1. News | 2014.05.22

   Directing stem cells fates

   Researchers have discovered that the immediate environment of stem cells can have a strong influence on the fate of their descendants : they observed that the forces applied to stem cells during division influenced the likelihood that these dividing cells would produce two new stem cells, one stem cell and one specialized cell, or even two specialized cells. This study has major implications for...

2. News | 2014.06.09

   Immunological memory discovered in fetuses

   Scientists have recently demonstrated the existence of immunological memory cells in fetuses. These cells are developed in utero and are capable of producing an inflammatory-type immune response. The results of this study suggest that it may be possible to develop vaccine-induced immunological memory, during pregnancy and specific to the fetus, which would increase immunity in infants during the...

3. News | 2014.06.16

   Call for applications: Scientists specialized in Microbiology

   Institut Pasteur is seeking to reinforce its position by recruiting outstanding scientists (including clinicians) specialized in microbiology (virologists, bacteriologists). Major areas that we want to strengthen are vector-borne diseases (viral and bacterial), vaccine-preventable diseases (whooping cough, diphtheria, papillomaviruses), anaerobes, antimicrobial drug resistance.

4. News | 2014.06.18

   Can injuries to the skin be painless?

   When the body receives an injury to the skin, a signal is sent to the brain, which generates a sensation of pain. Researchers have studied lesions in patients with Buruli ulcer, a tropical disease. They show that, despite the extent and severity of these wounds, they are less painful than others that seem relatively minor (e.g. scratches, low-degree burns). They discovered an analgesic mechanism...

5. News | 2014.06.25

   The Institut Pasteur in Algeria diagnoses the first case of MERS-coronavirus

   Since June 10th, the General Directorate of Prevention of the Ministry of Health in Algeria and the Institut Pasteur in Algeria remains on alert following the death of a man contaminated during a pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia by a new type of coronavirus-MERS (MERS-Cov). The diagnosis of the first case detected in Algeria was made by Dr. Derrar and his team in the Institut Pasteur in Algeria. A...

6. News | 2014.06.25

   Second wave of Ebola in Africa: the Institut Pasteur in Dakar is in the first line

   SECOND WAVE OF EBOLA IN AFRICA: THE INSTITUT PASTEUR IN DAKAR IS IN THE FIRST LINE Since March 21, date of the declaration of the outbreak of Ebola in Guinea, the Institut Pasteur from the Africa Region and particularly the Institut Pasteur in Dakar in collaboration with partners, face up to a deadly Ebola epidemic second wave. The point of the situation in Guinea of June, 15th shows that 3 new...

7. News | 2014.06.25

   Africa Regional Meeting of the Institut Pasteur International Network

   The Africa regional meeting of the Institut Pasteur International Network was organized in the Institut by Dakar (Senegal) from June 18th to June 19th followed by a Scientific Day of the African Institutes June 20th, 2014. This regional meeting and the scientific Day of Instituts Pasteur in the Africa region was an opportunity to discuss new research strategies in the Institutes of the Network,...

8. News | 2014.06.11

   Mild hearing impairment may indicate greater underlying problems

   Scientists identified mice models that mimic high-frequency hearing impairment in humans. Their work sheds light on the anomalies causing the hearing impairment and could explain the pronounced masking effect experienced by some hearing-impaired individuals when trying to discriminate high-frequency sounds in noisy environments. The scientists suggest that more substantial auditory assessments...

9. News | 2014.06.28

   EBOLA: Institut Pasteur in the front line against Ebola outbreak

     An international team of scientists from Institut Pasteur Paris and Dakar are on the front of the outbreak in Guinea.    The Institut Pasteur confirmed the outbreak on March 21, 2014. Since the outbreak is still continuing, scientists and materials have been sent from Institut Pasteur Paris and Dakar to Guinea.  Experts from Institut Pasteur Dakar are investigating new cases...

10. News | 2014.06.30

    Assessing the effectiveness of anti-malaria campaigns

    The fight against malaria has been declared a Millennium Development Goal by the World Health Organization, and as such receives significant worldwide funding. Despite this fact, the public health agencies that manage this program lack the means to assess whether campaigns are effectively able to reduce or eliminate malaria within individual countries.

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