1. Document de presse | 2025.07.29

   Long COVID: SARS-CoV-2 persists in the brainstem in the long term and deregulates neuronal activity

   Symptoms can persist in some SARS-CoV-2 patients several months after infection. Scientists at the Institut Pasteur have demonstrated in an animal model that SARS-CoV-2 infects the brain and persists in the brainstem for up to 80 days after the acute infection phase. The presence of the virus is linked to symptoms of depression, impaired memory, and anxiety. Genes associated with neuronal...

2. News | 2025.07.25

   Neutralizing human monoclonal antibodies against hepatitis E virus

   The Humoral Immunology Unit has identified neutralizing antibodies that are effective against the hepatitis E virus (HEV). They could be used for prevention or treatment against HEV infection, which affects approximately 20 million people worldwide every year. Structural analyses carried out with the NanoImaging Core Facility enabled atomic-scale visualization of the neutralization site...

3. News | 2025.07.30

   Official Signing of the Institut Pasteur – ALFI Partnership to Expand Housing Opportunities for Young Scientists

   On Tuesday, July 22, 2025, the Institut Pasteur and the association ALFI (Association for Housing Families and Individuals) officially signed a strategic partnership aimed at expanding access to affordable housing for young scientists. The signing ceremony, held in the presence of François Romaneix, Executive Vice-President of the Institut Pasteur, and Guillaume Brugidou, General Delegate of ALFI...

4. 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...

5. Article | 2017.01.05

   E-learning / Mooc

   Institut Pasteur creates online courses (MOOCs) on various scientific topics, ranging from major biological questions to public health issues.

6. Vidéo | 2025.08.05

   Long Covid: the brain puzzle

   What if Covid could remain hidden... in our brains?This is what Anthony Coleon and his team at the Lyssavirus, Epidemiology and Neuropathology Unit at the Pasteur Institute have revealed: SARS-CoV-2 can persist for up to 80 days after infection... in the brain stem.As a result, the virus disrupts the activity of genes linked to dopamine, a neurotransmitter essential for memory and emotions.This...

7. Article | 2025.03.20

   ALFI association

   The Institut Pasteur has established a partnership with ALFI, a social and solidarity economy association of the Arcade-VYV Group, in order to offer 30 housing units to Pasteurians.

8. Portrait | 2025.05.22

   Guilherme Dias de Melo, exploring the mysteries of long COVID

   The Brazilian-born scientist has devoted his career to exploring the links between viral infections and the brain. He specializes in neurotropic viruses and is working to elucidate the infectious mechanisms underpinning the SARS-CoV-2 and rabies viruses. With a transcontinental background, a passion for science and a coherent approach to research challenges, Guilherme Dias de Melo is driven by an...

9. Vidéo | 2025.08.08

   Dengue fever at the helm

   Does dengue fever hijack mosquitoes' brains?!Louis Lambrecht and his team, including Félix Hol, have discovered that infected mosquitoes take smaller blood meals...As a result, they bite more often.So they infect more people. An extremely clever... and scary viral strategy.(video in french, English subtitles available)

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