1. Document de presse | 2017.11.03

   Rift Valley fever virus: an infection mechanism identified

   Rift Valley fever virus, transmitted by mosquitoes, is responsible for outbreaks in livestock in Africa and can also be fatal in humans. Scientists from the Institut Pasteur and the CNRS, working with the University of Göttingen, have characterized the mechanism used by the virus to insert one of its envelope proteins into the host cell membrane, thereby enabling it to infect the cell. They have...

2. News | 2020.02.27

   Foreign travel – a tonic for the health?

   All travelers can come into contact with health risks that are completely different from those they generally encounter on a daily basis. So it is vital to prepare thoroughly for any trip – and that involves consulting a specialist travel clinic such as the Institut Pasteur Medical Center (CMIP).Travel is a formative experience for young people – and young people often take a casual attitude to...

3. Article | 2019.06.25

   Host-pathogen interactions (33 entities)

   Pathogens have evolved sophisticated strategies to infect, propagate and persist within their hosts. Here, host-pathogen interactions are studied at the molecular, cellular, organ and whole-organism levels. The long-term goal of these studies is to identify novel targets for diagnosis, vaccination and treatment. 

4. News | 2025.08.27

   Discover the Pasteur Institute's major discoveries for 2024

   A gene therapy trial for childhood deafness. A malaria vaccine. Microbiome gene editing. Cancer immunotherapy. A key gene in embryonic development. Effective treatment for bronchiolitis. Indian Ocean temperatures for anticipating outbreaks... Here is an excerpt from our discoveries for 2024. You can also download the poster in PDF format at the bottom of the page.

5. News | 2018.05.22

   Tiger mosquitoes: heightened surveillance in France, from May to November 2018

   On Monday April 30, 2018, the French Ministry of Health announced that it was stepping up surveillance of the tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, which is now present in 42 French départements – twice as many as two years ago. But just how dangerous is this mosquito, vector of diseases such as dengue, chikungunya or zika?The tiger mosquito ("Who is this this mosquito?" in French) is...

6. Document de presse | 2018.01.26

   Olivier Schwartz appointed as Scientific Director of the Institut Pasteur

   Professor Olivier Schwartz has been appointed as Scientific Director of the Institut Pasteur on a proposal from the President, Professor Stewart Cole, and following a decision by the Institut Pasteur Board of Directors. He will take office on February 15, 2018. The Institut Pasteur is pleased to announce that Professor Olivier Schwartz has been appointed as its Scientific Director. This...

7. News | 2019.01.28

   Insecticide resistance genes affect vector competence for West Nile virus

   In a context of overuse of insecticides, which leads to the selection of resistant mosquitoes, it is already known that this resistance to insecticides affects interactions between mosquitoes and the pathogens they transmit. Researchers from the Institut Pasteur (Paris) and its partners prove that mechanisms of insecticide resistance, observed in Culex quinquefasciatus vector, impact the...

8. News | 2019.04.04

   The 2019 "Prince Albert II of Monaco - Institut Pasteur" Prize is awarded to Joacim Rocklöv

   During the Monaco Ocean Week*, on Thursday 28 March, His Serene Highness, the Sovereign Prince Albert II, in the presence of Professor Stewart Cole, Director General of the Institut Pasteur, awarded the "Prince Albert II of Monaco - Institut Pasteur" prize to Professor Joacim Rocklöv for his research work on climate-related arbovirus epidemics. Since 2012, this prize has been awarded to...

9. News | 2024.07.04

   Instilling a passion for science: the Young Researchers program

   The Young Researchers program, developed by the organization Arbre des Connaissances,* offers middle and high school students a unique introduction to research professions. Under the supervision of scientists, the students carry out a research project in the Institut Pasteur's laboratories over several months.Each student pair, composed of one student in the final year of middle school and one in...

10. Article | 2019.05.21

    Emerging infectious diseases

    Ever since its very early days, the Institut Pasteur has been committed to tackling emerging infections, and its work has left an extraordinary legacy. Many emerging infectious diseases are zoonoses, in which an animal pathogen has crossed the species barrier to cause disease in humans.

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