PressRift Valley fever virus: an infection mechanism identified
Rift Valley fever virus, transmitted by mosquitoes, is responsible for outbreaks in livestock in Africa and can also be fatal in humans. Scientists from the Institut Pasteur and the CNRS, working with the University of Göttingen, have characterized the mechanism used by the virus to insert one of its envelope proteins into the host cell membrane, thereby enabling it to infect the cell. They have demonstrated ...
Art and scienceExhibit «In the Pasteur Library with Hervé Di Rosa » come take a look at some « noteworthy » scientific objects !
The "Salle des Actes" is a place of major historical significance for the Institut Pasteur. It is where the official opening ceremony took place in 1888, and since then it has hosted countless meetings of governing bodies, receptions for major donors, conferences and functions. But back in 1887, this "multi-purpose" hall was actually designed to house the Institut Pasteur library. ...
InternationalThe Institut Pasteur International Network enters the GloPID-R alliance
Last October, the Institut Pasteur International Network has officially become a member of the Global Research collaboration for infectious diseases preparedness research alliance (GloPID-R). GloPID-R is a network comprising 27 research and research funding organizations on the global scale as well as WHO. The aim of this alliance is to ensure that research capacity and capabilities are in place to ...
responsible campusThe Institut Pasteur gets involved in the European Week for Waste Reduction
The European Week for Waste Reduction will take place from November 18 to 26 in France and the other 27 EU Member States. Activities related to this initiative will also be held on the Institut Pasteur campus. The aim of the European Week for Waste Reduction is to raise awareness of the need to reduce the amount of waste produced and to give you tips that can help you play your part at home and in ...
FundingNews - November 10, 2017
Focus on: The 2018 Christophe Mérieux Prize Each year, the Christophe and Rodolphe Mérieux Foundation-Institut de France awards a major scientific prize, known as the "Christophe Mérieux Prize" (worth €500,000), to support research into infectious diseases in developing countries. This award is exclusively geared towards research teams working on a permanent basis in the field in ...