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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.
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Document de presse | 2017.02.27
Infravec2 project launch: A European Commission 10M€ effort to fight mosquito-transmitted diseases
On February 14, the European Commission officially approved the Infravec2 project . This project will improve the European large-scale facilities (infrastructures) for research on mosquitoes and other insects (vectors) that carry human and animal diseases, and will promote sharing of the facilities by European researchers. The Infravec2 project is funded by the Commission’s Horizon 2020...
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Article | 2017.03.16
Workshop on Surveillance and Control of Rabies
The purpose of this course is to provide a practical training on rabies with a special focus on Middle East and Central Asia for students and professionals of animal and human public health sectors.
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Article | 2017.03.27
Join Pasteurdon!
A national media eventEvery October, the Institut Pasteur organizes a fundraising weekend known as Pasteurdon to raise funds and awareness about its research among the general public.A number of companies are involved in this major fundraising event, alongside several television channels, 14 national radio stations, presenters and journalists, and a loyal patron: Alexandra Lamy.See the Pasteudon...
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Article | 2017.05.11
My PhD at the Institut Pasteur
The Institut Pasteur welcomes PhD students in close partnership with Masters’ programs and Doctoral schools from the Grand Métropole Paris area (Université Paris Cité, Sorbonne Université, Université Paris-Saclay, Université Paris Sciences et Lettres) and renowned international universities. The Institut Pasteur is committed to high standards of academic, scientific and innovation training, as...
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News | 2017.07.03
Thank you, Simone Veil!
The Institut Pasteur owes much of what (and where) it is today to Simone Veil.On June 12, 1975, Simone Veil, then French Minister of Health and Family, held a meeting with Jacques Monod, President of the Institut Pasteur, and Jean Royer, Chairman of the Board of Directors, to inform them that the government would be increasing its grant to the Institut Pasteur from 20 to 50.5 million francs. This...
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Article | 2017.07.07
Insects and vector-borne diseases in Amazonia and the Caribbean: from field to lab
SummaryThe course objective is to get knowledge and practice on vectors of parasites and viruses circulating in the Amazonian and Caribbean regions. A large panel of lecturers will cover the biology, behaviour and identification of the vector of malaria, chagas disease, leishmaniases and arboviroses as well as pathogen detection and vector control aspects. Students will be asked to work on...
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Document de presse | 2017.07.20
Gene therapy: first results in children with Sanfilippo B syndrome
On July 13, 2017, the journal Lancet Neurology published the results of a gene therapy trial conducted in four children with Sanfilippo type B syndrome (also known as MPS IIIB). This trial is the achievement of a two-decade partnership with financial support of AFM-Téléthon and the cooperation of the charity "Vaincre les Maladies Lysosomales" (VML). After monitoring of the treated children for 30...
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Document de presse | 2017.08.31
Gut microbiota of mosquito larvae has an impact on adult insect’s ability to transmit human pathogens
Researchers from the Institut Pasteur and CNRS, in collaboration with scientific teams from IRD, University Claude Bernard Lyon 1*, and CIRMF in Gabon, have demonstrated that differential bacterial exposure during the development of mosquito larvae (Aedes aegypti) can have “carry-over” effects on adult traits related to an insect’s ability to be a successful vector of arboviruses. These results...
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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.