BIP : The Institut Pasteur Newsletter, May 20, 2022

On Tuesday June 21, starting at 12.15pm, the Institut Pasteur campus will be hosting a special event for all staff, featuring music, culture, history and good vibes! As the Institut Pasteur continues to celebrate the bicentenary, the senior management team and the Department of Communications – Scientific Outreach are offering all staff the opportunity to share a memorable afternoon together among colleagues and teams...

May 18, 2022 marked the centenary of the death of Alphonse Laveran, laureate of the Nobel Prize in Medicine and discoverer of the protozoan causing malaria that has claimed hundreds of millions of lives throughout the world since time began. Few diseases have left such a lasting legacy on the history and lives of humans as malaria.

Europe Day was celebrated on May 9. Each year, this event promotes peace and unity in Europe as part of the wider celebration of Europe Month. To mark the occasion, the Grants Office (GO) team wanted to shine a light on all the Institut Pasteur's European initiatives since 2014.

This year, For the 12th year in a row, the Institut Pasteur hosted several young scientists as part of the "Young Researchers" program. This scientific outreach initiative, led by the Arbre des Connaissances organization, offers school students the chance to be partnered by experienced scientists for hands-on sessions in the Institut Pasteur's laboratories.