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News | 2019.11.20
The Institut Pasteur hosts an OIE (World Organization for Animal Health) collaborating center
The Institut Pasteur is now home to the World Organization for Animal Health Collaborating Center for the detection and identification in humans of emerging animal pathogens and development of tools for their diagnoses. It is hosted by the Environment and Infectious Risks Unit (led by Jean-Claude Manuguerra), with the Laboratory for Urgent Response to Biological Threats and the Pathogen Discovery...
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News | 2019.11.22
2018 Activity Report for the Pasteur Microbes and Health Carnot Institute
The Activity Report for the Pasteur Microbes and Health Carnot Institute has now been published. It looks back at the main activities carried out in 2018, in synergy with the Institut Pasteur's Research Applications and Industrial Relations Department (DARRI). These activities are in line with the Institut Pasteur's 2019-2023 Strategic Plan.The Pasteur Microbes and Health (Pasteur MS) Carnot...
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News | 2019.11.25
In France, Aedes albopictus better transmits the African "Zika" than the Asian one
Researchers from the Institut Pasteur (Paris) have described the vector competence of the mosquito Aedes albopictus from south of France to different genotypes of the Zika virus. They demonstrate that this Ae. albopictus from France transmits the Zika virus of African origin better than the one of Asian origin.We all remember the Zika epidemic that hit the Pacific Islands (2013-2014) and the...
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News | 2019.11.26
Artificial intelligence: a new platform for the biomedical community
Artificial intelligence methods such as deep learning are enabling breakthrough advances in biomedical data analysis. From medical diagnosis and DNA sequence analysis to augmented microscopy and molecular design, the scope of applications for artificial intelligence is constantly expanding and drawing on ever larger datasets. However, most research studies based on deep learning do not enable...
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News | 2019.12.09
Institut Pasteur team identifies a key protein linked to ageing
Ageing is a dramatic public health issue in the face of the current demographic changes: the proportion of 60 and over in the world’s population will almost double by 2050. In this context, a new discovery has just broadened scientific knowledge. Researchers from the Developmental and Stem Cell Biology Department at the Institut Pasteur shed light on the mechanisms of senescence, by identifying a...
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News | 2019.12.05
Infant nutrition: an overly rich diet may increase susceptibility to inflammatory diseases
Epidemiological data have already revealed a link between obesity and chronic inflammatory bowel disease. Given the increasing prevalence of obesity worldwide, it is vital to elucidate the mechanisms by which obesity can lead to complications. Scientists in the Microenvironment and Immunity Unit at the Institut Pasteur recently demonstrated that a high-fat diet or over-eating early in life...
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News | 2019.12.13
Studying synaptic protein assemblies helps us understand the nature of communication between neurons
Researchers at the Institut Pasteur (Paris) recently combined fluorescence imaging, computational modeling, and electron microscopy to show how the diversity of nanoscale protein assemblies drives diversity in communication between neurons in the brain. This study opens up new avenues of research for linking molecular function to alterations in information processing by the brain, and may also...
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News | 2019.12.11
Anticipating and reacting quickly to outbreaks: a consortium won the Galien MedStartUp award
The Praesens Foundation, the Institut Pasteur, the Institut Pasteur de Dakar, University of Nebraska Medical Center and Twist Bioscience Corporation (NASDAQ: TWST) announced that the consortium is the winner of the Prix Galien MedStartUp award in the category: 'Best Collaboration Dedicated to the Developing or Underserved Populations Worldwide'. The consortium works together to...
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News | 2019.12.17
Severe inflammation: clues towards a therapeutic approach using immune memory
Natural killer (NK) cells, are a unique type of immune cell, known to have important roles in protection against tumor cells and viruses. NK cells display immune memory properties in certain models, however, the long-term status of NK cells following systemic inflammation is unknown. In recent work, researchers at the Institut Pasteur shed light on mechanisms ensuring a heightened response to...
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Portrait | 2019.12.16
Fabrice Chrétien, from stethoscope to microscope
Fabrice Chrétien knew at a very early age that he would become a scientist. He currently heads the Neuropathology Department at Sainte-Anne Hospital in Paris and leads his own research unit at the Institut Pasteur. His research is directly inspired by the health problems experienced by his patients.It all began back in primary school for Fabrice. He was passionate about natural sciences and had...
