
The relentless dynamism of the adult brain
Scientists from the Institut Pasteur and the CNRS were able to make real-time observations over a period of several months that reveal how new adult-born neurons are formed and evolve in the olfactory bulb of mice. They made the surprising discovery that there is constant structural plasticity in the connections established by these new neurons with the circuits into which they are recruited. The scientists ...

2016 International Scientific Symposium - Institut Pasteur International Network
Reminder: The 2016 edition of the International Scientific Symposium will be held from November 29 to December 2 on the Paris campus. Abstracts can be submitted online until July 18. This annual event, entitled "From basic science to biomarkers and tools in global health", will focus on every aspects of research that can potentially lead to new biomarkers. The event represents a unique opportunity ...

2016 "Roulons solidaires" campaign kicks off on July 4
The "Roulons solidaires" campaign, organized in partnership with AG2R La Mondiale and held for the fifth year running, will kick off on the Institut Pasteur campus on July 4. Two stationary bikes will once again be set up in the cafeteria to clock up the kilometers. For each kilometer covered, €1 is donated to the Institut Pasteur. The main challenge will be to reach 500km each ...

News - July 1, 2016
National Institutes of Health (NIH) / Biological Comparisons in Patient-Derived Models of Cancer (U01) Purpose: to encourage applications wherein similarities and differences in the underlying biological mechanisms that drive cancer phenotype and response to perturbations between two or more patient-derived models of cancer originating from a common patient sample are delineated and compared. ...