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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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News | 2019.02.21
A research ethics committee at the Institut Pasteur since 2009
The Institut Pasteur Institutional Review Board (IRB) protects the rights and safety of participants in research carried out by the Institut Pasteur abroad. Since it was set up in 2009, it has monitored nearly 50 international research projects involving human subjects. The Board is currently chaired by Dr. Gilles Raguin, a physician specializing in infectious diseases. We asked him to tell us...
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Article | 2021.08.03
Diagnosis and therapy
Department of Cell Biology & InfectionThomas Wollert - Preventing neurodegeneration by cellular recycling The hallmark of many neurodegenerative disorders including Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease is the accumulation of toxic protein aggregates in neurons. We study cellular recycling systems that efficiently degrade such aggregates. Autophagy is one of the most versatile...
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Article | 2021.08.03
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Department of Cell Biology & InfectionSandrine Etienne-Manneville - Astrocytic responses to inflammatory situationsAstrocytes form the majority of glial cells of the central nervous system. They play a key role in brain homeostasis, they serve as physical and nutritional support for neurons and they directly participate in synaptic transmission. In inflammatory situations, such as...
