February 09, 2024
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International Day of Women and Girls in Science: celebrating the Institut Pasteur's female scientists
The International Day of Women and Girls in Science is an opportunity to promote equal access to and participation in science for women and girls. Organized by the UN on February 11 each year, the day reminds us that women and girls play a key role in science and technology communities and that efforts need to be made to strengthen their participation and leadership.
The Institut Pasteur is committed to gender equality and has embarked on a number of initiatives that have led to real progress. In particular, it received the European HR Excellence in Research Award in recognition of its implementation of the Human Resources Strategy for Researchers (HRS4R) in 2021, it published a Gender Equality Plan (GEP) in 2022, and it has established a dedicated Employee Resources Group (ERG). More recently, in anticipation of February 11 and at the request of Yasmine Belkaid, the Institut Pasteur became France's first academic research institute to establish a Department for Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) – a decision that will have a real impact and that demonstrates the Institut Pasteur's determination to pursue its gender equality commitments and to boost the visibility and encourage the participation of women in science.
Find out more about the new DEI Department
Profiles of female scientists at the Institut Pasteur
- Portrait of a President
On the occasion of her recent appointment, Yasmine Belkaid spoke to a number of journalists, including those from Le Figaro, about her career as a woman, a determined researcher and a hard worker. She shares her vision, her ambitions and the role she will play in serving science and bringing together all its players in the service of a common project.
- Portraits
As we celebrate the 9th International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the Institut Pasteur wanted to shine a light on its many female scientists and give the public an opportunity to find out about them and their research via a series of profiles published on pasteur.fr.
2023: the Institut Pasteur's female scientists recognized
Every year, many of the Institut Pasteur's female scientists are recognized with prestigious awards. The newsletter team wanted to give you the opportunity to (re-)read the articles about female scientists at the Institut Pasteur who received awards in 2023 for the excellence of their scientific research:
Aude Bernheim joins the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) Young Investigator Network
Aleksandra Deczkowska wins the Joël Ménard 2023 prize for fundamental research
Simonetta Gribaldo joins the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
Carla Saleh, Chiara Zurzolo elected new members of Academia Europaea
Laura Cantini, Daria Bonazzi awarded ERC-Starting Grant
AMR data challenge, Lulla Opatowski, Eve Rahbé, Aleksandra Kovacevic in the spotlight
Anne-Lise Giraud, winner of the Lamonica Neurology Prize 2023
Marija Backovic awarded the Agnes Ullmann Prize
Margaret Buckingham promoted to Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor
Mathilde Ruggiu wins the L'Oréal-Unesco Prix Jeunes Talents France for women in science
Claire Maudet awarded Institut Pasteur Young Researcher Prize (IPYSA)
Monique Lafon in the 2023 top 100 inventors list published by the magazine Le Point