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Article | 2024.04.30
Edmond Nocard, discoverer of the Nocardia bacterium
Veterinarian and biologist, this disciple of Louis Pasteur pioneered the study of microbial animal diseases and is considered the founder of veterinary microbiology.
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Article | 2024.04.30
Albert Calmette, pioneering social medicine
From Nice to Lille, via Ho Chi Minh City and Phnom Penh, many schools, hospitals and streets are named after Calmette. And for good reason, as all of these were places where Albert Calmette worked to improve hygiene and healthcare. A pioneer of social medicine, his work on tuberculosis focused on both research and health education.
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Article | 2024.04.30
DURABLE: a large-scale project on Emerging diseases within the EU4Health European program
The European project DURABLE (Delivering a Unified Research Alliance of Biomedical and public health Laboratories against Epidemics) is a unique consortium of research and public hessalth laboratories across Europe which will help to build stronger, more resilient and more accessible health systems. DURABLE is coordinated by Dr. Jean-Claude Manuguerra (Institut Pasteur) with Professor Marion...
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News | 2023.07.24
Rabies: elucidating the disease to limit spread and prepare for future outbreaks
Although rabies control has progressed considerably since Louis Pasteur first trialed his vaccine, the disease continues to kill thousands of people who do not have access to treatment. Scientists have traced the evolution of the disease worldwide over different eras in a bid to improve our understanding of and preparedness for emerging infectious diseases.
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News | 2023.07.19
Pasteur Museum: collection review before major refurbishment work
In 2023, the Institut Pasteur began work to restore and renovate its historical listed building. Behind closed doors, members of the museum team and heritage professionals are working to preserve the site and the objects that bear witness to the Institut Pasteur's history. The first stage in the restoration process was a major collection review, which took place from November 2, 2022 to May 31,...
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News | 2023.06.19
Gene therapies: new hopes for curing deafness
Hearing impairment affects hundreds of millions of people worldwide. Researchers at the Hearing Institute have mapped at the single cell level the spatio-temporal expression of genes within the sensory organ of hearing, the cochlea, paving the way for the development of gene therapy treatments for hereditary forms of deafness.
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News | 2023.05.27
Immune memory: the best defense against bladder infections
Researchers at the Institut Pasteur and the Institut Cochin have demonstrated the presence of an immune memory in certain white blood cells that remain in the bladder. Although highly effective, this immune memory becomes much less so following the administration of antibiotics. This is an important discovery, as urinary tract infections continue to pose a major health problem.
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News | 2023.05.12
A new approach to developing mouse 'embryos' in vitro
The study of embryonic development is a complex and tightly regulated field. By influencing a process that regulates gene expression, researchers at the Institut Pasteur have succeeded in recreating in vitro mouse cell clusters that mimic in some respects the structure of real embryos. By avoiding the manipulation of embryos, these approaches pave the way for applications such as the study of...
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News | 2023.05.04
Biofilms formed by bacteria can promote the emergence of antibiotic resistance
Biofilms are biological structures that help bacteria survive in their environment. Researchers at the Institut Pasteur have shown that biofilms promote the emergence of antibiotic resistance in Escherichia coli bacteria exposed to antibiotics.
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News | 2023.04.26
Institut Curie - Institut Pasteur partnership: two joint projects to promote innovation and advancement of knowledge
Implementing their collaborative research strategy, Institut Curie and Institut Pasteur have raised the impressive amount of €600,000 to finance two research projects involving two teams from each organization. The MUCTOLIN project, looking at the role of tolerance induced by mucus during Listeria infection, and the TicTac project, which aims to study the effects of geometry on the healthy or...
