appointmentLluis Quintana-Murci appointed as Scientific Director of the Institut Pasteur
On March 23, the Institut Pasteur announced that Lluis Quintana-Murci had been appointed as Scientific Director. This new position has been created in connection with the implementation of the general strategic plan adopted by the Institut Pasteur management. Lluis Quintana-Murci, a member of the Executive Board, will serve as the person of reference and coordinator for the Institut Pasteur's scientific ...
ConferenceInternational Zika Summit at the Institut Pasteur
On April 25 and 26, the Institut Pasteur is organizing the "International Zika Summit - Bringing Together Science and Public Health" on its Paris campus. In partnership with the Wellcome Trust, the French REACTing Group (Inserm, IRD), WHO, the EU and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, this event will be attended by scientists and healthcare professionals involved in the fight against ...
ResearchJoint call for proposals from the ICSA and PMI Carnot Institutes in the area of infectious diseases
Following on from the success of previous calls for proposals, and with the aim of developing their cooperation and strengthening their synergies, the Carnot Institute for Animal Health (ICSA) and the Pasteur Infectious Diseases (PMI) Carnot Institute are launching their third consecutive joint call for proposals in 2016 in the fields of (i) infectious diseases mediated by viruses, bacteria, parasites ...
book signingReminder: Annick Perrot and Maxime Schwartz sign copies of their new book Le génie de Pasteur au secours des Poilus on March 29
On Tuesday March 29, from 5 to 8pm, Annick Perrot, honorary curator of the Institut Pasteur, and Maxime Schwartz, former President of the Institut Pasteur, will be signing copies of their book Le génie de Pasteur au secours des Poilus. "Pasteur and his disciples, including Roux, Yersin, Calmette and many others, developed vaccines and serums that were used to combat infections and ultimately ...
FundingNews - March 25, 2016
International Scientifiic Call for proposals AFM-Téléthon 2016 - AFM (Association Française contre les Myopathies) Purpose: aims to support fundamental research and physiopathology of diseases of the neuromuscular system and to encourage the development of therapies for neuromuscular diseases and rare genetic diseases. Target: open to both French and foreign groups, Special attention will be given ...