1. Vidéo | 2024.11.05

   Science or Fiction?... Institut Pasteur researchers attending the Utopiales

   Science or Fiction ?At the French scientific outreach event "Utopiales", we put the public through a surprising scientific quiz: can we recover dinosaur DNA? Can sponges walk? Can cells be remotely controlled by light? Our scientists from the Institut Pasteur demystify these questions and bring you the answers!Discover the science behind the improbable and test your knowledge! Video in...

2. News | 2024.11.04

   A novel method for producing DNA-based therapies

   Scientists have combined enzyme and chemical techniques to develop an innovative method for producing synthetic DNA molecules. This novel approach opens up many new possibilities, especially for the production of large molecules that can be used for future therapies.

3. Report | 2022.11.21

   Unraveling the brain's mysteries

   The brain is the body's conductor, orchestrating a host of vital functions. It is in charge of our language and movements. It is the seat of our consciousness, intelligence and memory and our emotions, thoughts and perceptions. But although our understanding of the brain is improving all the time, in many ways it remains a mystery to us. At the Institut Pasteur, teams are working to understand...

4. Article | 2023.01.20

   Epidemiology and Public Health

   With sessions on theory and hands-on practicals, the courses held at the Teaching Center are grouped into three themed areas: Epidemiology and Public Health, Mechanisms of Living Organisms, and Biology of Microorganisms.

5. News | 2024.10.16

   Fundamentally applied: a new therapeutic target for the treatment of bone marrow cancer

   “Fundamentally applied” is the name of our video series with researchers from the Institut Pasteur, whose research work has led to imagining new healthcare products, currently in development. In this new episode, Caroline Demangel, Head of Immunobiology and Therapy Unit at Institut Pasteur, tells how the study of a toxin from a mycobacterium responsible for a tropical disease called Buruli...

6. Fiche maladie | 2016.08.18

   Rabies

   Rabies is a severe viral infection that can be transmitted to humans by certain mammals. The disease is almost always fatal once symptoms appear, and today rabies is still responsible for tens of thousands of human deaths every year. Africa and Asia have the highest rabies burden, and dogs are the main vector responsible for transmission to humans. In Europe, bats can be infected by certain...

7. Fiche maladie | 2015.10.06

   Leptospirosis

   Leptospirosis is a bacterial disease that occurs worldwide. It is transmitted from animals to humans via urine. The main animal reservoirs are rats, but any mammals can carry the bacteria. In humans, leptospirosis is often mild, but it can lead to kidney failure or even death in 5 to 20% of cases.

8. News | 2024.11.08

   Welcome to the 2024-2025 PhD Students at the Institut Pasteur

   Place of scientific excellence and training, the Institut Pasteur is proud to host over 350 doctoral students from more than 50 different nationalities on its campus. Located in the heart of Paris, the Institut Pasteur offers a cutting-edge research environment, ideal for both academic and personal growth, within a dynamic and collaborative international community.On November 8th, the Institut...

9. News | 2024.06.10

   The institut pasteur partners with the new exhibition at the musée des confluences in lyon: "epidemics, taking care of the living world"

   From April 12, 2024 to February 16, 2025, the Musée des Confluences is hosting "Epidemics, taking care of the living world," an exhibition in which epidemics are viewed as both a biological and social phenomenon. We speak to anthropologist and project manager, Mathilde Gallay-Keller about this exhibition. 

10. News | 2024.11.21

    Waste: at the Institut Pasteur, nothing is lost, everything is transformed

    This year's European Week for Waste Reduction runs from November 16 to 24. This is an opportunity to highlight the Institut Pasteur's efforts to recycle all the waste that it possibly can. It goes far above and beyond the minimum required by law, even recycling some pens and laboratory equipment.

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