
Endotoxic shock: the protective role of neutrophil immune cells
Scientists from the Institut Pasteur and Inserm, working in cooperation with Stanford University, have recently demonstrated the protective role of immune cells known as polynuclear neutrophils in endotoxic shock – septic shock caused by bacterial toxins. This effect appears to be dependent on the main enzyme produced by these cells, myeloperoxidase. These findings have been published in The ...

Tenth anniversary of the Pasteur-CNAM School of Public Health
On May 14, 2007, almost ten years ago to the day, the Institut Pasteur, represented by its President Alice Dautry, and the French National Conservatory of Arts and Trades (CNAM), represented by Managing Director Laurence Paye-Jeanneney, signed an agreement to set up the Pasteur-CNAM School of Public Health. This project, designed to meet the growing demand for higher education in public health in France ...

Prince Albert II of Monaco – Institut Pasteur Award 2017
The Institut Pasteur, the Monaco Scientific Center and the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation are pleased to invite applications for the “Prince Albert II of Monaco - Institut Pasteur” Award 2017. This award will be given to an investigator in the field of the “Environmental and climatic changes: impacts on Human Health”. The Award will honor an investigator under fifty ...

Come and sing in Handel's Messiah!
The "La Girafe lyrique" association is gearing up for the third edition of its Venite Cantemus initiative, which will see 500 singers performing en masse at a concert in aid of the Institut Pasteur, held at the Opéra Comique in Paris on November 19, 2017. This event is inspired by the Anglo-Saxon tradition, "concerts from scratch" where, for a small fee, chorus singers gather together ...

News - May 5, 2017
View the schedule of the main calls for proposals Reminder: David Itier and the Department of Development (DDGO) Mapping Department (sccs@pasteur.fr) are on hand to help you identify the funding opportunities that match your research interests; The Grants Office (GO) has the expertise to complement your scientific knowledge and can help with the structuring and drafting of your applications. ...