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Document de presse | 2017.02.23
Why does bronchiolitis only affect infants?
In a study published in the prestigious Immunity journal on February 21, 2017, researchers from the Institut Pasteur in Paris and in Shanghai, Bicêtre Hospital (AP-HP), Paris-Sud University and the CNRS (French National Center for Scientific Research) reported on the discovery of a new group of B lymphocytes, which are only present in infants and are the preferential target of the virus...
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News | 2017.12.18
Five young researchers from the Institut Pasteur International Network attended the 2017 PhD students' ceremony
Like every year since 2013, the Institut Pasteur organized on December 11th a ceremony in honor of the young graduates who defended their PhD thesis during the 2016-2017 academic year. The 2017 edition honored 34 young Pasteurian scientists, 5 of whom completed their thesis in an institution member of the Institut Pasteur International Network."We are pleased and proud to welcome these young...
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News | 2018.01.23
Neurobiologist Jean-Pierre Changeux tells us the story of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor
As the Institut Pasteur prepares to celebrate its 130th anniversary on November 14, 2018, we talk to Jean-Pierre Changeux about the discovery of this ion channel-linked neuroreceptor that revolutionized neuroscience. On February, the researcher publishes a paper in Trends in Neuroscience providing an account of how this receptor's ion channel was structurally identified.The nicotinic...
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News | 2018.10.04
Multicentric research has identify Leptospira bacteria circulating in Uruguay
In a pioneering work, a multidisciplinary team of researchers from “Miguel C. Rubino” Lab at the Ministry of Livestock (MGAP), the National Agricultural Research Institute (INIA), the state university (Udelar) the Institut Pasteur in Montevideo and the Institut Pasteur (Paris) have identified for the first time the pathogenic strains of the Leptospira bacteria that circulate in Uruguay infecting...
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Document de presse | 2019.09.30
13th edition of Pasteurdon: combating infectious diseases and cancer
Pasteurdon, a major event that celebrates French research, is focusing on two central themes for its 2019 edition: antimicrobial resistance and cancer. These two fields illustrate the commitment and expertise of the Institut Pasteur's research teams. With the support of patron Alexandra Lamy and more than 40 media partners, the 13th edition of Pasteurdon will take place from October 9 to 13, 2019...
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News | 2019.11.07
Parkinson's: new discoveries about nanotubes, transporters of toxic proteins
We now know that neurodegenerative diseases are caused by the aggregation of "misfolded" proteins in the brain. These proteins, which are toxic for neurons, spread from cell to cell through tiny tunnels, known as nanotubes. After imaging their structure in detail, (1) scientists in the Institut Pasteur's Membrane Traffic and Pathogenesis Unit, directed by Chiara Zurzolo, are now investigating the...
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Portrait | 2020.01.30
Jean-Philippe Chippaux – bitten by the snake bug
Jean-Philippe Chippaux is a hands-on guy. Throughout his career, he has contributed to the prevention and treatment of several neglected tropical diseases in a number of countries in Africa and Latin America. Alongside this work for the French Research Institute for Development (IRD), he has devoted his attention over the past four decades to studying snakes and snake bites. Although his...
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News | 2020.04.28
COVID-19 pandemic: The Institut Pasteur International Network collective effort
To this day, SARS-CoV2, the virus responsible for COVID-19 pandemic, has been identified in more than 180 countries. It unfolded a once-in-a-century public health crisis, through his extensive impact on global economy directly caused by confinement measures. To confront these challenges, the 32 member institutes of the Institut Pasteur International Network (IPIN) are swinging into...
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News | 2020.04.28
COVID-19 pandemic: The Institut Pasteur International Network collective effort
To this day, SARS-CoV2, the virus responsible for COVID-19 pandemic, has been identified in more than 180 countries. It unfolded a once-in-a-century public health crisis, through his extensive impact on global economy directly caused by confinement measures. To confront these challenges, the 32 member institutes of the Institut Pasteur International Network (IPIN) are swinging into...
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Document de presse | 2020.05.07
Achilles’ heel for reseeding of the viral reservoir after stem cell transplantation in people with HIV
Current HIV treatments efficiently block viral multiplication but cannot cure infection as they do not target HIV infected cells. HIV cure or profound HIV remission have been described in three persons with HIV who underwent allogeneic stem cell transplantation to treat severe blood cancers. However, this procedure has not eradicated the virus in other persons. A work led by scientists from the...