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Vidéo | 2025.02.10
The responsible behind sleeping sickness
Dive into the heart of the trypanosome, the parasite responsible for sleeping sickness!Transmitted by the bite of the tsetse fly, this disease affects over 30 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. After infection, the first symptoms appear: fevers, anemia... But when the parasite invades the nervous system, it disrupts the sleep cycle, hence its name.Thanks to cutting-edge technology, Philippe Bastin...
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News | 2025.02.10
The Institut Pasteur and AlterDiag announce the signature of a strategic partnership on research and development of next generation rapid diagnostic technologies
Through this long-term strategic partnership agreement, the Institut Pasteur and AlterDiag will carry out research and development projects to develop new single-domain antibodies (VHH) -based rapid diagnostic tests using lateral flow immunochromatography, with the aim of strengthening the fight against infectious diseases. Scientific and technological collaboration to meet global health...
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Vidéo | 2025.02.11
When middle-schoolers speak out on research!
Between December 16 and 20, the Institut Pasteur opened its doors to 60 middle-school students for their internship. For five days, they discovered research from the inside: meetings with scientists, laboratory experiments and immersion in fascinating fields such as microbiology and genetics. In this video, it's all about the trainees!Using a question-and-answer format, they share in their own...
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Document de presse | 2025.01.27
The microbiota, an ally for predicting individual sensitivity to food additives
Widely used by the food industry, emulsifiers – a type of food additive – are found in many daily foods (sliced bread, ice creams, crème fraîche, plant milks, etc.). Given their omnipresence in our diet, the health effects of their consumption have become a real public health issue. Benoit Chassaing, Inserm Research Director and leader of the Microbiome-Host Interactions team at Institut...
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Document de presse | 2025.02.12
Mpox: a better understanding of tecovirimat resistance
A virus originally found in animals, mpox – which causes the disease of the same name – is now circulating in humans. Since 2022, it has been the cause of major epidemics spreading outside endemic areas in Central and West Africa. Two hundred and fifteen cases of mpox infection were reported to Santé publique France in 2024. Tecovirimat is the drug most commonly used to treat patients infected...
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Document de presse | 2025.01.21
"Pasteur 2030” Strategic Plan
Strengthening our role as the world's leading institute for research into living organisms, infectious diseases and population health.Under the leadership of President Yasmine Belkaid, and in coordination with all its staff, the Institut Pasteur has drawn up an ambitious strategic plan, called “Pasteur 2030”, to meet the major scientific and health challenges of the coming years. With the many...
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Article | 2017.01.12
University of Szeged
The mission and purpose of the University of Szeged is to cultivate science and internationally competitive research work and to advance its research university nature.
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Fiche maladie | 2019.09.05
Hearing loss
Hearing loss is a decrease in auditory acuity. It is the most common sensory deficit in humans and can occur at any age, and at various levels of severity. Initially a genetic approach was used to identify the genes responsible for early-onset hearing loss in humans. Studies of these genes then revealed the molecular mechanisms involved in the formation, differentiation and functioning of the...
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Article | 2016.12.09
Tuition fees
Tuition fees vary according to the length of the course.2nd year Masters students from the Greater Paris universities (Université de Paris, Paris-Saclay and Sorbonne Université) attending courses covered by agreements with the Institut Pasteur and other students from these universities attending courses as part of a doctoral module are exempt from fees.The "Student" rate applies upon...
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Vidéo | 2025.02.17
A look back at the Wikipedia "éditathon"
International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2025 - A look back at the Wikipedia editorial marathon at the Institut Pasteur.The International Day of Women and Girls in Science is an opportunity to shine the spotlight on women researchers who have left their mark on science. Yet their online presence, particularly on Wikipedia, remains insufficient: less than 20% of biographies on Wikipedia...
