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News | 2018.07.02
Daniel Iffla-Osiris, a great 19th-century philanthropist and the Institut Pasteur's most generous donor
The square known as "Place Daniel Iffla-Osiris", at the junction of boulevard Haussmann and boulevard des Italiens in Paris, was officially opened on June 27, 2018. This inauguration is an ideal opportunity to look back on the story of Daniel Iffla-Osiris, one of the greatest philanthropists of the 19th century. At his death in 1907, he left behind the largest legacy ever received by the Institut...
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News | 2021.07.09
The Institut Pasteur International Network is evolving and becoming the Pasteur Network
A new system of governance is being introduced for the Institut Pasteur International Network and its 33 members, which since 2011 have been part of the Pasteur International Network association, which was chaired by the Institut Pasteur President Stewart Cole. Ten years on, the Network is adopting a more participatory, balanced mode of governance and a more structured business model. The...
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News | 2021.12.14
2022: the bicentenary of Louis Pasteur's birth
Louis Pasteur was born on December 27, 1822. He was an international figure in scientific and medical research and the founder of the Institut Pasteur (Paris) in 1887. Louis Pasteur was a precursor of a certain way of conducting research, deeply concerned with its goals, both humanistic and universal, and the need to train and transmit this approach and these values to future generations. Today,...
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Document de presse | 2022.01.24
Pierre Buffet appointed as Medical Director of the Institut Pasteur
Professor Pierre Buffet has been appointed as Medical Director of the Institut Pasteur. Pierre Buffet took up his post on January 3, 2022 within the Institut Pasteur's Department of Scientific Affairs. Professor Pierre Buffet has been appointed as Medical Director within the Institut Pasteur's Department of Scientific Affairs, led by Senior Executive Scientific Vice-President Christophe d'...
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Document de presse | 2022.12.13
Epidemics, pandemics: a never-ending story? – a look back at the conference held on December 7, 2022
In connection with the bicentenary of Louis Pasteur’s birth, a conference entitled "Epidemics, pandemics: a never-ending story?" was held on Wednesday December 7 at the Institut Pasteur under the high patronage of the French President, Emmanuel Macron. The conference marked the end of a year of events highlighting not only the importance of research in tackling infectious diseases, but also the...
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Article | 2024.04.30
Charles Chamberland, the inventor of sterilization tools
Physicist and biologist Charles Chamberland was one of Louis Pasteur’s earliest associates. Associated with much of his tutor’s work, he was also a great inventor, designing an autoclave and a water filter, which are both named after him.
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Article | 2024.04.30
Edmond Nocard, discoverer of the Nocardia bacterium
Veterinarian and biologist, this disciple of Louis Pasteur pioneered the study of microbial animal diseases and is considered the founder of veterinary microbiology.
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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.
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Article | 2017.09.12
Pasteur-Paris University enrollment 2018
The 2017-2018 call for enrollment of students in October 2018 is open.
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Article | 2017.01.05
E-learning / Mooc
Institut Pasteur creates online courses (MOOCs) on various scientific topics, ranging from major biological questions to public health issues.
