
A new mechanism used by group B Streptococcus to evade the host immune system
Pathogenic bacteria produce a number of molecules that can be recognized by the innate immune system. These molecules associated with pathogens trigger an inflammatory response by stimulating specific signaling pathways in infected immune cells. Scientists from the Institut Pasteur and the CNRS, in cooperation with the University of Massachusetts Medical School, have demonstrated that group B Streptococcus ...

Institut Pasteur INCEPTION project selected as a "Institut Convergences" under the Investing in the Future program
In February 2016, the French Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Research and the Investment Commission launched the "Instituts Convergences" call for proposals, a new initiative within the second Investing in the Future program. The aim of this call for proposals was to establish a number of large-scale, highly visible, multidisciplinary scientific centers that are well equipped ...

Institut Pasteur sports club fair on September 15
To start the new academic year in great shape, why not come along to the Institut Pasteur sports club fair and check out the 23 sports activities available? You're sure to find a sport that suits you! The fair will take place on Thursday September 15, 2016, from 12 noon to 2pm, in modules 2 and 3 beneath the company restaurant. Come along for: a presentation by the section coordinators ...

News - July 15, 2016
Université de Rio de Janeiro / Consulat général de France à Rio - Chaires françaises Objectif : permettre l’accueil – dans toutes les disciplines – de 03 (trois) professeurs ou de chercheurs d’établissements d’enseignement supérieur et de recherche français pour une durée supérieure à 60 jours et inférieure à 120 jours. Eligibilité : être Professeur ...