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Vidéo | 2025.06.10
Avian flu: should we be worried?
Avian flu is all over the news... but what is the real risk to humans?Marie-Anne Welti, head of the Molecular Mechanisms of Pneumovirus Multiplication unit at the Institut Pasteur, takes stock of the current situation.The H5N1 virus, responsible for avian flu, mainly affects birds, but has also been detected in farmed mammals, such as dairy cows in the USA since 2024.In France, cases were...
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Article | 2021.10.04
The Institut Pasteur “Apprentis Chercheurs” program
The Institut Pasteur hosts the “Apprentis Chercheurs” program for High School students to encourage the participation in STEM (Science Technology Engineering Maths). The project is in partnership with the “Arbre des Connaissances” association which endeavors to introduce young students to the fields of experimentation and debate in science.
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News | 2025.05.22
Steroid hormone levels vary with age, sex ... and lifestyle
A large-scale ten-year study conducted by the Institut Pasteur on a thousand individuals has shed new light on steroid hormones. Levels of these molecules, which play a crucial role in our health, vary over time – sometimes to a significant extent – influenced by sex and lifestyle factors. The results of this research were recently published in Science Advances.
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News | 2025.06.11
The Institut Pasteur, Fiocruz and Sanofi establish strategic alliance for vaccine development
During the official visit of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to France, the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), the Institut Pasteur and Sanofi formed a strategic alliance aimed at fostering innovation and advance vaccine technologies. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on Thursday, June 5, laying the groundwork for scientific and technical cooperation in the field of...
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Vidéo | 2025.06.16
Lung cancer: A major breakthrough thanks to AI!
A better understanding of lung cancer thanks to artificial intelligence: an unprecedented breakthrough supported by Institut PasteurFor the first time in the world, researchers have succeeded in mapping the organization of immune cells in the tumor environment of aggressive lung cancer, using an innovative approach based on AI and biological imaging.This work is led by Jean-Christophe Olivo-Marin...
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News | 2025.06.12
New identity: restating our commitment to life
The Institut Pasteur, an international center for biomedical research recognized for its contributions to science and public health, has reached a strategic turning point in its history. This has prompted a new visual and narrative identity aimed at strengthening ties with the public.
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News | 2025.06.23
Oncovita, a spin-off from the Institut Pasteur, achieves new milestone in the treatment of a rare pleural cancer
Oncovita, a spin-off from the Institut Pasteur, has been granted Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) status by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its MVdeltaC cancer immunotherapy, designed to treat pleural mesothelioma, a rare cancer of the pleura often caused by asbestos.
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Vidéo | 2025.06.25
Fight Tuberculosis - Yaelle Wormser
Science and Music: When a doctoral student raps against tuberculosis! Our talented researcher Yaelle Wormser turns her passion for research into a powerful flow!In the fight against tuberculosis, our young scientists lack neither creativity nor determination.Original lyrics by Yaelle Wormser @Lady_PipetteMusic : Grind Mode - Nest BeatzMix & Master : Swann Camurat
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Vidéo | 2025.06.25
At the heart of immunity - Yasmine Belkaid
The immune system doesn't just defend us: it regulates our metabolism, influences our behavior, helps repair tissue... and even plays a role during pregnancy.Yasmine Belkaid, Director General of the Institut Pasteur, looks back on the evolution of our understanding of the immune system, at the formal session of the Institut de France on June 3th, 2025. A fascinating vision of science, at the...
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Vidéo | 2025.06.30
Lessons from the plague
What if the great pandemics could die out naturally?That's what Javier Pizarro-Cerda, head of the Yersinia unit at the Institut Pasteur, has been studying by following the trail... of the plague!By analyzing the Yersinia pestis bacterium responsible for bubonic plague, his team has identified a genetic mutation that reappears at the end of every pandemic in history.This mutation makes the...
