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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...
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Document de presse | 2019.12.12
Gastric cancer susceptibility marker discovered
Gastric cancer, the third most common cause of cancer-related deaths, is often associated with a poor prognosis because it tends to be diagnosed at an advanced stage and is therefore difficult to treat. To reduce the death rate, it is essential to identify a biomarker enabling early diagnosis of this cancer. In pursuit of this goal, scientists from the Institut Pasteur, CNRS, and University of...
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News | 2019.12.18
Four young researchers from the Institut Pasteur International Network present at the 2019 PhD Student Ceremony
The 7th ceremony in honour of the young graduates who completed their science thesis at the Institut Pasteur during the 2018-2019 academic year was held on 13 December 2019. Since 2013, this ceremony has highlighted the excellence of the international scientific community at the Institut Pasteur. This year, four young researchers from the Institut Pasteur International Network were present among...
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Document de presse | 2019.12.13
Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cells: work highlights the major changes in the human metabolome in the graft against the host
A team of hematology marrow transplant department of the Saint-Louis Hospital AP-HP, the Paris University and INSERM (U976 unit) in collaboration with the Pasteur Institute, led the work on graft against host disease (GVHD) using liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry to study the metabolome of allogeneic patients at Saint-Louis hospital AP-HP. The results of these studies highlight...
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News | 2020.01.01
The Institut Pasteur wishes you a happy new year 2020
The Institut Pasteur wishes you all the best for 2020. We would also like to thank the 13 artists who supported our researchers by customizing a lab coat, the results of which illuminate this New Year's greeting. In 2020, put on your lab coat too! The 2019 Pasteurdon, the Institut Pasteur’s fundraising campaign, was a unique and memorable moment thanks to the 13 graffiti artists who...
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Document de presse | 2019.12.16
A new breakthrough in developing effective antimalarial drugs
Parasites in the genus Plasmodium, which cause malaria, are transmitted to humans through bites from infected mosquitoes. The parasites manage to acclimatize to these two completely different hosts because the plasticity of their genome enables them to adapt as necessary. Scientists at the Institut Pasteur and the CNRS decided to investigate the epigenetic mechanisms behind this plasticity, in...
