chantal BIZET 2009
Institut Pasteur Collection Chantal BIZET 2009
Fungi Culture Collection Bernard PAPIEROK 2009
Collection of Cyanobacteria  - since June 30, 2009 Muriel GUGGER 2009


Neuroscience   Director: Jean-Michel HEARD

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Units Director Activity Report

Dynamic Neuronal Imaging

David DiGREGORIO X
Genetics & Physiology of Hearing Christine PETIT 2009
Human Genetics and Cognitive Functions Thomas BOURGERON 2007
Integrative Neurobiology of Cholinergic Systems Uwe MASKOS 2009
Perception and Memory Pierre-Marie LLEDO 2009
Retrovirus and Genetic Transfer Jean-Michel HEARD 2009
Five-year groups Director Activity Report
Channel Receptors Pierre-Jean CORRINGER 2009
(Nematode Genetics - closed) Bernard C. LAKOWSKI 2008


Parasitology and Mycology   Director: Odile PUIJALON

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Units Director Activity Report
Aspergillus Jean-Paul LATGE 2009
Biology of Host-Parasite Interactions Artur SCHERF 2009
Biomedical Parasitology Pierre DRUILHE 2009
(Early responses to Parasites and Immunopathology - closed) Jacques LOUIS 2007
Genetics and Genomics of Insect Vectors Kenneth D. VERNICK 2009
Immunophysiology and Intracellular Parasitism Geneviève MILON 2009
Malaria Biology and Genetics Robert MENARD 2008
Parasite Molecular Immunology Odile PUIJALON 2009
Trypanosome Cell Biology Philippe BASTIN 2009
Five-year group Director Activity Report
Parasite Virulence Gérald SPAETH 2009
Platform Director Activity Report
Center for the Production and Infection of Anopheles Catherine BOURGOUIN 2009
Laboratories Director Activity Report
(Parasite Vaccinology - closed) Shirley LONGACRE-ANDRE 2008


Structural Biology and Chemistry   Director: Michael Nilges

Department’s activity report

Departement’s web site

Units Director Activity Report
Biochemistry of Macromolecular Interactions Daniel LADANT 2009
Cellular and Structural Biochemistry (ex Enzymatic Regulation of Cellular Activities) Michel VERON 2009
Chemistry and Biocatalysis (ex Organic Chemistry) Sylvie POCHET 2009
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance of Biomolecules Muriel DELEPIERRE 2009
Structural Biochemistry Pedro ALZARI 2009
Structural Bioinformatics Michael NILGES 2009
Structural Immunology Graham BENTLEY 2009
Provisional units Director Activity Report
Chemistry of Biomolecules Laurence MULARD 2009
Structural Dynamics of Macromolecules Marc DELARUE 2009

Five-year groups 

Director

Activity Report

Structural biology of bacterial secretion Rémi FRONZES X
Platforms Director Activity Report
Biophysics of Macromolecules and their Interactions Patrick ENGLAND 2009
Crystallogenesis and X-Ray Diffraction Ahmed HAOUZ 2009
Production of Recombinant Proteins and Antibodies Pierre BEGUIN 2009
Protein Microsequencing and Analysis Jacques d’ALAYER

2009

Proteomics Abdelkader NAMANE 2009
Ultrastructural Microscopy Marie-Christine PREVOST 2009


Virology   Director: Felix Rey

Units Director Activity Report
Biology of viral emerging infections Noël TORDO 2006
Flavivirus-Host Molecular Interactions Philippe DESPRÈS 2009
Genetics, Papillomavirus and Human Cancer Michel FAVRE 2009
Hepacivirus and Innate Immunity Eliane MEURS 2009
Molecular Genetics of Bunyaviruses Michèle BOULOY 2009
Molecular Genetics of RNA Viruses Sylvie VAN DER WERF 2009
Molecular Retrovirology Simon WAIN-HOBSON 2006
Viral Pathogenesis Fernando ARENZANA-SEISDEDOS 2007
Viral Neuro-Immunology Monique LAFON 2009
Oncogenic Virus Epidemiology and Pathophysiology Antoine GESSAIN 2009
Oncogenesis and Molecular Virology Marie-Annick BUENDIA 2009
Regulation of Retroviral Infections (ex Retrovirus Biology) Françoise BARRE-SINOUSSI 2009
Structural Virology Félix REY 2006
Viral Genomics and Vaccination Frédéric TANGY 2008
Virus and Immunity Olivier SCHWARTZ 2009
Provisional units Director Activity Report
Antiviral Strategies Noël TORDO 2006
Biology of Enteric Viruses
(from Enterotropic Viruses and Antiviral Strategies)
Florence COLBERE-GARAPIN 2009
Five-year groups Director Activity Report
Viral Populations and Pathogenesis Marco VIGNUZZI 2009
Viruses and RNA Interference Maria Carla SALEH 2009
Laboratory Director Activity Report
Molecular virology and vectorology Pierre CHARNEAU 2009
Pathogenesis of hepatitis B virus Marie-Louise MICHEL 2009
(Viral Immunopathology - closed) Yves RIVIERE 2009


Others    

  Director Activity Report
Archives from Institut Pasteur Alain ISRAEL 2008
(Center for Historical Research - closed) Annick OPINEL 2008
Clinical Research Pole Cécile DELVAL 2009
ICAReB - Clinical Investigation and Biomedical Research Support Marie-Noëlle UNGEHEUER 2008
Medical center Paul-Henri CONSIGNY 2009
National Collection of Micro-Organism Cultures Georges WAGENER (acting) 2009
Publications Claude PARSOT 2009
Scientific Media Library Agnès RAYMOND-DENISE 2009