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Document de presse | 2020.01.30
Institut Pasteur sequences the whole genome of the coronavirus, 2019-nCoV
On January 24, 2020, the French Ministry of Health confirmed the first three cases of patients affected by coronavirus, 2019-nCoV. On January 29, 2020, the Institut Pasteur, which is responsible for monitoring respiratory viruses in France, sequenced the whole genome of the coronavirus known as "2019-nCoV", becoming the first institution in Europe to sequence the virus since the start of the...
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Portrait | 2020.01.30
Jean-Philippe Chippaux – bitten by the snake bug
Jean-Philippe Chippaux is a hands-on guy. Throughout his career, he has contributed to the prevention and treatment of several neglected tropical diseases in a number of countries in Africa and Latin America. Alongside this work for the French Research Institute for Development (IRD), he has devoted his attention over the past four decades to studying snakes and snake bites. Although his...
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Document de presse | 2020.01.31
Institut Pasteur isolates strains of coronavirus 2019-nCoV detected in France
As well as sequencing the whole genome of coronavirus 2019-nCoV, the Institut Pasteur continued to work on the samples taken from the first confirmed cases. The quality of these initial samples enabled rapid cell-culture isolation of the new virus. The Institut Pasteur's scientists now have access to the virus responsible for the infection. The isolation of the virus paves the way for new...
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Page avancée | 2020.01.31
Taking a training course
We all make use of tools that we learned how to use intuitively. But this can sometimes mean that we overlook vital features.The CeRIS library can help you get to grips with a number of tools that you may use every day but don't feel like you really master, by offering training courses (for Institut Pasteur staff) and recommending appropriate resources.
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Page avancée | 2020.02.03
Scientific Information Resources Center (CeRIS)
Scientific Information Resources Center (CeRIS)
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Report | 2020.01.22
Human evolutionary genetics: the benefits of genetic diversity
The Collège de France recently set up a new permanent chair entitled "Human Genomics and Evolution". It is currently held by Lluis Quintana-Murci, a population geneticist at the Institut Pasteur. He is particularly renowned for his expertise in human genetics because of the medical impact of his basic research – the aim of his work is to identify the genetic basis of immune system variability and...
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Page avancée | 2020.02.04
Scientific publications
Scientific publications
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Page avancée | 2020.02.04
About us
The library is one of the three divisions of the Institut Pasteur's Scientific Information Resources Center (CeRIS). It specializes in the fields of microbiology, immunology, molecular biology, neurobiology, biochemistry and the history of science. It is open to people from the Institut Pasteur's Paris campus and in the Institut Pasteur International Network. Access may be granted to external...
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Fiche maladie | 2020.01.21
COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2 virus)
The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, discovered in December 2019 in the province of Wuhan in China, is responsible for COVID-19. This highly contagious emerging infectious disease spreads by airborne transmission and surface contamination. Although COVID-19 can be asymptomatic, it can also cause a variety of symptoms, including severe respiratory distress that may prove fatal. Vaccination and basic health...
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News | 2020.02.06
Rabies: new prophylactic and therapeutic avenues
Rabies is still responsible for approximately 60,000 human deaths per year mostly in Asia and Africa and affects especially underserved people. Yet, since the first vaccine developed by Louis Pasteur more than 130 years ago, prophylactic measures have significantly improved. They are now composed of the vaccine allied to purified human or equine rabies immunoglobulins. However, these...
