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Article | 2018.01.30
Perilic project: Studying the protection of pertussis vaccination
A unique study on whooping cough (pertussis), in three regions of the world, estimates the duration of protection from the various vaccinations against pertussis.
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News | 2019.08.28
The 2018 Institut Pasteur Annual Report is available
The year 2018 has been exceptional in several ways. It was marked by the celebration of the 130th anniversary of the Institut Pasteur and the arrival of a new President. The adoption of its 2019-2023 Strategic Plan offers a new ambition for the institute, and recalls that human health is at the heart of its mission. "The Institut Pasteur in 2018" video. Copyright: Institut Pasteur / La...
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News | 2016.12.16
Remise des diplômes de l’Ecole Pasteur-Cnam, promo 2015-2016
Le 9 décembre 2016, l’Institut Pasteur a remis ses diplômes à la promotion John Snow (du nom du célèbre épidémiologiste britannique). Après 14 mois de cursus, les étudiants du Mastère spécialisé de santé publique, qu’ils soient médecins, pharmaciens, vétérinaires, ingénieurs ou managers, ont pu lancer leur Graduation Hat, dans la Salle des actes du musée Pasteur. L’occasion pour l’école d’...
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News | 2023.11.14
Discovery of peritumoral stromal cells that regulate antitumor immunity
A team from the Institut Pasteur has discovered a new population of cells that develops around a tumor mass. This discovery opens up a new avenue of treatment for solid tumors. This offers hope for improving the treatment of cancers for which immunotherapies are often ineffective, such as pancreatic, breast and prostate cancer.
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Report | 2019.09.02
French Bioethics Law: an original participatory approach for the National Bioethics Consultation
A bioethics bill was tabled at the French Council of Ministers on Wednesday July 24, 2019. As the bill is examined by the French Parliament in September, it is a good opportunity to look at how this process came about and examine the contribution made by the French National Consultative Ethics Committee (CCNE). The CCNE Chairman, Professor Jean-François Delfraissy, came to the Institut Pasteur on...
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News | 2019.10.11
EDF Group Foundation supports the Institut Pasteur and the DIVA project
During its current term, the EDF Group Foundation has chosen to support an Institut Pasteur team working on the DIVA project. This project aims to revolutionize the analysis and visualization of all medical imaging data. The aim is to develop a novel software platform that integrates data from medical imaging or microscopy to enable physicians and scientists to process and visualize images. The...
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Article | 2017.03.03
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What is the role of a biological resource Centre?A Biological Resource Centre holds collections of biological material and the information associated with them, to facilitate access to this material for sustainable use.What are the interests of a Biological Resource centre?• They increase the number of microbial strains available to the scientific community and to industry and they preserve...
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News | 2021.12.07
Virtual reality helps explore how the brain initiates movements
To escape predators or to acquire rewards, animals need to anticipate movements. How does the brain accomplish this task? Scientists at the Institut Pasteur have recorded the activity of neurons in the frontal cortex of mice that were trained to run towards rewards. They find that seconds before the mice start running, neurons show increasing “ramps” of activity.
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News | 2020.01.22
SARS-CoV-2 : le rôle de l’Institut Pasteur dans la surveillance du virus 2019 n-CoV apparu en Chine (in French)
Dans le cadre de sa mission de surveillance des virus respiratoires sur le territoire français, l’Institut Pasteur mobilise ses équipes, notamment via le centre national de référence (CNR) des virus des infections respiratoires. Son rôle est d’identifier et confirmer les suspicions d’infection respiratoires aiguës liées au nouveau coronavirus apparu à Wuhan, en Chine, en décembre 2019, et dont le...
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Fiche maladie | 2024.10.24
Endometriosis
Endometriosis is a chronic gynecological condition in which the tissue that normally lines the uterus, known as the endometrium, develops outside the uterus. The condition can lead to a range of painful symptoms, affecting quality of life, as well as fertility problems.
