BIP : The Institut Pasteur Newsletter, January 20, 2017

Agenda

Given the constant and very rapid progress and changes in science, medicine and public health, it is important to update and get a forward look at the future of the institute. With this goal, several working groups have been initiated over the past year to delineate the priorities which should drive the development of the Institut Pasteur at the 2025 horizon. A symposium will be hold on Friday February 3, from 9.30am to 5.30pm to discuss together the Institut Pasteur's scientific prospects for 2025. It will be a unique opportunity to discuss the future of our institute and the science that is carried out here.

ceremony

A video of the addresses given by Christian Vigouroux, Chairman of the Board of Directors, and Christian Bréchot, President of the Institut Pasteur, at the New Year ceremony on January 6 is now available.

Research

Within the Department of Development - Grant Office (DDGO), the Service of Partnerships and the incentive Programs (SPPI), is pleased to inform you the launch of two internal calls for proposals...

Center

The Workshops at the Center for Translational Science will be continuing throughout 2017.

Center

The Center of Bioinformatics, Biostatistics and Integrative Biology (C3BI) was set up in March 2015 and became an Institut Pasteur–CNRS joint service and research unit in January 2016. The aim of the C3BI is to be a center of excellence at national and international level in the fields of bioinformatics, biostatistics and integrative biology and their applications in biology and health.

Scientific events

On January 25, the Center for Translational Science will be running a technological seminar in conjunction with the company Fluidigm entitled "Unraveling single cell functional genomics"...

CeRIS

The Scientific Information Resources Center (CeRIS) offers a new EndNote session in English on Thursday January 31, from 2 to 5pm.

education

• Medical entomology - Insect vectors and transmission of pathogens
• Concepts and methods in epidemiology

Human resources

The Institut Pasteur training plan for 2017 has been adopted and is being rolled out on campus. You can now consult the approval status of training requests made during annual appraisals and career development reviews via the Career Portal.

Art and science

On Saturday January 14, some 50 Institut Pasteur staff enjoyed a special visit to the Centre Pompidou.