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News | 2026.03.25
Evolutionary biology: what an aquatic microorganism can tell us about our distant origins
Over a period of two to three billion years, the only living beings on Earth were single-celled organisms. In what conditions did living organisms with multiple cells emerge? How did life become more complex? We can find some answers by looking at the closest relatives of animals, choanoflagellates. A recent study revealed a novel type of multicellularity in these organisms, suggesting that the...
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Document de presse | 2015.10.28
The Institut Pasteur and Chan Soon-Shiong Institute for Molecular Medicine Partner to Form Global Genomics Center
Paris, France and Los Angeles, CaliforniaThe Chan Soon-Shiong Institute for Molecular Medicine (CSSIOMM) and the Institut Pasteur today announced a partnership to establish The Pasteur Global Health Genomics Center (PGHGC). The aim of the PGHGC is to advance genomic research utilizing next-generation patient information systems needed to support the acquisition and usage of high-quality...
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Article | 2020.03.27
Coronavirus (Covid-19) research projects
VACCINE CANDIDATES1. Development of an animal model and accelerated development of a DNA vaccine candidate(SCARD SARS-CoV-2 project)Aims:To develop a mouse model of SARS-CoV-2 infection.This will not only enable us to evaluate the efficacy of the vaccine; it will also facilitate in vivo research on SARS-CoV-2. To evaluate the immunogenicity (ability to induce a specific immune reaction) and...
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News | 2022.07.11
A snapshot of 2021's highlights
Following the release of the 2021 edition of the Institut Pasteur's Annual Report, here are some of the year's highlights. Twelve eventful months interspersed with highlightsmajor scientific breakthroughs and key events for the institute in all fields including COVID-19, cancer, neuroscience, genetics, vaccinology and antibiotic resistance.
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Article | 2021.08.03
Neuro-inflammation and Neuro-infection
Department of Cell Biology & InfectionSandrine Etienne-Manneville - Astrocytic responses to inflammatory situationsAstrocytes form the majority of glial cells of the central nervous system. They play a key role in brain homeostasis, they serve as physical and nutritional support for neurons and directly participate in synaptic transmission. In inflammatory situations, such as those...
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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 | 2020.05.14
LuLISA project, bioluminescence as a tool for human diagnostics, from allergy to Covid19
The LuLISA (Luciferase-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay) research project aims developing high throughput serological tests for epidemiological studies at local, regional or nation scales. In a recent scientific publication, concerning the detection and dosing of IgE specific to several allergens in patients’ blood samples, the use of LuLISA proves to be a vastly improved detection method in...
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Article | 2021.08.03
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Department of Cell Biology & InfectionSandrine Etienne-Manneville - Astrocytic responses to inflammatory situationsAstrocytes form the majority of glial cells of the central nervous system. They play a key role in brain homeostasis, they serve as physical and nutritional support for neurons and they directly participate in synaptic transmission. In inflammatory situations, such as...
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Article | 2017.01.03
Pasteur-Paris University International doctoral program (PPU)
The Institut Pasteur organizes a doctoral program in collaboration with Université Paris Cité, Sorbonne Université, and Université Paris Saclay, for students holding a master degree or the equivalent in science, medicine and related fields.