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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
At the Institut Pasteur, a new insectarium for arbovirus mosquito vectors
The Institut Pasteur in Paris has opened a vast new insectarium for rearing mosquitoes with the potential to transmit arboviruses – viruses transmitted between vertebrates via a bite from a hematophagous vector. By rearing large quantities of mosquitoes in controlled conditions at this new facility, scientists will be better equipped to tackle future challenges associated with emerging vector-...
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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,...
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News | 2019.07.12
Sex-based differences influence chronicity in urinary tract infections
Research efforts in recent years have highlighted that sex - being a woman or a man - can have a strong influence on how humans and animals respond to many types of infections. Researchers at the Institut Pasteur have identified a sex-based difference in the early immune response to infection in a model of urinary tract infection in female and male animals. Interview "Tête-à-tête" with Molly...
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Report | 2019.06.17
At the heart of the brain
Fifteen researchers from around the world have come to work at Sandrine Etienne-Manneville’s laboratory at the Institut Pasteur. Their brief is to study astrocytes, star-shaped brain cells that support neurons. These cells can become cancerous, causing severe brain tumors known as gliomas, which are the primary cause of childhood cancer mortality ahead of leukemia, with 3,000 new cases diagnosed...
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News | 2019.06.07
Fondation IPSEN supports new MOOCs at the Institut Pasteur
The Foundation IPSEN, an organization committed to promoting scientific knowledge among the general public, has become a new Institut Pasteur sponsor. It will support the production of around 15 new MOOCs and the creation of an online diploma in public health.The Institut Pasteur is a leading producer of MOOCs (massive open online courses) in life sciences and health, with specific content aimed...
