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Article | 2018.05.28
4-year research group within the Institut Pasteur of São Paulo
This is an international call for applications for young researchers in the life sciences to lead a four-year research group (“G4”) within Institut Pasteur São Paulo
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Article | 2025.03.10
Assessing ethical acceptability
For any research involving humans or animals, scientists must demonstrate compatibility with applicable ethical standards and legal requirements. At the Institut Pasteur, two bodies assess the ethical dimensions of research protocols: the Committee for Ethics in Animal Experimentation (CETEA) and the Institut Pasteur Institutional Review Board (IRB-IP).
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News | 2025.07.09
Escherichia coli food poisoning outbreak: update on the epidemiological situation
Since June 6, 2025, the town of Saint-Quentin (in the Aisne département and the Hauts-de-France region) has witnessed cases of severe food poisoning, mostly in children, caused by Escherichia coli bacteria. We look back at the timeline of events, the epidemiological situation and the Institut Pasteur's role in the crisis.
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Article | 2025.02.20
MD-PhD Program
The Institut Pasteur MD-PhD program is designed to bridge the gap between fundamental, applied research and clinical practice, equipping physicians with the skills needed to tackle the increasingly complex healthcare challenges of today. This program offers opportunities for medical students and doctors to improve patient care and in parallel foster innovation in medical sciences.
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Article | 2017.08.08
General Recommendations
VACCINATIONSBefore traveling abroad, a vaccination schedule should be drawn up based on two criteria:Administrative obligation: the measures adopted by the country to protect against an infectious risk from another country, rather than the actual risks for the traveler.The actual risks for the traveler: these vary depending on the health situation of the country they are going to, the...
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Article | 2020.03.27
Coronavirus (Covid-19) research projects
VACCINE CANDIDATES1. Development of an animal model and accelerated development of a DNA vaccine candidate(SCARD SARS-CoV-2 project)Aims:To develop a mouse model of SARS-CoV-2 infection.This will not only enable us to evaluate the efficacy of the vaccine; it will also facilitate in vivo research on SARS-CoV-2. To evaluate the immunogenicity (ability to induce a specific immune reaction) and...
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Article | 2016.12.20
Amgen Scholars Program
The Amgen Scholars Program at Institut Pasteur will provide ten undergraduate students from European universities the opportunity to work on supervised research projects during an eight-week summer internship in Institut Pasteur.
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Document de presse | 2016.01.08
The Institut Pasteur in French Guiana publishes the first complete genome sequence of the Zika virus circulating in the Americas
Having confirmed the first cases of infection in Suriname then in French Guiana, the Institut Pasteur in French Guiana has sequenced the complete genome of the Zika virus, which is responsible for an unprecedented epidemic currently sweeping through the tropical regions of the Americas. Published in The Lancet medical journal today, the analysis of this sequence shows almost complete homology...
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Document de presse | 2016.06.06
Identification of a therapeutic compound for a genetic form of autism spectrum disorders thanks to high throughput screening
A team of researchers from I-STEM laboratory (CECS / AFM-Telethon / Inserm), led by Alexandra Benchoua and Marc Peschanski, in collaboration with Prof. Thomas Bourgeron (Pasteur Institute / Paris Diderot University / CNRS) and Prof. Richard Delorme (Robert Debré Hospital / AP-HP), has highlighted the therapeutic potential of lithium in a patient with a rare form of autism spectrum disorder...
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Document de presse | 2016.06.30
The relentless dynamism of the adult brain
Scientists from the Institut Pasteur and the CNRS were able to make real-time observations over a period of several months that reveal how new adult-born neurons are formed and evolve in the olfactory bulb of mice. They made the surprising discovery that there is constant structural plasticity in the connections established by these new neurons with the circuits into which they are recruited. The...