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Article | 2017.03.27
Join Pasteurdon!
A national media eventEvery October, the Institut Pasteur organizes a fundraising weekend known as Pasteurdon to raise funds and awareness about its research among the general public.A number of companies are involved in this major fundraising event, alongside several television channels, 14 national radio stations, presenters and journalists, and a loyal patron: Alexandra Lamy.See the Pasteudon...
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News | 2017.03.27
Health and environment: Institut Pasteur and AFD commit to a new program
Population growth and economic activity are factors that largely influence ecosystem changes. These changes can in turn have consequences for human populations, particularly their health.Between 2013 and 2016, the ECOMORE (ECOnomic Development, ECOsystem MOdifications, Emerging Infectious Diseases Risk Evaluation) project, financed by the French Agences Development (AFD) and implemented by the...
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Document de presse | 2017.03.27
François Romaneix appointed Senior Executive Vice-President Administration and Finance of the Institut Pasteur
François Romaneix was appointed as the Institut Pasteur's Senior Executive Vice-President Administration and Finance by the Board of Directors at its meeting on March 24, 2017. "It is a great honor for me to join the Institut Pasteur. I do so with enthusiasm, humility, and a commitment to support the development of the Institut Pasteur and the changes it introduces as it continues to strive for...
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Page avancée | 2017.03.28
A bespoke partnership
When you become a sponsor of the Institut Pasteur, you can choose to offeryour support to a specific project linked to a health issue related to your sector,your field or the areas where your company or foundation is already involved in raising funds.
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News | 2017.03.28
Unseen Enemy, a film about our vulnerability to global epidemics
“What is it about the 21st century that makes us so particularly vulnerable to epidemics?” This is the question asked by the documentary "Unseen Enemy", broadcast in France on ARTE on Tuesday April 4, 2017 at 9:55pm. Moving across the globe, the film's director Janet Tobias met with doctors and researchers, including at the Institut Pasteur. Each one of them had stepped into the horror of an...
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Article | 2017.03.30
MOOC Innate Immunity - Institut Pasteur
As the cradle of immunology with Elie Metchnikoff, the Institut Pasteur has decided to create a MOOC in this field, dedicated to innate immunity. Its bases were established by Elie Metchnikoff, when he discovered the mechanism of phagocytosis.
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Article | 2017.03.31
MOOC Global Health at the Human-Animal-Ecosystem Interface
The MOOC entitled "Global health at the human-animal-ecosystem interface", jointly produced by the University of Geneva, the Virchow-Villermé Center, the University of Montreal and the Institut Pasteur with its International Network, opened for registration on March 21.
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Report | 2017.03.31
“The Geopolitics of the Mosquito” - Go further with our experts!
After investigating cotton, water and paper, the Institut Pasteur’s ambassador, Erik Orsenna, has turned his attention to mosquitoes in his new book, Géopolitique du moustique (The Geopolitics of the Mosquito). In this report we look more closely at the efforts of the Institut Pasteur scientists to understand mosquitoes and the diseases they transmit, which are known as vector-borne diseases. We...
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News | 2017.04.04
Arthropod-borne viruses in the Mediterranean and Black Sea regions: a global picture
Viruses transmitted by arthopods such as mosquitoes and ticks are a growing global public health concern. The Mediterranean and Black Sea regions are not spared, as outbreaks of West Nile virus are periodically reported and cases of Rift Valley Fever, including humans, have already been identified. Thus, understanding the potential for future (re)emergence in these regions if of utmost importance...
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News | 2017.04.06
Registration for Pasteur/Cnam School of Public Health
Registration for the specialized Master in public health (from Pasteur/Cnam School of Public Health) are open until June 2017, for the 2017-2018 school year.Founded in 2007, Institut Pasteur and the Cnam have pooled their expertise to create the Pasteur/Cnam School of Public Health. Courses offered by the Cnam (biostatistics, economics, health law, analysis of the politics of health, non-...
