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Document de presse | 2019.01.24
The new Institut Pasteur strategic plan for 2019-2023
After taking office as President of the Institut Pasteur in January 2018, Professor Stewart Cole embarked on the development of a new strategic plan for the Institut Pasteur for the period 2019-2023. On December 21, 2018, the Board of Directors unanimously adopted this ambitious yet realistic action plan for the next five years.Three priority scientific areas have been identified: • emerging...
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News | 2019.02.21
A research ethics committee at the Institut Pasteur since 2009
The Institut Pasteur Institutional Review Board (IRB) protects the rights and safety of participants in research carried out by the Institut Pasteur abroad. Since it was set up in 2009, it has monitored nearly 50 international research projects involving human subjects. The Board is currently chaired by Dr. Gilles Raguin, a physician specializing in infectious diseases. We asked him to tell us...
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Document de presse | 2019.02.27
Zika: silent long-term circulation in Thailand
The circulation of the dengue virus for the past sixty years in South-East Asia is relatively well known. For Zika, the situation is much less clear. In an attempt to shed light on Zika circulation, scientists from the Institut Pasteur and the CNRS, in collaboration with US teams and the Thai National Institute of Health, decided to investigate the history of the Zika virus in Thailand. They made...
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Document de presse | 2019.02.28
New research suggests earlier emergence of malaria in Africa
Malaria, which claims hundreds of thousands of lives each year – mainly children and especially in Africa –, is one of the leading causes of death by an infectious agent, the Plasmodium falciparum parasite. In research on malaria, the genetic mutation that causes sickle cell anemia (also known as drepanocytosis), a chronic disease that is often fatal in children under five, caught the attention...
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News | 2019.03.06
Agnès Buzyn, Minister of Solidarity and Health visited the vectopole of the Institut Pasteur de la Guyane
At the end of her visit to French Guiana, Agnès Buzyn, Minister of Solidarity and Health, visited the vectopole of the Institut Pasteur de la Guyane on Friday 1 March 2019. During this visit, Agnès Buzyn met with the Institute's researchers to talk about their research, and how they monitor infectious diseases through the national reference centres funded by the Ministry of Health."The Minister...
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News | 2019.03.07
International Women's Day 2019
International Women's Day is a great opportunity for the Institut Pasteur to reaffirm its commitment to strengthening its gender equality policy. It is vital that every individual, regardless of gender, is able to fully express their talent while working at the Institut Pasteur, especially in science. Improving career possibilities for women is one of the objectives of the Institut Pasteur 2019-...
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Document de presse | 2019.03.19
Discovery of a crucial immune reaction when solid food is introduced that prevents inflammatory disorders
Microbes colonize all body surfaces and help to balance the immune system. In newborn infants, gut microbiota is first conditioned by breast milk components. When solid food is introduced, gut microbiota develops and bacteria proliferate. Scientists from the Institut Pasteur and Inserm have discovered that a key immune response is generated in mice when solid food is introduced and microbiota...
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Report | 2019.03.25
The Institut Pasteur is addressing the major scientific and health issues facing the world today
In a world of unprecedented development, the Institut Pasteur needs to make every effort to adapt to the new realities of society and to take advantage of all the possibilities presented by the digital era. It has a responsibility to do so in its capacity as one of the world's leading institutes for scientific research in the area of human health. This is the aim of its Strategic Plan.
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News | 2019.03.21
The issues of epidemiology with Arnaud Fontanet
What is public health? And epidemiology? This discipline is that of Arnaud Fontanet (Institut Pasteur, CNAM) who holds the chair of Public Health at the Collège de France (2018-2019). He explains all the interest of this new chair.Pr. Arnaud Fontanet (Institut Pasteur, CNAM) who holds the chair of Public Health at the Collège de France (2018-2019) explains the major issues of epidemiology. He...
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Document de presse | 2019.04.15
A new bacteria-killing weapon in the fight against antibiotic resistance
When the first antibiotics were discovered in the early 20th century, the rate of death from infectious diseases fell dramatically. But the emergence of multidrug-resistant bacteria as a result of antibiotic misuse is raising fears that by 2050, these same diseases will once again become the leading cause of death worldwide. In a bid to boost the arsenal available to tackle this threat,...
