October 20, 2017
Bulletin interne de l'Institut Pasteur
A Pasteur joint international research unit to tackle viral evolution
Co-directed by Prof. Marco Vignuzzi, Head of the Viral Populations and Pathogenesis Unit at the Institut Pasteur and Professor Ben tenOever, Director of the Virus Engineering Center for Therapeutics and Research at Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine (New-York), this Pasteur International Joint Unit will develop a program combining the study of the natural evolution of viruses with synthetic biology to understand and better combat emerging infectious diseases.
Built around projects selected for their scientific quality, the Pasteur International Joint Units are a privileged instrument for the strengthening of international cooperation. This new creation brings to 5 the number of international joint units created since 2016 including 3 within the Institut Pasteur International Network.