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Fiche maladie | 2015.10.06
Sleeping sickness
Sleeping sickness, also known as African trypanosomiasis, is caused by the parasitic flagellate Trypanosoma brucei, which is injected into the body by the tsetse fly. The disease occurs only in the 36 sub-Saharan African countries exposed to the tsetse fly. Following efforts to combat the disease, the number of cases has fallen since the 90s. Currently, although 70 million people live in...
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Vidéo | 2025.12.12
The inverted heart
What if your heart had been built upside down?Normally, the heart has four chambers: two atria at the top and two ventricles at the bottom. The right ventricle sends blood to the lungs, while the left ventricle sends blood to the rest of the body. But in some babies, the ventricles can form in the wrong place.The result: poor blood circulation, leading to serious heart disease.Sigolène Meilhac, a...
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News | 2024.04.08
Interested in helping to shape the Institut Pasteur of tomorrow? We're open to ideas!
We invite you to join our discussion group on the image and perception of the Institut Pasteur to hear your opinion and suggestions.
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Vidéo | 2024.10.09
Virtual reality and artificial intelligence in surgery with Jean-Baptiste Masson
Virtual reality and artificial intelligence at the service of surgery: Jean-Baptiste Masson tells you all about it!These innovative technologies now make it possible to prepare and plan an operation by immersing oneself in a realistic simulation of the patient's medical images.As a result, surgeons can better anticipate the gestures to be performed, and have access to precise data to inform their...
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Fiche maladie | 2021.07.22
Lyme disease (Lyme borreliosis)
Lyme disease, also known as Lyme borreliosis, is a tick-borne disease. It is the most widespread vector-borne disease in the entire northern hemisphere. Its incidence continues to rise at global level as a result of demographic and environmental factors, including climate change.
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News | 2017.10.06
Support for government policy for the prevention of infectious diseases
Scientific, medical, paramedical societies, medical unions and the Institut Pasteur, all signatories below, support the policy for the prevention of infectious diseases implemented by the French Government and the Minister of Health.Vaccines are one of the major achievements of medicine, this is why the companies which sign this text, including the Institut Pasteur, support the French Government'...
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Vidéo | 2026.01.12
Your immune roots
Did you know that your immune system starts developing before you are even born?In your body, certain cells called macrophages (literally “big eaters”) work every day to protect you.They repair your tissues,remove dead cells,and help you fight infections.What is less well known is that these macrophages appear when you are still just an embryo. And depending on what happens during pregnancy (...
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Document de presse | 2012.09.26
Malaria Takes a Hit – Two New Molecules Stop P. falciparum in its Tracks
Researchers at the Institut Pasteur and the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), in collaboration with Imperial College London, have synthesized two molecules capable of quickly and irreversibly stopping the growth of P. falciparum at every blood stage of its life cycle. These molecules work by inhibiting the histone methyltransferase enzymes necessary for the parasite’s...
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News | 2016.12.16
Remise des diplômes de l’Ecole Pasteur-Cnam, promo 2015-2016
Le 9 décembre 2016, l’Institut Pasteur a remis ses diplômes à la promotion John Snow (du nom du célèbre épidémiologiste britannique). Après 14 mois de cursus, les étudiants du Mastère spécialisé de santé publique, qu’ils soient médecins, pharmaciens, vétérinaires, ingénieurs ou managers, ont pu lancer leur Graduation Hat, dans la Salle des actes du musée Pasteur. L’occasion pour l’école d’...
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News | 2016.11.30
3rd Institut Pasteur International Network Symposium celebrates Biomarkers
The opening ceremony of the Institut Pasteur International Network Symposium held on 29th of November at the Institut Pasteur Conference Center gathered nearly 350 participants. Building on the success of the two previous editions, the Symposium focuses this year on all research aspects that might potentially lead to the development of new biomarkers.In his opening speech, Christian Brechot,...