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Report | 2018.11.14
The Institut Pasteur in 2018: A legacy of excellence
On November 14, 1888 – exactly 130 years ago –, the Institut Pasteur was officially opened at a ceremony attended by French President Sadi Carnot and many other prestigious guests. The Institut Pasteur's history is marked by countless scientific discoveries – ten of its scientists were awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for their work, as you will find out in the following paragraphs. Drawing on...
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News | 2018.11.16
Moritoshi Iwagami Wins the 2018 Robert Deschiens Prize
Professor Yves Buisson, President of the Exotic Pathologies Society, presented the Robert Deschiens Prize to Dr. Moritoshi Iwagami at the 4th annual Institut Pasteur International Symposium. Iwagami was honored for his research on Plasmodium falciparum’s resistance to artemisinin in Laos.A specialist in population genetics of Plasmodium and certain helminths, Dr. Iwagami took up his appointment...
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News | 2018.11.14
130 years ago, the Institut Pasteur opened its doors for the first time
The Institut Pasteur, set up following the success of the human rabies vaccination with funds from a public appeal launched by the French Academy of Sciences, was officially opened 130 years ago, on November 14, 1888, at a ceremony attended by the French President Sadi Carnot and several other prestigious guests. We look back on a day that "would go down in the history of medicine".*A huge crowd...
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News | 2018.11.15
Réseau Bactériophages France receives the François Sommer Foundation scientific prize
For its third edition, the 2018 François Sommer "Humans and Nature" Prize has been awarded to the French Phage Network Réseau Bactériophage France, set up by Laurent Debarbieux (Institut Pasteur, Paris). This French scientific prize of international dimension is dedicated to multidisciplinary research works, with innovative and promising perspectives concerning relations between human and nature....
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News | 2018.11.16
Researchers from the Institut Pasteur in Iran and French Guiana Win the 2018 "Pasteur Talent" Award
The fourth annual Institut Pasteur International Network Symposium concluded with the presentation of the "Pasteur International Talent" awards by Professor Stewart Cole, President of the Institut Pasteur and Dr. Marc Jouan, Vice-President International Affairs and International Network.The international jury (1) honored Dr. Claude Flamand from the Institut Pasteur in French Guiana for...
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News | 2018.11.16
Dr. Didier Koumavi Ekouevi Wins the 2018 Dedonder-Clayton Award
Professor Stewart Cole, President of the Institut Pasteur, and Professor Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, 2008 Nobel laureate in Medicine and honorary president of the Institut Pasteur International Network, presented the 2018 Dedonder-Clayton Award to Dr. Didier K. Ekouevi at the 4th annual Institut Pasteur International Network Symposium.Didier K. Ekouevi, head of the Department of Public Health at...
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News | 2018.11.20
Natural molecules to stimulate human antimicrobial defenses
New therapeutic strategies are now crucial for combating microbial infections given the recurring threat of antibiotic resistance. A new approach involves using molecules from natural pharmacopoeia, i.e. derived from medicinal plants used in traditional Chinese medicine for instance. The antimicrobial properties of these molecules have recently been studied by Institut Pasteur scientists....
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News | 2018.11.21
A high level international conference on microbes and vectors resistance
On November 15 and 16, 2018, the Institut Pasteur has welcomed nearly 400 scientists from all over the world to share their knowledge on the resistance of microbes and vectors. Considering the threat that microbes and vectors resistance represent at the global scale, the Institut Pasteur has decided to focus the 4th edition of the Institut Pasteur International Network Symposium on these major...
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Document de presse | 2018.11.22
How bacteria invade us – Pascale Cossart honoured with 2018 Heinrich Wieland Prize
Professor Pascale Cossart of the Institut Pasteur in Paris will be honoured with the 2018 Heinrich Wieland Prize for her fundamental contributions to Molecular Infection Biology. Cossart’s innovative research has unravelled how pathogenic bacteria, in particular food-borne Listeria, enter human cells, use the host cells’ own mechanisms to do so, and trick and evade the immune system. Her...
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News | 2018.11.22
An update on the Institut Pasteur's work on CRISPR-CAS9
What is CRISPR-CAS9? This system is used by bacteria to defend themselves against the viruses that attack them. But what are their technological applications? How are they used in David Bikard's laboratory? This researcher from the Institut Pasteur explains his work. David Bikard, head of the Synthetic Biology junior group at the Institut Pasteur, reviews his work on CRISPR-CAS9.
