Pasteur Courses

Pandemics: origin and response

This course is designed for students willing to understand the origin of pandemics, factors associated with their spread, and innovative ways to control them.

Practical Information

  • 2 weeks
  • January 18, 2027 - January 29, 2027
  • Institut Pasteur
  • English

Contacts

Pandemics@pasteur.fr

Registration

  • Deadline : October 31, 2026
  • Attendees : 24

Accreditations:

  • Institut Pasteur Diploma
  • Credits for the Advanced Master degree in Global Health within the Pasteur-Cnam-EHESP School of Public Health
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Description

SARS, pandemic flu A(H1N1), MERS, Ebola, Zika, pulmonary plague, COVID-19, mpox, … during the last 25 years, we have witnessed an acceleration in the emergence of infectious diseases and pandemics.

This course aims at equipping students with an in-depth knowledge on pandemics origin and development, scientific reasoning in times of pandemics, and lessons from past pandemics for more effective response during future crises. It will also address pandemic prevention and preparedness. Lecturers are experts from the field who have been involved in the response to major pandemics of the past decades.   

 

 Vidéo - Arnaud Fontanet

 

 

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Directors

FONTANET Arnaud - Institut Pasteur
PIZARRO CERDA Javier - Institut Pasteur

Members of the course committee

CHERIET Samia - Institut Pasteur
FONTANET Arnaud - Institut Pasteur
PIZARRO CERDA Javier - Institut Pasteur
PONTICELLI Virginie - Insitut Pasteur, Paris
POON Leo - HKU-Pasteur
SALA Monica - Insitut Pasteur, Paris
WAXIN Hervé

Directors honorary

POON Leo - HKU-Pasteur