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Document de presse | 2016.01.07
University of Maryland School of Medicine researcher Jacques Ravel receives prestigious international science award
Research Focuses on the Intersection of Women’s Health and the Microbiome Jacques Ravel, PhD, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, as well as Associate Director for Genomics at the Institute for Genome Sciences (IGS), both at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, has been named a 2015-2017 Blaise Pascal International Research Chair, one of the most prestigious European science...
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Document de presse | 2016.03.23
Lluis Quintana-Murci appointed as Scientific Director of the Institut Pasteur
On March 23, the Institut Pasteur announced that Lluis Quintana-Murci had been appointed as Scientific Director. This new position has been created in connection with the implementation of the general strategic plan adopted by the Institut Pasteur management. Lluis Quintana-Murci, a member of the Executive Board, will serve as the person of reference and coordinator for the Institut Pasteur's...
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Document de presse | 2015.03.01
Themis Bioscience’s Chikungunya Vaccine Study Results Published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases
Phase 1 trial of the vaccine candidate which was developed under an R&D collaboration between Themis Bioscience GmbH and the Institut Pasteur (Paris) shows good immunogenicity, safety and tolerability. Themis Bioscience (‘Themis’), a biotechnology company developing innovative prophylactic vaccines for emerging tropical infections, and the Institut Pasteur, an international...
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Article | 2016.11.15
Françoise Barré-Sinoussi
Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2008. 25 years after isolating the AIDS virus, this prize, jointly received with Luc Montagnier"for the discovery of human immunodeficiency virus" in 1983 at the Institut Pasteur" recognizes, beyond the work of the scientists, the tireless engagement of a whole community in the fight against HIV.
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Article | 2016.12.19
iGEM Pasteur 2016
iGEM, or the international Genetically Engineered Machine competition, was created to promote research in synthetic biology. This annual competition started in 2004 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 2015 the Institut Pasteur has created a new iGEM-Pasteur initiative and has assembled the iGEM-Pasteur team.
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Article | 2017.01.09
Thesis advisory committee (TAC)
A central component of the PPU program, offering additional support and guidance to the students, is the thesis advisory committee (TAC) that follows the progress made by each student on their thesis project.
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Article | 2017.01.13
iGEM-Pasteur competition 2015
iGEM, or the international Genetically Engineered Machine competition, was created to promote research in synthetic biology. This annual competition started in 2004 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 2015 the Institut Pasteur has created a new iGEM-Pasteur initiative and has assembled the iGEM-Pasteur team.
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Article | 2017.03.30
MOOC Innate Immunity - Institut Pasteur
As the cradle of immunology with Elie Metchnikoff, the Institut Pasteur has decided to create a MOOC in this field, dedicated to innate immunity. Its bases were established by Elie Metchnikoff, when he discovered the mechanism of phagocytosis.
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Document de presse | 2018.03.29
Estimating the effect of genetic mutations on neurodevelopmental disorders more accurately
A recent study, co-edited by Canadian researchers (CHU Sainte-Justine, the Université de Montréal) and French researchers (the Institut Pasteur and the university Paris-Diderot), presents a model that can predict the effect of a genetic variant on a person’s cognitive traits and estimate the impact of genetic mutations on IQ. This discovery opens the way to a better interpretation of genetic...
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News | 2018.04.03
Spencer Shorte appointed Chief Scientific Officer to Institut Pasteur Korea
In February 2018, Dr Spencer Shorte was named Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) to Institut Pasteur Korea.Graduated in Biochemistry from the University of Kent at Canterbury (UK) in 1988, Dr Shorte received his PhD from Bristol University in 1992. Developing live cell imaging techniques he worked through several post-doctoral fellowships in Europe and a visiting professorship in the USA before being...