CORONAVIRUSSARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 epidemic: the Institut Pasteur's response, scientific research and discoveries in 2020
The Institut Pasteur is a leading global center for infectious disease research, one of the priority research areas identified in its 2019-2023 Strategic Plan. On January 27, 2020, as the 11 million inhabitants of the Chinese city of Wuhan, where COVID-19 had originated, found themselves in a strict lockdown, the Institut Pasteur set up a task force to provide an emergency response to the health crisis ...
NewsDiscovery of messenger RNA in 1961
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, words that just a year ago would have been the preserve of scientists have entered everyday language. One example is PCR, used for diagnostic tests. Another term that was once unfamiliar and is now on everyone's lips is messenger RNA, the miraculous molecule that has led to vaccines being administered to the general population less than a year after the ...
Scientific eventsA closer look at your daily scientific activities – 'Scientific events': February 5, 2021 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 February 5, 2021 Consult the archives
ConferenceUpcoming Scientific Council lecture on February 11
The lectures organized by the Scientific Council are an opportunity to find out about the latest developments in research and knowledge in a particular field. They are also a way of establishing links between specific research challenges and the broad scientific topics explored at each session. These unique lectures are aimed at the entire Institut Pasteur community. The upcoming lecture, entitled ...
Human resourcesAnnual appraisal campaign - last week
This year's annual appraisals and career development reviews is still under way and will run until February 12, 2021. Main points to remember - All Institut Pasteur employees now have to take part in the appraisal process, except for those on fixed-term contracts of less than 6 months, PhD students and contract workers, as well as post-doctoral fellows for 2020. - The process has begun since ...
