BIP : The Institut Pasteur Newsletter, February 9, 2018

130TH ANNIVERSARY

The Institut Pasteur is delighted to offer all Institut Pasteur staff currently working on campus (employees, Orex, interns and guest researchers) a copy of the book "Institut Pasteur, recherche d'aujourd'hui, médecine de demain"/"Institut Pasteur: Today's Research, Tomorrow's Medicine", published by Editions de La Martinière/Abrams. This illustrated volume, accessible to readers of all ages and backgrounds, outlines the major challenges and medical issues facing the Institut Pasteur and its International Network.

130TH ANNIVERSARY

To mark the 130th anniversary of the Institut Pasteur, TV viewers have been able to find out more about the multiple facets that make up the institution's unique identity...

Research

This new software for submitting and tracking applications for external funding will replace the previous funding request management tool (BPM).

News

There are over a hundred mosquito-borne diseases, including dengue – which affects over 50 million people each year – and chikungunya. These are arboviruses, in other words viruses that are transmitted between vertebrates via a bite from a hematophagous vector.

International

This unique system in Madagascar and the Indian Ocean is a census tool to obtain reliable demographic and health data.

education

From March 19 to 23, the Institut Pasteur will be offering an "Introduction to R" training course. The aim is to present the R programming language, especially how to import, manipulate and export your data. The course will also show you how to describe data using basic statistics and graphs.