1. News | 2020.03.20

   Importance of cohesin to yeasts' 3D chromosome structure

   The 3D organization of chromosomes plays a role in many biological processes. The ring formed by the cohesin complex is an important regulator of this organization, especially in mammals where it establishes chromatin loops during interphase. Researchers from the Spatial Regulation of Genomes Unit and the CNRS show that such loops structure yeast chromosomes in metaphase and characterize the...

2. News | 2020.05.05

   Activation of macrophages, key agents in immune response

   Known to kill bacteria, can antibiotics also interfere with our immune system? Researchers at the Pasteur Institute have discovered that a new molecule, used to treat tuberculosis that is multi-resistant to antibiotics, activates the defence functions of macrophages, important players in innate immunity. These cells then became able to fight against bacterial infections, which were normally...

3. News | 2020.02.05

   Meningococci: an example of genomics used as an epidemiological tool

   By examining vaccine coverage of invasive meningococcal infections in conjunction with genomic and pathophysiological analyses, it was possible to detect a new genotype in meningococcal serogroup W and characterize the emergence of the resulting bacterial strain. This combined approach has been a useful decision-making tool in implementing measures to control invasive meningococcal infections in...

4. News | 2021.09.14

   The "Springboard" award for bilateral research cooperation – Africa recognizes two Pasteurians

   Africa2020 Season, launched in December 2020 by French President Emmanuel Macron and ended in summer 2021, has taken place throughout France, involving both mainland France and French overseas territories. In this context, two Pasteurians, Aïda Bouratbine at the Institut Pasteur de Tunis and Gérald Späth at the Institut Pasteur have been rewarded.  The aim of Africa2020 Season is to shine a...

5. Document de presse | 2022.02.16

   SARS-CoV-2-related viruses capable of infecting human cells discovered in bats in northern Laos

   Since the emergence of SARS-CoV-2, several animal species have been studied to identify potential reservoirs and/or intermediate hosts of the virus. Scientists from the Institut Pasteur du Laos and the National University of Laos recently set out to shed light on the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 and explore the potential presence of SARS-CoV-2-related coronaviruses in the natural environment by...

6. Article | 2021.09.24

   Program analyzing the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in high and low incidence areas of COVID-19 in Senegal

   Thanks to the support provided by the Fondation SUEZ, sero-epidemiological studies were launched by the Dakar Pasteur Institute in July 2020, as part of the fight against the SARS-CoV-19 pandemic. Thesse comparative studies on the prevalence of anti-SARS-COV-2 antibodies were conducted to better identify the risk factors associated with the spread of SARS-CoV-2 virus in populations resideing in...

7. News | 2021.09.30

   DIM ELICIT Symposium on Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at IPGG: registrations are open!

   The DIM ELICIT (Empowering LIfe sCiences with Innovative Technologies) is organizing its closing event on Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at the Pierre-Gilles-de-Gennes Institute for Microfluidics (IPGG). The program will highlight the most emblematic projects of the DIM ELICIT with interventions in the form of pairs (biologist/technologist). This will be also an opportunity to exchange with the...

8. News | 2021.12.10

   Institut Pasteur institutional campaign: a strong message to encourage support for research

   "Because we realize that time is running out and the world can come to a standstill... research must advance." This is the message of the Institut Pasteur's communications campaign, launched several weeks ago and which will be on TV screens at the end of the year. This message conveys the vital truth that research should never be slowed down or stopped, regardless of the circumstances, if we are...

9. News | 2021.09.30

   An exceptional case of rabies in France transmitted by a bat

   On rare occasions in mainland France, a bite or scratch by a bat can transmit a virus capable of causing rabies, as was the case for a patient in 2019. Experts from the National Reference Center for Rabies at the Institut Pasteur contributed to a study on that particular case this year, in cooperation with research teams from the Institut Pasteur and Necker Enfants Malades and Pitié-Salpêtrière...

10. Document de presse | 2021.09.21

    Covid-19: study on the effectiveness of immune memory after mRNA vaccination to recognize variants of SARS-CoV-2

    The teams from Henri-Mondor AP-HP hospital and Paris-Est Créteil University, Inserm, CNRS, University of Paris, within the Necker-Enfants Malades Institute, and the Institut Pasteur analyzed the capacity of the immune memory generated after mRNA vaccination to recognize and neutralize SARS-CoV-2 variants.This work, coordinated by Prof. Matthieu Mahévas, Dr Claude-Agnès Reynaud, Prof. Jean-Claude...

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