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Document de presse | 2017.09.01
The bacteria responsible for Legionellosis modulates the host cell metabolism to its advantage
Scientists at the Institut Pasteur, CNRS and Inserm, together with a team from Switzerland*, have shown that the bacterial pathogen Legionella pneumophila (the causative agent of Legionnaires’ disease or legionellosis) has developed a specific strategy to target the host cell mitochondria, the organelles in charge of cellular bioenergetics. By changing the shape of these host organelles, L....
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Article | 2017.09.12
Pasteur-Paris University enrollment 2018
The 2017-2018 call for enrollment of students in October 2018 is open.
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News | 2017.09.15
Lyme disease – chipmunks may affect tick infection but the risk of transmission is more complex
Lyme disease is caused by bacteria transmitted by the bite of an infected tick of the Ixodes genus. Researchers from the Institut Pasteur have investigated tick infection when Siberian chipmunks are present, as these rodents are thought to be a reservoir for the bacteria. This pet, which was popular in the 1970s, was introduced to some forests where it now thrives, like in Sénart Forest, south-...
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Report | 2017.09.18
Alzheimer's and Parkinson's – the current state of research
Expectations for a medical breakthrough in treating Alzheimer's and Parkinson's have never been higher. The two most common neurodegenerative disorders affect almost 900,000 and 200,000 people respectively in France – and given the aging population, the numbers affected by these age-related conditions will only continue to rise. By 2020, some 1.3 million individuals could suffer from Alzheimer's...
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News | 2017.09.21
Dr. Richard Njouom laureate of the Dedonder-Clayton Prize 2017
On the occasion of the Scientific Day of the 49th Institut Pasteur International Network Directors’ Council, Prof. Ramata Ly-Bakayoko, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research of Côte d'Ivoire, Prof. Françoise Barré- Sinoussi and Prof. Christian Bréchot awarded Dr. Richard Njouom with the Dedonder-Clayton 2017 Prize.Head of the virology department at the Pasteur Center in Cameroon, Dr...
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News | 2017.09.21
Third type of membrane envelope in a hyperthermophilic virus
Acidianus hospitalis Filamentous Virus 1 lives in the bubbling pools of acid of Yellowstone National Park. Researchers from the Institut Pasteur and the University of Virginia School of Medicine have unlocked the secrets of its membrane, which appears to be almost indestructible. This lipid envelope is so unusual it constitutes a third and new type of membrane envelope – only two types had been...
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News | 2017.09.22
Two young scientists of the Institut Pasteur in Guadeloupe and Montevideo laureates of the the first "Pasteur International Talent" awards
The scientific day of the 49th Institut Pasteur International Network Directors’ council closed with the presentation of the "Pasteur International Talent" awards by Prof. Christian Bréchot to Drs Anubis Vega Rua and Felipe Trajtenberg. The "Pasteur International Talent" awards, worth € 10,000 each, aims to recognize and support the career development of researchers with high potential...
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Document de presse | 2017.09.19
Usher syndrome: gene therapy restores hearing and balance
Scientists from the Institut Pasteur, Inserm, the CNRS, Collège de France, University Pierre et Marie Curie, and University Clermont Auvergne*, have recently restored hearing and balance in a mouse model of Usher syndrome type 1G (USH1G) characterized by profound congenital deafness and vestibular disorders caused by severe dysmorphogenesis of the mechanoelectrical transduction apparatus of the...
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Document de presse | 2017.09.25
Dengue: understanding the mechanisms that prevent the development of symptoms following infection
Scientists from the Institut Pasteur in Paris and the Institut Pasteur in Cambodia, in collaboration with teams from the CNRS and Inria, have demonstrated that asymptomatic dengue infection in children is associated with activation of the immune system via control mechanisms, resulting in the elimination of viral infection without excessive immune activation. This paper, published in the...
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News | 2017.09.26
Report on the 49th Institut Pasteur International Network Directors' Council in Abidjan
The annual Institut Pasteur International Network Directors’s Council closed on Friday 22nd September in Abidjan in the presence of Christian Vigouroux, Chairman of the Institut Pasteur’s Board of Directors. During the 3 days of the meeting, representatives of the 33 member institutes were able to take stock of the main axes of development such as the scientific strategy of the network,...
