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Article | 2023.04.04
4-year Research Group - Call for nomination at the Hellenic Pasteur Institute
A 4-year Group leaders’ position is open at the Hellenic Pasteur Institute on one (1) of the following topics.
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Document de presse | 2023.03.29
World Autism Awareness Day: Institut Pasteur working actively with clinicians and the autism community
As we mark World Autism Awareness Day on Sunday April 2, 2023, this year the Institut Pasteur is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the discovery of the first genes associated with autism. In 2003, this discovery offered a new perspective on the neurodevelopmental disorder; today, it highlights what still needs to be done to help those affected by autism. Scientists in international consortia...
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Document de presse | 2023.03.28
COVID-19: How is it spreading in households?
More than three years after the start of the COVID-19 epidemic, mathematical modeling is still providing us with valuable insights, as shown in a recent study on household transmission of SARS-CoV-2 by the Hong Kong University School of Public Health and the Institut Pasteur/Université Paris Cité. Scientists believe that there is a subset of individuals with SARS-CoV-2 who are three times more...
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News | 2023.04.03
Scientific outreach: exploring bacterial diversity... with art
Scientists from the Institut Pasteur have worked in collaboration with high school students from Bondy to showcase biodiversity in an original artistic format. This Bio-Art project is the result of a scientific outreach campaign in partnership with the Institut Pasteur.
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Portrait | 2023.04.14
Sarah Bonnet, tickologist and educator
Sarah Bonnet is a "tickologist" – she specializes in the study of ticks. More broadly, she is a veterinarian entomologist and medical, a professor and scientist with a passion for field work. Her research is focused on the little-known field of ticks and their many species. She is an enthusiastic educator who loves sharing her expertise and plans for future research. The upheavals we are...
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Document de presse | 2023.04.11
Identification of tunnels connecting neurons in the developing brain
Over a hundred years after the discovery of the neuron by neuroanatomist Santiago Ramón y Cajal, scientists continue to deepen their knowledge of the brain and its development. In a publication in Science Advances on April 5, a team from the Institut Pasteur and the CNRS, in collaboration with Harvard University, revealed novel insights into how cells in the outer layers of the brain interact...
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News | 2023.04.28
Lassa fever: promising results for a vaccine candidate in a Phase I clinical trial
The Lassa arenavirus causes hemorrhagic fever and is a major problem in many West African countries, claiming 5,000 to 6,000 lives every year. There is therefore an urgent need to develop treatments and prepare for potential outbreaks. An international study involving Institut Pasteur researchers has reported the results of Phase I clinical trial for a Lassa fever vaccine. Vaccine candidates...
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News | 2023.05.05
40 years of HIV discovery: the first cases of a mysterious disease in the early 1980s
In 1981, the first cases of a completely unknown disease were described in the United States. Plague or gay syndrome, cancer, pneumonia? Rumors were rife. Let’s have an eye back on this story of an emerging disease.
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News | 2023.05.15
40 years of HIV discovery: the virus responsible for AIDS is identified on May 20, 1983
In 1983, HIV -the virus responsible for AIDS- was isolated by virologists from the Institut Pasteur. A first observation with a microscope in February was confirmed in May 83 by a publication in Science, the prestigious scientific journal. The revelation of a retrovirus will gradually change the beliefs around this disease. This discovery will also bring patients and researchers together around...
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Document de presse | 2023.04.04
40 years after the discovery of HIV
From virus identification to hopes of a cure, what are the new challenges for research?Isolating and identifying the retrovirus, sequencing, mechanisms of pathogenesis… For 40 years, the Institut Pasteur's research teams have relentlessly examined the characteristics of HIV and ways forward to cure it. A considerable body of knowledge has been gathered through the international collaboration of...
