
Save the date of January 14, 2025, at 11am, for the Institut Pasteur's New Year ceremony
To present the achievements of 2024 and look forward to what lies ahead in 2025 in connection with the Pasteur 2030 Strategic Plan, Yves Saint-Geours, Chairman of the Institut Pasteur Board of Governors, and Yasmine Belkaid, President of the Institut Pasteur, are pleased to invite you to the New Year ceremony on January 14, 2025, at 11am in the CIS hall, attended by the Institut Pasteur’s ambassador ...

Inaugural ceremony honors Agnes Ullmann, an exceptional scientist
On December 11, a symbolic and historic inaugural event was held to honor Agnes Ullmann, a true scientific figure and living memory of the Institut Pasteur. Last Wednesday, dozens of guests, friends, colleagues, collaborators and students of this great lady, gathered in the greenhouse around Yasmine Belkaid, Director General, Monica Sala, Director of Education and His Excellency Georges de Habsbourg-Lorraine, ...

The history of mpox: from the very first cases to new findings
The first cases of mpox in the Central African Republic were recorded in the 1980s in a family living in the south-west of the country. The Institut Pasteur de Bangui monitored these cases and has since developed expertise on the disease, so it was well positioned to sound the alarm when the first outbreaks occurred in Africa in 2017-2018. A large-scale study named Afripox was launched with the Institut ...

Reminder - Join four Paralympic athletes for an exceptional roundtable discussion on December 16
The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Department, in collaboration with the Disability Mission, invites you to join an exceptional roundtable on December 16 from 4pm to 6pm. Four Paralympic athletes will share their inspiring stories of challenges, achievements, and the pursuit of excellence, reflecting the values of science: perseverance, innovation, and pushing boundaries. The four athletes ...

A closer look at your daily scientific activities – 'Scientific events': December 13, 2024 edition
The Scientific Secretariat General compiles information on the week’s conferences and publications, patents, funding opportunities, job vacancies, training and events that you may find useful for your career... If you have any questions, please contact: scilife@pasteur.fr Download the PDF of the "Scientific events" edition from December 13, 2024 Consult the archives

Addressing new health challenges caused by climate change: a look back at the LabEx IBEID conference "Adapting to Change: Emerging Infectious Diseases in a Shifting Climate"
To celebrate its 15th anniversary, the LabEx IBEID held a scientific conference from October 16 to 18. The major shifts in climate that have been occurring for several years are posing new infectious challenges, requiring scientists to reconsider strategic research priorities. For this event, the LabEx IBEID opened its doors to the international community: 56% of participants came from outside the ...

Accommodation at the Institut Pasteur
As part of its commitment to providing its students and scientists with accommodation options near its Paris sites, the Institut Pasteur has taken several measures which will apply from the start of 2025. • A new partnership agreement with Cité internationale universitaire de Paris (CIUP – the international university halls of residence in Paris) has been signed for a five-year ...

Restoring laboratory glassware for the future Institut Pasteur museum
The permanent exhibition in the future museum will offer visitors a glimpse inside the Institut Pasteur's laboratories, from past to present. The museum team is working to restore scientific objects and instruments, some of which have never been presented to the public. The museum team has rediscovered five Roux culture flasks, containers used to grow the microbiological culture medium invented by ...

Report on the GreenTeam plenary session and the final Green Café of 2024 – GreenTeam calendar for 2025
On November 21, the annual meeting of the ERG-GreenTeam took place on a hybrid basis, bringing together around 60 people to review the work of the nine thematic working groups. Despite the strikes and the snow, this was a useful opportunity for discussion, introduced by Nathalie Denoyés, Vice-President Corporate Social Responsibility and Technical Resources: "Many thanks to all the members ...