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Report | 2024.11.21
The Georges, Jacques and Elias Canetti Prize celebrates its 19th anniversary
The Georges, Jacques and Elias Canetti Prize was set up in 2006 after the family made a donation to the Institut Pasteur of 158 handwritten letters exchanged by the three Canetti brothers: Georges, a physician and scientist at the Institut Pasteur; Jacques, a music producer and founder of the Trois Baudets theater; and Elias, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature.The Canetti Prize was set up in...
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News | 2024.12.09
Lessons learned from the COVID-19 crisis: improving protection through early response, rapid tracking and impact monitoring
Scientific experts from 13 Western European countries have recently completed a review of key lessons learned from the way the COVID-19 pandemic was handled. Two key findings have emerged. Firstly, death rates were lower in countries that took measures early. Secondly, the need for a surveillance system capable of quickly tracking the community spread of a virus and its impact on hospitals was...
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Fiche maladie | 2024.03.12
Mpox (formerly monkeypox)
Mpox is a virus that was initially present in animals, especially rodents in Africa, and now circulates among humans – it is referred to as an emerging zoonotic disease. The disease caused by this virus is also known as mpox (formerly monkeypox), and presents as a mild form of smallpox, with less severe symptoms and a lower case-fatality rate (the number of deaths as a proportion of the number of...
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Vidéo | 2024.12.13
Why is your gut microbiota so important?
When Yasmine Belkaid explains what the microbiome is, everything becomes clearer!At the Goalkeepers event in New York, Yasmine Belkaid, Director of Institut Pasteur, captivated the audience with her vision of the microbiome, that invisible world essential to our health.(video in english, subtitle in french)
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Page avancée | 2024.11.20
Coupa, the supplier relations tool
Institut Pasteur uses Coupa, an expense and procurement management tool, designed to offer its users and suppliers a flexible and secure exchange platform.
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News | 2024.12.16
Microbiota tailored skin humoral immunity and its potential for the development of novel vaccinal approaches
Scientists have just made two major discoveries about a harmless bacterium, Staphylococcus epidermidis, present on our skin. A first study identifies the skin as a compartment able to develop highly protective antibody responses to skin colonizing microbe in the absence of inflammation or lymph node contribution. A second study concerns the development of a topical vaccine that can be applied...
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News | 2024.10.23
Talent Award: Claire Sangba-Kembi-Ngounou, 2024 winner
Dr. Claire Sangba-Kembi-Ngounou, entomologist at the Institut Pasteur in Bangui (Central African Republic), receives the Talent Award. This award highlights young Pasteur Network researchers who have demonstrated scientific potential. The Talent Award is funded since 2017 by the Institut Pasteur (Paris).
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Article | 2017.06.19
Call For Projects Fiocruz - Institut Pasteur – USP
The Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), the Institut Pasteur and the University of São Paulo (USP) are launching a common call for projects. This call is also open to the members of the Pasteur Network.
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Page avancée | 2016.09.21
Our programs and courses
Ever since the introduction of the “Technical Microbiology” course in 1889, education has been a priority at the Institut Pasteur. Institut Pasteur courses are designed for doctoral and 2nd year Masters students of the Greater Paris universities, students registered at the Pasteur-Cnam School of Public Health, postdoctoral fellows, scientists and healthcare professionals seeking to update and...
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News | 2024.12.11
An Inaugural Ceremony to Honor Agnes Ullmann, an Exceptional Scientist and Key Figure in Education at the Institut Pasteur
On December 11, 2024, a symbolic and historic inaugural event took place to pay tribute to Agnes Ullmann, an iconic scientific figure at the Institut Pasteur, celebrating her legacy both as a renowned researcher and as a prominent personality who left her mark on scientific education, research, and innovation within the institution. Dozens of guests, including friends, colleagues,...
