CORONAVIRUSCOVID-19: discovery of the mechanisms of short- and long-term anosmia
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. ...
PressGenetics: Biosynthesis pathway of a new DNA nucleobase elucidated
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. This exception, the only one observed to date, has long remained a mystery. Scientists from the Institut Pasteur have now elucidated the biosynthesis pathway of this base. Find ...
Scientific eventsA closer look at your daily scientific activities – 'Scientific events': May 7, 2021 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 May 7, 2021 Consult the archives
2019-2023 STRATEGIC PLAN Women and Science - two measures implemented to promote gender equality: internal survey to identify what might be hindering women scientists' careers and gender equality awareness month
The Institut Pasteur is continuing to strengthen its gender equality policy by means of a dedicated group and several measures. Two new measures underpin this commitment: From May 4 to 21: internal questionnaire to identify what might be hindering women scientists' careers An internal survey will be conducted from May 4 to 21 among all senior scientific staff members to get a clearer idea of ...
2019-2023 STRATEGIC PLAN The Institut Pasteur adopts a policy for managing and sharing research data and software codes
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 (French National Plan for Open Science, new requirements of funding ...
educationRelaunch of the MOOC entitled "Emerging and Re-emerging Viruses" updated with a COVID-19 module
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. How do new human viruses emerge? What conditions favor re-emergence? Where do we stand with COVID-19? The Institut Pasteur provides some answers to these questions in the MOOC entitled ...
PREVENTIONExtension of the occupational risk assessment procedure and creation of the single document for 2020
Work on producing the Institut Pasteur's occupational risk assessment document began on february and will be extended to June 4. The aim of the risk assessment procedure is to enable every head of entity (laboratories, platforms and administrative, technical and support departments) to take an active role in risk prevention and improving working conditions. The risk assessment document should be produced ...
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