
Save the date for the conference "130 Years of Institut Pasteur: Celebrating Science"
All Institut Pasteur employees are cordially invited to the international scientific conference entitled “130 years of Institut Pasteur: celebrating Science” to be held from May 15-17, 2019 at the Institut Pasteur. This conference will be an occasion to present the exciting research undertaken at the Institut Pasteur, resulting from 130 years of excellence. The invited speakers at this conference ...

Major HIV target under the microscope
By closely studying CCR5, one of HIV's gateways into cells, scientists from Inserm, the Institut Pasteur, Toulouse III/Paul Sabatier University and the CNRS have demonstrated that its morphology determines the propensity of the virus to infect the body. This research, supported by the ANRS and published in the journal PLOS Pathogens, is a further step towards understanding the role of CCR5 in HIV infection ...

A closer look at your daily scientific activities – "Scientific events": December 14, 2018 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 14, 2018 Consult the archives

2019 program of Institut Pasteur Scientific Council lectures
Each month, the Institut Pasteur Scientific Council organizes a lecture by a scientist on campus. This regular event, open to all, is an opportunity to find out how research and knowledge are progressing in a specific field. It is also a way of establishing links between research issues and the broad scientific topics that are explored during the events. These unique lectures are aimed at the entire ...

Workshops on the implementation of the Nagoya protocol at the Institut Pasteur
The Nagoya Protocol sets out the principle that each country is the « owner » of the genetic resources collected on its territory and therefore, the latter may control the access and use of such genetic resources. As such, the research projects conducted by Institut Pasteur scientists fall within the scope of the Nagoya Protocol and an internal process has been conceived. To introduce ...

New information and training sessions to facilitate implementation of the Charter for the Prevention and Management of Conflicts of Interest
Reminder: As announced in September by Stewart Cole, President of the Institut Pasteur (see the newsletter of September 28), all Institut Pasteur staff members are invited to attend the upcoming sessions on interests and conflicts of interest. The first session lasting roughly an hour took place on November 21, 2018.The next meeting will take place on December 19, 2pm in the auditorium of the François ...

New campus measures as Vigipirate security system stepped up
Following Wednesday’s announcement by France's Interior Minister that the national Vigipirate security system is to be stepped up to the level Urgence attentat ("Attack emergency"), the Institut Pasteur management has introduced a number of measures: The campus access point on rue Falguière has been closed The entrance points at 23 and 26 rue du Docteur Roux have been closed to passenger ...