BIP : The Institut Pasteur Newsletter, May 7, 2021

Loss of smell, or anosmia, is one of the earliest and most commonly reported symptoms of COVID-19. But the mechanisms involved had yet to be clarified. Scientists from the Institut Pasteur, the CNRS, Inserm, Université de Paris and the Paris Public Hospital Network (AP-HP) determined the mechanisms involved in the loss of smell in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 at different stages of the disease.

DNA is composed of nucleobases represented by the letters A, T, G and C. They form the basis of the genetic code and are present in all living beings. But in a bacteriophage, another base, represented by the letter Z, exists.

In its 2019-2023 Strategic Plan, the Institut Pasteur set itself the objective of "promoting open access to research data".This objective is in line with a national and international policy which encourages research organizations to improve management of research data and software to facilitate sharing and reproducibility of research

Emerging and re-emerging viruses are among the major pathogenic agents behind recent epidemics, as seen in the recent episodes of Ebola, chikungunya, influenza, Zika, dengue, SARS and MERS and, just lately, COVID-19.

As recently announced, the conditions to trigger profit sharing (financial leverage and achievement of performance criteria) have been met, meaning that individual bonuses can be paid to eligible Institut Pasteur employees. Since Thursday May 6, beneficiaries have been able to indicate their choice of payment to Natixis. You have until 5pm on Thursday May 27 to indicate your choice.