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Fiche maladie | 2017.09.28
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that generally affects the lungs, caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacterium. It is highly contagious and is spread through the air when infected people cough or sneeze. Although tuberculosis can be fatal, it is often treatable and can be prevented if diagnosed and treated correctly.
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Vidéo | 2025.09.29
immune awakening
What if we could reprogram the death of cancer cells to reawaken the immune system?In this video, Philippe Bousso, a researcher at the Institut Pasteur, explains how we could:stop “silent death”add the missing piece to the alarm systemtrigger cell self-destructionLab results: tumors eliminated in two-thirds of cases.(video in french, English subtitles available)
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News | 2025.09.29
Pasteur Education Connect: The Education Newsletter of the Institut Pasteur
The Institut Pasteur is proud to launch Pasteur Education Connect, its brand-new monthly newsletter in English dedicated to education. Designed for students, researchers, and professionals in the life sciences and health fields, as well as anyone interested in scientific training, it will keep you informed about the latest news on our in-person and online courses, PhD programs, and other...
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Article | 2017.01.16
Previous and current students
Students selected within the PPU program come from all continents and their educational backgrounds and diplomas are often various, which participates to the richness of this multidisciplinary program. Each class receives a name corresponding to a renowned scientist who had worked at the Institut Pasteur.
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Vidéo | 2025.10.03
Fungal threat
What if the next health threat came from... fungi?Sarah Dellière, a researcher at the Institut Pasteur, warns that global warming is selecting fungi that are more heat-tolerant and sometimes resistant to treatment. Notable examples include Candida auris in hospitals and Coccidioides, which is gaining ground in northern regions.Disasters, humidity, pollution, and antifungal pesticides are...
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Article | 2025.10.02
Nitti Class (2025-2028)
PhD studentMaster degree studies LaboratoryPhD DirectorLab HeadPhD projectDoctoral schoolPPU studentsBONNETT Samatha JaneUniversity College London, London, United KingdomUnité Régulation spatiale des génomesKOSZUL RomainKOSZUL RomainOrigin of compartmentalization in eukaryotic genomesCdV ED 515CLABBY TylerNew York University, New York City, United StatesGroupe à 5 ans Diversité...
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News | 2025.10.03
COVID-19: how worried should we be about the Frankenstein variant?
As long as the SARS-CoV-2 virus is still circulating, there is a possibility of new, less intense but persistent waves in France and around the world. In September 2025, the Frankenstein variant, a sub-variant of Omicron with low virulence, was widely observed. So what is the current situation with COVID-19 in France? Interview with Olivier Schwartz, Head of the Virus and Immunity Unit at the...
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Report | 2024.06.17
Vector-borne diseases: Mosquitoes, ticks, biting flies... how far will they go?
Vector-borne diseases: Mosquitoes, ticks, biting flies... how far will they go?
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Document de presse | 2025.09.29
Blood cancer: a treatment to reprogram cancer cell death and trigger the immune system
The aim of immunotherapy strategies is to leverage cells in the patient's own immune system to destroy tumor cells. Using a preclinical model, scientists from the Institut Pasteur and Inserm successfully stimulated an effective anti-tumor immune response by reprogramming the death of malignant B cells. They demonstrated an effective triple-therapy approach for treating forms of blood cancer such...
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Document de presse | 2019.08.12
Cervical cancer: New test enhances ability to predict risk
The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics and the Institut Pasteur report that a new test enhances ability to predict risk of developing cervical cancer in human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive women. This two-fold test is capable of detecting and determining the type of HPV infection as well as the likelihood of progressing to cancer.
