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News | 2014.01.12
Professor Patrick Berche new President ot the Institut Pasteur in Lille
Pr Patrick Berche will take over as President of the Institut Pasteur in Lille in July 1st, 2014 after formal appointment on January 10th, 2014. Patrick Berche holds the position of Dean of the Faculty of Medicine Paris-Descartes, his mandate will end on June 30th, 2014. He will be in charge of the Institut Pasteur’s Scientific Director in Lille from January to June 2014. Medical doctor and...
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News | 2014.04.15
Sanofi-Institut Pasteur 2014 Awards
Sanofi and the Institut Pasteur are pleased to announce the Sanofi - Institut Pasteur 2014 Awards. These Awards will honor four scientists, whose outstanding research in the life sciences is contributing to progress in global public health, specifically in the following fields: tropical and neglected diseases, immunology, drug resistance and neurobiology. Deadline to submit nominations: Friday,...
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News | 2014.04.09
Chikungunya raises concern in the Americas
10.04.2014 - Despite the presence of potentially susceptible mosquitoes, the first autochthonous cases of chikungunya on the American continent were not reported until December 2013 when a severe epidemic struck the West Indies.
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News | 2014.05.21
The Institut Pasteur in Paris announces an international call for midcareer candidates to establish a research group in epigenetics.
Successful applicant will be integrated into the cutting edge interdisciplinary environment offered by an internationally renowned institute combining fundamental and translational research, in an attractive location in central Paris, in close proximity to other major research centers. Candidates specializing in the field of DNA methylation, chromatin modifications, chromatin remodelling, non...
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News | 2014.05.05
A working trip in Geneva for the Pr Christian Bréchot, President of the Institut Pasteur
On May 6th, few weeks before the 67th World Health Assembly which will concern some of the priority topics of the Institut Pasteur, the Professor Christian Bréchot, was in Geneva for a working visit. This visit allowed extensive discussions with the Global Fund to Fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and Malaria and the GAVI’s Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Seth Berkley. Several meetings...
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News | 2014.04.15
Strengthening ties between the IRD and the Institut Pasteur
On April 16th, 2014 Pr Michel Laurent, President of the Institute of Research for Development (IRD) and Pr Christian Bréchot, President of the Institut Pasteur, signed an amendment to the partnership agreement signed in 2010. This agreement aims to develop joint research projects in regions and communities overseas and in countries in Africa, Mediterranean, Southeast Asia, Latin America and...
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News | 2014.05.15
Call for abstracts: Scientific Symposium of the Institut Pasteur International Network, Septembre 10-13, 2014
The Institut Pasteur in Paris will host the Scientific Symposium of the Institut Pasteur International Network (RIIP) - a three-day scientific conference - followed by the different meetings with the Directors from the Network. The aim of the meeting is to reinforce the interactions between scientists from the various institutes of the network and between scientists working on the campus in Paris...
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News | 2014.06.02
Call for application: Dedonder Clayton Award 2014
The Institut Pasteur is pleased to open the call for application for the 2014 Dedonder Clayton Award. This Award will honor scientists in Africa and Asia whose outstanding research is decisive to progress in public health, specifically in the field of research on HIV / AIDS and related infections. This Prize is awarded by Pr Christian BRECHOT, President of the Institut Pasteur and Pr Françoise...
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News | 2014.03.27
The Institut Pasteur in Dakar mobilizes researchers to fight against the Ebola virus
The Institut Pasteur in Dakar mobilizes researchers under epidemic hemorrhagic fever raging in Guinea. To support countries in epidemic situations with the implementation of control measures is one of the missions of the Institut Pasteur and the instituts of its network. Researchers from the Institut Pasteur in Dakar and more specialy the Arboviruses and hemorrhagic fevers viruses WHO...
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News | 2014.06.01
Elucidating the pathogenic mechanism of meningococcal meningitis
Neisseria meningitidis, also called meningococcus, is a bacterium responsible for meningitis and septicemia. Its most serious form, purpura fulminans, is often fatal. This bacterium, which is naturally present in humans in the nasopharynx, is pathogenic if it reaches the blood stream. Scientists have deciphered the molecular events through which meningococci target blood vessels and colonize them...
