Welcome to the web-pages of the recently created unit for Integrated Mycobacterial Pathogenomics (PMI), The research undertaken in our unit is centered on genomics and pathogenicity of mycobacteria, to uncover novel features of mycobacterial pathogens in relation to evolution and the interaction with the host. While most mycobacteria are harmless saprophytes, a few species have very efficiently adapted to a pathogenic lifestyle and constitute some of most important human pathogens. There are Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of human tuberculosis, Mycobacterium leprae , the cause of leprosy and the emerging pathogen Mycobacterium ulcerans, which causes Buruli ulcer, a most serious skin disease mainly prevalent in West Africa. Our research in the Unit for Integrated Mycobacterial Pathogenomics is mainly focused on Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Several aspects of our research are based on the pioneering studies on mycobacterial genomics that have been undertaken in recent years at the Institut Pasteur in the Unit for Molecular Bacterial Genetics (Director Pr. Stewart Cole, now at EPFL) with the strong implication of the team members of PMI. To obtain further information on various subjects of mycobacterial research, please click below: CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT: We recently were organizing an international congress on TUBERCULOSIS research at the Conference centre (CIS) of the Institut Pasteur in Paris held from the 11th of September to the 15th of September 2012. with more than 600 participants Please find more information on the different topics and speakers via http://www.pasteur.fr/tuberculosis2012 The aim of this congress was to promote academic and industrial tuberculosis research, as well as to provide abundant opportunities for networking and exchange of information between confirmed scientists, health professionals, representatives from industry, new investigators, postdocs and students. < r> Mycobacteria: Genomics,  TB drug discovery , BACs,   Deletions,   Evolution , Duplications,   Resistance   and Interactive gene/protein-search tool - M. tuberculosis : TubercuList, Interactive gene/protein-search tool - M. bovis : BoviList, Interactive gene/protein-search tool - M. bovis BCG : BCGList, Interactive gene/protein-search tool - M. marinum : MarinoList Interactive gene/protein-search tool - M. ulcerans: BuruList. Interactive gene/protein-search tool - M. leprae: Leproma. Recent publications of members of the Unit: postal address of the Unit: Institut Pasteur, Pathogenomique Mycobacterienne Integree, 25 Rue du Dr. Roux, 75724 PARIS Cedex 15, France, Tel.: +33-1-4568 8446 Office, Tel.: +33-1-4568 8449 Lab, Fax.: +33-1-4061 3583, mailserver Head of the Unit: Roland BROSCH , IP, (Sciencewatch-interview) (Int-Innovation-interview) Office pending Permanent Staff Members Wafa FRIGUI, IP, Nadine HONORE , IP, Laleh MAJLESSI , IP, PostDocs and Students: Eva BORITSCH Alessandro CASCIOFERRO Fabien LE CHEVALIER Alexandre PAWLIK Roxane SIMEONE People who recently left the Unit: Priscille BRODIN, Laxmee CALEECHURN, Emmanuel CHAPLAIS, Caroline DEMANGEL, Anne-Marie FARGUES, Laure GUENIN-MACE, Ozge KAYISOGLU , Varun KHANNA, Anne LECLAIR , Mickael ORGEUR, Cecile PARMENTIER, Erica PORTER, Brigitte SAINT-JOANIS , Romain VEYRON CHURLET , Please address questions and comments to Roland BROSCH WebCounter Last update: January 15, 2013 DISCLAIMER The information contained in the unit's webpages is provided in good faith, but no warranty, nor any legal liability or responsibility for any purpose for which the data are used, is given.