
Zika: silent long-term circulation in Thailand
The circulation of the dengue virus for the past sixty years in South-East Asia is relatively well known. For Zika, the situation is much less clear. In an attempt to shed light on Zika circulation, scientists from the Institut Pasteur and the CNRS, in collaboration with US teams and the Thai National Institute of Health, decided to investigate the history of the Zika virus in Thailand. They made the ...

A closer look at your daily scientific activities – "Scientific events": March 1, 2019 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 March 1, 2019 Consult the archives

Save the date for the event "Autism: what can we learn from research?" – March 30, 2019 in the CIS
On March 30, the Institut Pasteur will be hosting an event entitled "Autism: what can we learn from research?", attended by Erik Orsenna, Ambassador for the Institut Pasteur. This day, organized on the initiative of Thomas Bourgeron, Head of the Human Genetics and Cognitive Functions Unit at the Institut Pasteur, and his team, will be an opportunity for the general public, and especially patients and ...

Reminder – upcoming "Start-up breakfast" on March 12, 2019
The next "Start-up breakfast" will be held on Tuesday March 12, 2019, at 8.30 am, in the conference room at Duclaux 2nd floor. Lyonbiopôle will present its actions to help innovators develop new technologies, products and services in a push toward a more personalized medicine and better treatments for patients. It will be the opportunity to discover the different actors of the Health ecosystem outside ...

A vase from the Institut Pasteur museum loaned for an exhibition in Conches
The Conches Glass Museum, a local museum that has been awarded the prestigious title "Musée de France", is putting on an exhibition on representations of animals in glassware from the late 19th century to the present day. The aim of the exhibition is to showcase both the continued presence of this theme in decorative glassware over the period and the wide variety of ways in which animals are represented ...

Next issue on March 15, 2019
The Institut Pasteur newsletter team looks forward to seeing you again on March 15. In the meantime, enjoy the read!