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Document de presse | 2019.05.06
Pierre-Marie Girard appointed as the Institut Pasteur's Vice-President International Affairs
On a proposal from Professor Stewart Cole, President of the Institut Pasteur, Professor Pierre-Marie Girard has been appointed as the Institut Pasteur's Vice-President International Affairs. This decision was approved by the Institut Pasteur Board of Directors on April 19, 2019. Pierre-Marie Girard is Head of the Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Department at Saint-Antoine Hospital (part...
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Document de presse | 2019.05.09
Nipah outbreaks in Bangladesh: age and breathing difficulties of infected patients increase the risk of disease spread
Nipah virus, a bat-borne paramyxovirus found throughout South and South East Asia, has been identified by WHO as an emerging infectious disease that may cause severe epidemics in the near future. Infections in humans result in severe respiratory and neurological disease with a high case fatality. With no available treatment or vaccine, the control of Nipah virus outbreaks must rely on a detailed...
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News | 2019.05.13
Tribute to the Institut Pasteur in Genes & Immunity
On the occasion of the high-level meeting showcasing 130 years of Science at the Institut Pasteur, the Genes & Immunity Journal published a special issue reporting the presentations that had been given. A collection of articles that highlights the Institut Pasteur’s 130 years of involvement in studying infectious diseases and fighting for public health.A flower-like nucleus induced by...
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News | 2019.05.23
Study reveals the evolution and diversity of Leptospira bacteria
An international research group has revealed several new bacterial species that may be responsible for leptospirosis, an emerging animal-borne disease, using genome sequencing. Every year, more than a million people contract leptospirosis, an emerging animal-borne disease caused by bacteria belonging to the genus Leptospira. To improve our understanding of this disease, the genomes of several...
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Report | 2019.05.24
Autism – following the genetic lead
Molecular analyses have revealed that genetics has a key role to play in what is now called autism spectrum disorder (read our disease sheet in French). This knowledge opens up new avenues for treating people with autism.
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News | 2019.06.06
Listeriosis: food type determines Listeria monocytogenes virulence
Listeriosis is a severe foodborne infection that can cause septicemia, central nervous system infection or infection in fetuses and newborn infants. The pathogen responsible for listeriosis, Listeria monocytogenes, is capable of contaminating food and food processing environments. Scientists from the Institut Pasteur, Inserm and the Université de Paris recently revealed that the virulence of...
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News | 2019.06.04
The Musée Pasteur featured in book of Parisian hidden gems
Louis Pasteur, “France's most famous citizen-scientist,” has always piqued international interest and now the Musée Pasteur—which is built around the space where Pasteur lived and worked—has been included in “The Little(r) Museums of Paris,” an inventive new guidebook to be released on June 4 in the United States and on June 27 in France. The book invites Paris visitors to experience the...
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News | 2019.06.04
Icypro, an advanced bioimage analysis platform for health technology professionals
The aim of the Icypro project is to transfer the expertise and advanced bioimage analysis solutions developed at the Institut Pasteur to fields where they will have a real impact for patients, such as diagnostics, medtech and drug discovery. On May 21, 2019, all the Icypro project partners and funders gathered at the Institut Pasteur for the official project launch.Winner of the 2018 SESAME...
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News | 2019.06.13
Human contact plays big role in spread of some hospital infections, but not others
An observational study conducted in a French hospital showed that human contact was responsible for 90 percent of the spread of one species of antibiotic-resistant bacteria to new patients, but less than 60 percent of the spread of a different species. These findings suggest hand hygiene is a key, but more methods are needed to fight multidrug-resistant infection. Audrey Duval of the Versailles...
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News | 2019.06.14
Ceremony for the 2019 Pasteur Vallery-Radot Prize (awarded by the BnF)
The National Library of France (BnF) has awarded the 2019 Pasteur Vallery-Radot Prize to Institut Pasteur scientists Guillaume Duménil and Rogerio Amino. The winners were invited by BnF President Laurence Engel to receive their awards on June 13, 2019, at a ceremony held in the BnF Richelieu Library and attended by Daniel Louvard, a member of the French Academy of Sciences, and Stewart Cole,...
