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News | 2025.07.11
Which mosquitoes pose a risk? Species, main diseases and high-risk regions
From the tiger mosquito, now well established in Europe, to endemic species in the tropics or Pacific region, these insects have colonized vast areas of the planet and play a key role in local ecosystems. Only around a hundred mosquito species, some of which potentially transmit pathogenic agents, are known to bite humans. Given their diversity and geographic expansion, special efforts must be...
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Fiche maladie | 2024.12.09
Hidradenitis suppurativa
Hidradenitis suppurativa is a chronic autoinflammatory skin condition. It is characterized by recurring painful nodules, abscesses and suppurative lesions in areas where the skin rubs together, mainly the armpits, the skin folds of the groin, the buttocks and under the breasts. Symptoms occur in cycles or flare-ups, and the condition has a considerable impact on patients' quality of life, both...
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Page avancée | 2025.08.12
About Institut Pasteur
About Institut Pasteur
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Article | 2025.08.19
Environmental transitions and health - Pasteur 2030
Climate change favors the emergence of infectious diseases. Institut Pasteur deploys strategies integrating human, animal and environmental health to reduce these risks.
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Article | 2025.08.19
Genesis of diseases - Pasteur 2030
Chronic diseases are progressing and affecting younger populations. Institut Pasteur studies the underlying mechanisms of non-communicable diseases and inflammation.
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Article | 2025.08.19
Health and disease at extreme ages of life - Pasteur 2030
Institut Pasteur teams explore physiology and immune responses at key life stages: early development (focusing on mother-child relationship) and aging.
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Article | 2025.08.19
Infectious Threats - Pasteur 2030
Infectious diseases and antibiotic resistance constitute one of the greatest global health threats. Institut Pasteur mobilizes its scientific resources and global network to anticipate and counter these risks.
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Page avancée | 2016.09.20
Education
Education
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Page avancée | 2017.01.23
Doctoral Programs
The Institut Pasteur with its numerous research units is a higher-education hotspot for young scientists. Institut Pasteur research laboratories are affiliated to specific accredited Doctoral schools of the Greater Paris metropolitan area universities. Supervision and training of doctoral students is at the heart of the research mission conducted by our experienced scientists. More than 300...
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News | 2025.07.22
Mirror Life: Inside the Discussion
At an international conference organized jointly by the Mirror Biology Dialogues Foundation (MBDF) with the Institut Pasteur on June 12 and 13, 2025, scientists and ethicists from around the world shared their views on the risks and challenges of "mirror life." This new frontier in synthetic biology raises the possibility of creating organisms in the laboratory that would be chemical mirror...
