
Institut Pasteur New Year address on January 10 at 11am
Stewart Cole, President of the Institut Pasteur, is pleased to invite all staff to attend the traditional New Year ceremony on January 10, 2023 with Yves Saint-Geours, Chairman of the Institut Pasteur Board of Governors, and Erik Orsenna, Institut Pasteur Ambassador. Save the date of January 10, 2023 at 11am so that you can attend the ceremony in the CIS hall. A cocktail reception will follow.

Identification of a new neural pathway essential for refining odor perception
In the brain, sensory messages are processed by neurons that send the information collected by the sensory organ to the different structures of the brain. At each stage of integration, the activity of these neurons is controlled by interneurons that exert local inhibition in order to direct and modulate the neural messages. This type of circuit forms the classical architecture of the sensory brain ...

Launch of new research units (U5) at the Institut Pasteur – 2023 call for applications
Institut Pasteur wishes to create a limited number of new research units (U5) on its Paris campus. The call for projects is open to permanent scientists from Institut Pasteur or other institutions who have been working full time (or with a main affiliation at Institut Pasteur) on the campus for at least 5 years, and whose PhD was obtained more than 8 years ago (younger scientists should apply to the ...

A closer look at your daily scientific activities – 'Scientific events': January 6, 2023 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 January 6, 2023 Consult the archives

"Vaccine development: the pre- and post-COVID-19 era" symposium from February 27 to March 1
Come along to the symposium "Vaccine development: the pre- and post-COVID-19 era," which will take place from February 27 to March 1 in the CIS. The development and deployment of safe and highly efficacious vaccines against the SARS-CoV-2 virus played a crucial role in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic. The remarkable speed with which these vaccines were developed was possible due to the immense progress ...

2022 long-service awards
On December 14, the Institut Pasteur held its long-service award ceremony, attended by Stewart Cole, President, François Romaneix, Senior Executive Vice-President, and Odile Hermabessière, Vice-President Human Resources. This year, 54 Institut Pasteur staff members received awards. Long-service awards are a nationwide tribute in recognition of a number of years' service in the private sector. They ...

Send your 2023 New Year wishes from the Institut Pasteur
The year 2023 will be marked by two major anniversaries: 40 years since the discovery of HIV and 20 years since the discovery of the first genes involved in autism. By shining a light on these two major events, the 2023 New Year card illustrates how the Institut Pasteur's legacy is being passed on from one generation to the next and inspiring today's scientists. The year 2023 will see celebrations ...